mission san gabriel arcangel got its name by being named after the archangel gabriel.
mission san gabriel arcangel got its name by being named after the archangel gabriel.
how did mission san gabriel arcangel get its name?
named after the archangel gabriel
mission san gabriel arcángel () is a fully functioning roman catholic mission and a historic landmark in san gabriel, california. the settlement was founded by spaniards of the franciscan order on "the feast of the birth of mary," september 8, 1771, as the fourth of what would become 21 spanish missions in california. san gabriel arcángel, named after the archangel gabriel and often referred to as the "godmother of the pueblo of los angeles", was designed by antonio cruzado, who hailed from córdoba, spain. cruzado gave the building its strong moorish architectural influence. the capped buttresses and the tall, narrow windows are unique among the missions of the california chain.
mission san gabriel arcángel
in approximately 500 ce, tongva indians, the native people migrated from the mojave area to what would become los angeles county, (including the san gabriel valley). their name means "people of the earth". their primary language was uto-aztecan shoshonean. in the 16th century there were about 25 tongva villages, with a population of approximately 400 people. by 1769, the first spanish settlers arrived in the region, finding an estimated 5,000 tongva living in 31 villages. sierra madre was the site of a settlement named "sonayna". two years later, mission san gabriel arcangel was founded in today's montebello. the mission was later moved to san gabriel because of severe flooding from the rio hondo river, which ruined their crops. the original mission site is now marked by a california historical landmark. tongvas were integrated into the culture of the mission, and the tribe were renamed gabrielino indians by the spaniards. the first mount wilson trail was carved by the gabrielino indians which was used by them when they carried timber down from the mountains for the construction of the san gabriel mission in 1771.
sierra madre, california