Mission La Purisima Concepcion - by Landry

This mission is really long. This is the only mission that is not in the shape of a quadrangle. It is one long, straight building. 

The bell is in the museum. All missions have a bell. Some have more than one bell.

The picture below shows the layers of the walls of the mission. Most were made of adobe. Then they were covered in plaster. When they are refurbished, some walls have concrete beams added that reinforce with steel. 

The soldiers had to sleep in small beds.

Hunters killed animals and used the skin for making leather and shoes. The cow hide was hanging here  so it could dry and it was as hard as a rock. 

The priest put his clothes in this dresser that was over 200 years old. 

The church benches were not like normal church benches. They were placed near the walls so the entire church was clear of rows of benches in this mission. 

The far wall has holes because part of it was starting to break.

These saddles are made out of the animal skin.

Native Americans built this hut. They worked on making leather and lived in here. 

Mission San Juan Capistrano - by Landry

This mission has two bells. One big one and one small one.

Here are four other bells. One big, one medium, and two small.

The church of this mission was was destroyed. it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1812.

The courtyard is very big.

I like this church because it has gold.

The launderia is small. A launderia is a place where the people do laundry and take a bath.

These koi fish are in a fountain in the middle of the courtyard. 

I am a settler with my sister. I am the girl.

By Landry

Mission San Buenaventura - by Kennedy

We visited Mission San Buenaventura in downtown Ventura. 

These are some of the biggest doors at this mission. They used to be the entrance to the church. 

This confessional is where people talk to the priest. The priest sits inside and shuts the curtain. The people say sorry for doing bad things to other people. 

At this shrine, people light candles and pray. These shrines are at all of the missions. 

In the court yard this fountain stands out because of its tiles.If you want you are able to throw coins inside.

In this church there is six long candles. There are crosses, statues and candles.

Mission San Buenaventura - by Landry

There is a fountain in front of the Mission. The top of the building has two bells and a cross.

The fountain in the plaza is smaller than the fountain in front of the mission.

This mission was famous for its olive oil. This is the machine they use to make it.

The doors of the houses were very big. These old doors of the old church are now inside the museum. 

Mission San Antonio de Padua - by Kennedy

This is the mission cat. Her name is spirit. She sleeps under a bench in the shade because of the one hundred degrees heat.

This hall way is at the end of the church. There is  an American flag, Mexico flag and a Spain flag.

This a long dark hall way to go to the garden.

In the church there is candles and praying chairs and people.

Mission Nuestra Señora de Soledad - by Kennedy

In July we visited the Soledad Mission. 

Mommy is having fun in the wind !!

The mission in Soledad was built in 1791.

In the church there are candles, chairs and statues.

This is a list of all the food of the Indians' meals. The Esselen Indian tribes liced near this mission. 

This is Jesus on the cross.

These paragraphs on the wall explain how to make wine.

This the old mission bell that was made in 1791. 

This is a hall way that enters in the mission.

This a model of the mission.

Mission San Antonio de Padua - by Landry

This church is made out of brick.

A black cat named spirit lays down in the 104 degree weather.

The hallway is very long.

In the church there is a altar.

On the altar was a big amytheyst.

The first marriage in California took place at this mission.

By Landry