San gabriel mission

The Missions - twenty one Catholic outposts in southern California, built as part of the Spanish colonisation of the eighteenth century, and now amongst the oldest buildings in the state

Los Angeles is home to two Los Angeles Missions. San Gabriel Mission, named for Archangel Gabriel, was founded on September 8, 1771 by Junipero Serra. It is the fourth of twenty-one Spanish missions established in Alta California. The Mission, bu

File name: 06_10_010108 Title: Bells, Mission San Gabriel "Archangel", California Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. Genre: Postcards Subject: Religious facilities Notes: Title from item. Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions

Male revolutionaries such as Che Guevara have gone down as heroes for leading rebellions against “the Man.” But forgotten by history are the women who took on far greater powers than Fulgencio Batista. Throughout the ages, women have led rebellions and revolutions which took on the might of the Roman Empire and the vast wealth

San Gabriel Mission

Photos of the California Missions: Entrance to the old cemetery at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel

Mission San Gabriel in San Gabriel, CA

Mission San Gabriel, CALIFORNIA

San Gabriel Mission at Sunset

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is the 4th of the California Missions and was founded in 1771. It is one of the most affluent, best preserved missions and became the spiritual center of the San Gabriel Valley. The mission was created by the Spanish to teach Native Americans farming and industry and con