Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park

"Santa Cruz Mission" by Ed Bierman , CC BY 2.0

Santa Cruz Mission

State Historic Park - California

Mission Santa Cruz was a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order in present-day Santa Cruz, California. The mission was founded in 1791 and named for the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, adopting the name given to a nearby creek by the missionary priest Juan Crespi, who accompanied the explorer Gaspar de Portolá when he camped on the banks of the San Lorenzo River on October 17, 1769.

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Mother Lode - Boundary Map

Boundary Map of the Mother Lode BLM Field Office in California. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Vintage USGS - Santa Cruz - 1948

Vintage 1948 USGS 1:250000 map of Santa Cruz in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Vintage USGS - San Jose - 1947

Vintage 1947 USGS 1:250000 map of San Jose in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Vintage USGS - San Francisco - 1957

Vintage 1957 USGS 1:250000 map of San Francisco in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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Santa Cruz Mission - Park Brochure

Brochure for Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (SHP) in California. Published by California State Parks.

Santa Cruz Mission - Park Brochure (español)

Brochure in español for Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park (SHP) in California. Published by California State Parks.

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=548 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Santa_Cruz Mission Santa Cruz was a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order in present-day Santa Cruz, California. The mission was founded in 1791 and named for the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, adopting the name given to a nearby creek by the missionary priest Juan Crespi, who accompanied the explorer Gaspar de Portolá when he camped on the banks of the San Lorenzo River on October 17, 1769.