Mission Santa Ines

 (1804-1834) - A Spanish mission established in 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis in present day Solvang, Santa Barbara County, California. Associated with the Presidio of Santa Barbara. Named for Saint Agnes of Rome, a fourth century martyr. Secularized in 1834. Also known as Mission Santa Ynez.

The Spanish Period (1769-1821)
The Mission Santa Ines was founded on 17 Sep 1804, by Father Estevan Tapis, as the 19th of twenty-one Spanish missions founded in California.

The mission buildings were built between 1804 and 1807 in a standard 350' square enclosed quadrangle. In 1810 five double houses were built to house the soldiers and their families along with a guardhouse and storeroom

The Mission was heavily damaged by an earthquake on 21 Dec 1812. The church was mostly destroyed and had to be rebuilt but the mission itself was not relocated like Mission La Purisima. The new church and other replacement buildings were dedicated on 4 Jul 1817.

Mexican Period (1822-1846)
Mission Santa Ines was secularized in 1834.

In 1824 a Chumash Indian revolt against harsh treatment by soldiers at the mission caused many of the mission's Indians to leave the mission and reduced the population. The revolt expanded to Mission La Purisima and Mission Santa Barbara but lasted less than a week at Mission Santa Ines. The soldiers garrisoned at Mission Santa Ines were reinforced by soldiers from the Presidio of Santa Barbara during the revolt.

The American Period (1846-Present)
Mission Santa Ines was returned to the Catholic Church in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln.

Current Status
Museum and active Catholic Parish Church in Solvang, Santa Barbara County, California.

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Links:
 * Mission Santa Ines Official Site
 * Wikipedia - Mission Santa Ines