San Gabriel

History
San Gabriel was founded in
1771. San Gabriel became
the heart and soul of the Los
Angeles region. Although
this mission was originally
estadlished along the slope
of montebellu, it was
moved to the nativemilies
left and 9 miles west to from
site of lisanchanga. After
Puilding began two father,
several Indian, and form El
Pueblu de Nuestra la Reina
de Los Angels ( present day
L.A. After Mexico won
independence from Spain ,
all the mission were
serclized. The land that was
supposed to be given to the
natives was given amostly to
dishunest pulitians and their
friends. Pic Pic fried to sell
the mission to a friend. But
sclsiers stopped stopped.
San Gabriel
Location
The padre of this mission is
Friar Serra Cumbun. San
Gabriel was originally
established along the slopes of
the Montebello hills at the
native site of Shevaanga. But
in 1775 the mission was
relocated to the native site
which is lisanchanga 3
miles to the northwest. It is
also 9 miles east from
downtown Los Angeles.
Interesting Facts
on San Gabriel
San Gabriel is
founded in 1781.
The internuncio
to the church is
bland. San
Gabriel was
located on three
proment trail.
San Gabriel had
the largest
vineyard in
Spain. People
say it is a pretty
place.
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Indians of San Gabriel
The Indian that lived near San Gabriel are the
Chumash and the Tongva. They believed they
were created from the land. So they gave
many thanks to their creat flutes and rattles.
When they were doing rituals and ceremonies
they played carved flutes and rattles. They also
dances and sang songs. The Indian men had
another ritual, as sweet ledges. Sweat ledges
were mud huts built near the river The men sat
inside the sweat ledges by a hat fire until they
dripped with sweat. They would jump in the
river and cleanse themselves. In the winter
they would keep warm with blankets and capes
they made form feathers, rabbit fur, or sea
other skin. The villagers of the Indians would
carve bowls pipes and breads from a soft rock
called steatite.
Purpose Of Mission
The California Indians who joined the
mission were called neophytes. once
neophytes are apart of the mission, they bare
not allowed to leave. In older missions, they
realized if they let the neophytes leave they
will return to their old ways, lose their
clothing, and forget what they learned at the
mission. But at the mission, the neophytes
had little chance to practice their old ways .
They were forced to do what the people of
the church said. This included working,
praying, and lessons. The missions were used
to convert Indians to Catholicism.