San Gabriel Mission, California
Identifier
clloy_180
Title
San Gabriel Mission , California
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
circa 1910
Subject (Topic)
Catholic church buildings--California--San Gabriel ; Spanish mission buildings--California--San Gabriel ; Missions , Spanish--California--San Gabriel ;
Subject (Name)
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel , Calif.) ;
Subject (Place)
San Gabriel (Calif.) ;
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm .
Institution
Department of Archives and Special Collections , William H . Hannon Library , Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation
DE
Copyright Status
public domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
Newman Post Card Company
Place of Publication
Los Angeles
Language
eng
Description
An exterior view of the bell tower and church at Mission San Gabriel Arcangel near Los Angeles , California . Palm trees grow alongside the wall , next to a dirt road .
Historical Background
The San Gabriel Mission is the fourth of Alta California's 21 Franciscan missions , sometimes called the "Queen of the Missions " due to its wealth and prosperity . It was originally founded in 1771 by Fathers Angel Somera and Pedro Bonito Cambon on another site nearer to the San Gabriel River , but was moved in 1775 after the river flooded . The new building's architecture was influenced by the cathedral at Cordoba , Spain . In its early years , the mission functioned as a garrison for Spanish soldiers charged with protecting the region , although the soldiers ' conduct toward the natives sometimes provoked more violence than it pacified . In 1781 , settlers from the San Gabriel mission founded the Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles nine miles to the West . As the pueblo grew into a city , the mission's prosperity grew as well . The church was home to a hammered copper baptismal font , given by King Carlos III of Spain in 1771 , as well as six valuable altar statues brought from spain in 1791 . In 1834 , after the secularization of the missions , its cattle and other valuables were soon plundered . The buildings fell into disrepair until 1908 , when a group of Claretian Missionary Fathers began restoration work . Although the mission was damaged in a 1987 earthquake , much of the original complex has since been restored .
Additional Printed Matter
On back: "Founded 1771. Was dedicated to Archangel Gabriel -- Is now in very good state of preservation and is located at the western entrance of a lovely valley about nine miles from Los Angeles and four miles from Pasadena; the mission can be reached by electric railway from each of these cities. 'On the Road of a Thousand Wonders'"
Additional Notes
Made in Germany .
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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