I already know when it was founded in September 25 1791.
2006-12-20 08:37:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The church was completed in 1794.
As early as 1774 a Franciscan padre traveled north along the beach from Carmel, and located the site for Mission Santa Cruz at the other end of crescent Monterey Bay.
On February 17, 1793, work began on a new church that had a stone foundation and five-feet-thick adobe brick walls. It was 112 feet long and 29 feet wide, and took a year to build. This was to be the main church at the mission for about 65 years. The other buildings in the quadrangle were built later, including a gristmill, weaving room, and a two-story granary.
In 1769, Spanish explorers led by Gaspar de Portola named this area Santa Cruz, or Holy Cross in English. Mission Santa Cruz was founded on September 25, 1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen, Presidente of the California Missions Chain. It was the 12th mission in the 21 mission chain in Alta California. It was named for the Sacred Cross. The church was completed in 1794. It was 112 feet long and 29 feet wide.
2006-12-20 08:46:11 · answer #1 · answered by Melli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its nearly 175 years old. And just in case you want to know the Founder his name is Father Fermin Lasuen
2006-12-20 10:36:13 · answer #2 · answered by U Wish 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i could find that in 3 minutes on google if i cared to.
2006-12-20 08:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by Sgt. Pepper 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-03-13 09:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋