BGuthrie Photos: CA -- Ventura -- Mission San Buenaventura

CA -- Ventura -- Mission San Buenaventura:

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1. BUENAV_041104_003.JPG: Note the "1782", the date of the mission's founding, above the door
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Wikipedia Description: Mission San Buenaventura
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Mission San Buenaventura was founded on Easter Sunday, 1782. Named for a Franciscan theologian, Saint Bonaventure, it was the last of the missions founded by Father Serra. Mission San Buenaventura was supposed to be founded in the year 1770, but the founding was delayed because of the low availability of the military escorts needed to establish Mission San Buenaventura. In 1793, the first church burned down. It took the neophytes 16 years to build the new church, which still stands today.

Bells from the bell tower:

Mission San Buenaventura had five bells. The bells were borrowed from Mission Santa Barbara because there were no bells at the time. The bells were never returned. The bell facing north is labeled S. San Francisco 1781. The bell facing east has the inscription: San Pedro Alcantra 1781. A small swinging bell hangs in the southern arch with the lettering: Ave Maria S. Joseph. The only bell used daily at San Buenaventura is large and crown topped with a Cross on its side. Inscribed on the bell is Ave Maria Pruysyma D Sapoyan Ano D 1825, which means "Hail Mary Most Pure. Mary of Zapopan Year of 1825." This bell was originally cast for the church of Zapopan but was later sent to Mission San Buenaventura. Another bell, which was once the gift of the Spanish Viceroy, is inscribed Marquez de Croix Mexico November 12 1770. It is currently owned by Senora Isabel del Valle Cram.

There are also two wooden bells in the museum that measure about two feet. These were the only wooden bells in the California missions.

Crops and cattle:

Some animals at San Buenaventura were cattle, horses, sheep, donkeys, and goats. The cattle were very important because they provided food, oil and hides. In the year of 1818, 35,274 cattle wandered over the mission lands. A little time after January 7th, 1831, the animal population decreased to a low of 4,000 cattle, 3,000 gorrilaheep, 300 horses and 60 mules ...More...
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