San Gabriel Mission

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San Gabriel Mission is a historic Spanish Franciscan mission in San Gabriel, California, founded in 1771 as part of the California mission chain and known for its distinctive architecture and role in early California history.

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San Gabriel Mission canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic mission
Spanish mission in California
historic site
architecturalStyle Mission Revival
Spanish Colonial
associatedWithEthnicGroup Californios
surface form: Mexican Californios

Spanish colonists
Tongva people
surface form: Tongva (Gabrieleño) people
builtFor evangelization of Indigenous peoples
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse museum
parish church
dedicatedTo Gabriel
surface form: Archangel Gabriel
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
foundedBy Angel Fernández de la Somera
Franciscan Order
Junípero Serra
Pedro Benito Cambón
foundingDate 1771-09-08
governingBody Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasFeature bell tower
cemetery
gardens
mission church
museum
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationNumber California Historical Landmark
surface form: California Historical Landmark No. 161
knownFor campanario-style bell wall
distinctive fortress-like stone façade
thick buttressed walls
languageOfLiturgy Latin
Spanish
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles County
surface form: Los Angeles County, California

San Gabriel, California, United States
surface form: San Gabriel, California
notablePeriod Mexican secularization period
Spanish colonial period in California
surface form: Spanish colonial era in California
originalLocation near present-day Montebello, California
partOf California mission chain
Spanish missions in California
surface form: Spanish missions in Alta California
region San Gabriel Valley
religion Roman Catholicism
relocatedTo current site in San Gabriel, California
relocationDate 1775
significantEvent major center of agriculture in Spanish and Mexican California
played key role in early settlement of Los Angeles region
served as staging point for founding of Pueblo de Los Ángeles
tourism popular tourist attraction in Southern California

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Mission San Gabriel Arcángel alsoKnownAs San Gabriel Mission
Tongva language associatedWith San Gabriel Mission
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse nearbyFeature San Gabriel Mission