Soon the revolt broke out. The flames began to burn the church. As soon as the Chumash discovered that the church was on fire, they began to put out the fire. The boys ran to protect the vestments. The revolt then spread to Santa Barbara Mission. Secularization meant the replacement of the Padres as managers of the missions by government appointed overseers. The Spanish Franciscans were replaced by Mexican Franciscans who were allowed to provide only for the spiritual needs of the Chumash.
Under the new policy, the Chumash were mistreated and began to leave the mission. The Mission would have fallen into complete ruin were it not for the arrival of the Donahue family in and Fr. Alexander Buckler in Buckler began the repair of the Mission building and enlisted the talents of his niece, Mamie Goulet, to restore the art and vestment collections left at the Mission.
They continued the restoration of the Mission buildings, gardens, and established the Mission museum. It had the second highest production of wheat in the entire chain.
The interior was repainted with the current design in It was restored to its original design in The mission museum displays the bells of , , and After the bell wall collapsed in , it was rebuilt with five bells. It was finally restored to original design in The mission is known for its extensive collection of church vestments which date from the 17th century through the 20th century.
They include a chasuble worn by Fr. The Zanja de Cota Creek fed this system, which consisted of two large stone reservoirs, a stone mill building with a water-propelled horizontal wheel and millstone, and a network of zanies or canals. There is currently no public access to the mill ruins which are now owned by the California State Parks with long-term plans to provide public access in a new State Park in Solvang. It remains on its original site.
This Historical Image Gallery not only contains illustrations of the mission at key points in its history, it also includes images of the mission interior an design , the ruins of the mission gristmill , and the fulling mill The Contemporary Image Gallery contains more recent photographs taken by several different photographers from around the Church gardens and the Church interior.
General Information Founded:. September 17, - The 19th California Mission. Also Called:. Current Status:. Visitor Information Key Facts Address. Drive 3. The mission will be on your right. The mission will be on your left. There is a prominent display sign at the entrance road to the mission complex. The Chumash were forced to work for the Mexican army, receiving payment in IOUs, which caused mounting frustration.
In , the Mexican Assembly passed the Secularization Laws, which shifted responsibility for mission temporalities from the church to the government. The new laws confiscated the mission lands, produce, and animals and placed them under the administration of local Mexican ranch owners.
The mission priests were allowed a small parcel of land for their use and to administer to the spiritual needs of the remaining neophytes.
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