Mission Santa Barbara

Local nameMission Santa Barbara
LocationSanta Barbara, California, United States

Mission Santa Barbara is a Spanish mission in Santa Barbara, California. Often referred to as the ‘Queen of the Missions,’ it was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén for the Franciscan order on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission of what would later become 21 missions in Alta California.

Mission Santa Barbara, like other California missions, was built as part of a broader effort to consolidate the Spanish claim on Alta California in the face of threats from rival empires. In attempting to do this, Spain sought to turn local indigenous tribes into good Spanish citizens. This required religious conversion and integration into the Spanish colonial economy – for the local Chumash people, the environmental changes wrought by the Mission's large herd of livestock, combined with epidemics and military force, meant that tribal members often had little choice but to join the mission system, resulting in a type of forced servitude.

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Opening hours

Daily: 9 am - 5 pm
Last entry 4:15 pm

Admission

Self-Guided Tours/ Docent-Guided Tours
Adults (age 18 - 64): $8/$12
Seniors (age 65 & over): $6/$10
Youth (ages 5 - 17): $3/$7
Children (Age 4 & under): Free

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Santa_Barbara

Official site http://www.santabarbaramission.org

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sboldmission

Email museumtours@sboldmission.org

Phone +1 805 682 4149

Address 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA

Coordinates 34°26'18.122" N -119°42'49.58" E

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