| Missions of Los Angeles Contributor(s): Bellezza, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738596817 ISBN-13: 9780738596815 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 978 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After establishing the settlement of San Francisco, visionary mission president Fr. Junipero Serra journeyed south to found Mission San Juan Capistrano, Alta California s seventh, on November 1, 1776. By order of King Carlos III of Spain, El Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles (the Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels) was founded on September 4, 1781, following the recommendation of the first California governor, Felipe de Neve. At nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, de Neve gathered a group of 11 men, 11 women, and 22 children, soldiers, mission priests, and a few Indians and traveled nine miles to the banks of the Los Angeles River, blessing the new site. By 1800, the city of Los Angeles had a population of 300 with a meeting hall, guardhouse, army barracks, and granary. Built a day s journey apart on El Camino Real, the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana was dedicated on September 8, 1797, and completed the lineage of California s monumental landmark missions near Los Angeles." |
Contributor Bio(s): Bellezza, Robert A.: - Author Robert A. Bellezza presents an incisive history of the missions of Los Angeles, premiering newly discovered glass-plate images from the 1930s, selected rare prints, and vintage postcards from his own collection. |