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It was built because Spain could hold onto the claim on Alta CA stronger.
This is a complicated question. The Spanish Crown did need to secure her territory in California. Due to a lack of interest in migration to California from other parts of Mexico, the Spanish colonial government decided the best way to secure the land against Russian settlement was to Christianize the indigenous people of California. It was thought that these Native People would become "good Spanish citizens" and defend Spanish claim to California.
The Franciscan Padres, under the direction of Father Junipero Serra (and later Fr. Fermin Lauseun) wanted to establish Missions for a different set of reasons, including a belief that Christianization (evangelization) would save the souls of the indigenous people.
Mission Santa barbara was built IN the city of santa barbara!
Santa Barbara Mission is a Franciscan mission built in 1786.
they built the mission and protected it
they built the mission and protected it
they built the mission and protected it
Year 1787
It was built like any other mission.
mission santa Barbara
Spain and then it was taken over by Mexico
Santa Barbara had 3 missions built and all them were destroyed and the third one was destoryed by an earthquake in 1812
Mission Santa Barbara was finished in 1784.
What did the children in mission santa barbara work