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8 December 1787  | Spanish Missions 1769-1823 - Mission La Purisima Concepcion was the eleventh mission established by Franciscan friars in what is now California (then New Spain). The mission was founded by Father Fermin Lasuen in what is now Lompoc, about 60 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, California. The Chumash Indians lived in this area. The Chumash built aqueducts to carry water from the Ventura River to the mission. The Chumash lived in so-called 'ap (thatched houses), dome-shaped houses whose framework consisted of young, strong logs tied together at the top. The 'ap were covered with rushes or reeds.    | Chumash | - |
| 31 December 1812 | At 11.00 a.m., a very strong earthquake occurred in the Santa Barbara area. The Santa Barbara mission was completely destroyed. Mission Santa Ynez and Mission La Purisima were also badly damaged. The Santa Barbara mission was later rebuilt, but not with adobe bricks, but with sandstone blocks and limestone mortar. Father Antonio Ripoll led the reconstruction of the Santa Barbara mission. | - | - |