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Mission Santa Barbara (1786)

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St. Barbara Parish: The Story of Mission Santa Barbara (Official Website)

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Books

Mission Santa Bárbara

Margaret, Amy
X979.49 MARGARET

Discusses the Mission Santa Bárbara from its founding in 1786 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Chumash Indians.

Missions of the Central Coast

Behrens, June
X979.47 BEHRENS

Charts the histories of the California missions of Santa Barbara, La Purisima Concepcion, and Santa Ines, and briefly describes life among the Chumash Indians before the arrival of the Spaniards.