The diet of the mountain lion consists almost entirely of animal matter; but, like the domestic cat, it occasionally eats grasses and other vegetable matter. Deer and javelina are major food items; however, lions have been known to take elk and bighorn sheep as well as a variety of smaller animals.
The Santa Gertrudis breed, the first American breed of cattle developed in the Americas, was done here. It is a cross between a Brahman and a Shorthornâthree-eighths Brahman and five-eighths Shorthorn. It was recognized as a true breed in 1940 by the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Mission Santa Cruz was the twelfth one built in California, founded September 25, 1791, by Father Fermin Lasuen. The name Mission Santa Cruz means Holy Cross Mission. Interesting Facts about Mission Santa Cruz. Mission Santa Cruz was known as the hard luck mission. Today, it has the only remaining example of Indian housing in California. Where Is Mission Santa Cruz Located? The Mission Santa Cruz church is near 126 High Street (which is the address of the modern church nearby). You can get the address, hours, and directions at the Mission Santa Cruz Website. Near the old mission church is the Mission Santa Cruz Historic Park at 144 School Street.They have the only surviving Indian neophyte quarters in the state of California.