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EspañolLAS FLORES ESTANCIA
(Redirected from Las Flores Asistencia)
The 'Las Flores Estancia' (also known as 'Las Flores Asistencia') was established in 1823 as an ''estancia'' ("station") situated approximately halfway between Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and Mission San Juan Capistrano, on what today is Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The first recorded baptisms in Alta California took place took place on July 22, 1769 on the banks of a nearby stream, dubbed ''Los Cristianos'' by the Spanish soldiers who accompanied the missionaries northward during the "Portolà expedition." [6]
Known at one time as the "San Pedro Rancho," the property featured a tile-roofed chapel (''visita'') and a hostel (both built by the native population), the latter for the use of traveling clergy. The buildings formed three sides of a square, 142 feet by 153 feet, all roofed with tile. A portion of the south wing had a second story, and the ''campanile'' (bell tower) was utilized as a navigational aid by early sailing ships. The chapel was visited by residents of two nearby Indian villages, ''Chumella'' and ''Questmille''. Mission San Luis Rey was raising sheep at Las Flores as early as 1810.[7] To sustain the installation barley, maize, and wheat, were grown and cattle were grazed at nearby ''Las Pulgas'' ("the fleas"); also notable was the production of hides and tallow.[8]
Although Governor José Figueroa (who took office in 1833) initially attempted to keep the mission system intact, the Mexican Congress nevertheless passed ''An Act for the Secularization of the Missions of California'' on August 17, 1833.[9] Thereafter, the Franciscans all but abandoned the Mission, taking with them most everything of value, after which the locals plundered many of the Mission buildings for construction materials. In spite of this neglect, the Indian town at Las Flores (along with those at San Juan Capistrano and San Dieguito) continued on for some time under a provision in ''Gobernador'' Echeandía's 1826 Proclamation that allowed for the partial conversion of missions to ''pueblos''.[10]
The former estancia, located in San Diego County some 10 miles south of the City of San Clemente and later known as "Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores," the site was the also the scene of the April, 1838 battle between the forces of Juan Bautista Alvarado and Carlos Antonio Carrillo in which the provincial governorship of Alta California was contested. Early California pioneer Marco Forster built the "'Las Flores Adobe'" (National Historic Landmark #NPS–68000021) in 1865 near the "San Pedro Estancia."
In 1974, the Boy Scouts of America constructed a camp (Rancho Las Flores) on the property which is visited by thousands of scouts and other youth annually.
1. Carillo, p. 10
2. Engelhardt 1921, p. 36
3. Ruscin, p. 159
4. Ruscin, p. 159
5. Ruscin, p. 159
6. Leffingwell, p. 25. Today, the site (referred to more commonly as ''La Cañada de los Bautismos'', literally "The Gorge of the Baptisms," or simply ''Los Christianitos'', "The Little Christians") located at is designated as California Historical Landmark #562.
7. Engelhardt 1921, p. 22
8. Engelhardt 1922, p. 258
9. Yenne, p. 19
10. Robinson, p. 42
11. After Kroeber, 1925
★ The Story of Mission San Antonio de Pala, Carillo, Fr. J.M., , , North County Printers, Oceanside, CA, 1959,
★ San Juan Capistrano Mission, Engelhardt, Zephyrin, , , Standard Printing Co., Los Angeles, CA, 1922,
★ San Luis Rey Mission, Engelhardt, Zephyrin, , , The James H. Barry Company, San Francisco, CA, 1921,
★ Handbook of the Indians of California, Kroeber, Alfred L., , , Dover Publications, Inc., New York, NY, 1925,
★ California Missions and Presidios: The History & Beauty of the Spanish Missions, Leffingwell, Randy, , , Voyageur Press, Inc., Stillwater, MN, 2005, ISBN 0-89658-492-5
★ Land in California, Robinson, W.W., , , University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, 1948,
★ Mission Memoirs, Ruscin, Terry, , , Sunbelt Publications, San Diego, CA, 1999, ISBN 0-932653-30-8
★ The Missions of California, Yenne, Bill, , , Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, CA, 2004, ISBN 1-59223-319-8
★ Spanish missions in California
★ Mission San Juan Capistrano
★ Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
The 'Las Flores Estancia' (also known as 'Las Flores Asistencia') was established in 1823 as an ''estancia'' ("station") situated approximately halfway between Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and Mission San Juan Capistrano, on what today is Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The first recorded baptisms in Alta California took place took place on July 22, 1769 on the banks of a nearby stream, dubbed ''Los Cristianos'' by the Spanish soldiers who accompanied the missionaries northward during the "Portolà expedition." [6]
| Contents |
| History |
| Notes |
| References |
| See also |
History
Known at one time as the "San Pedro Rancho," the property featured a tile-roofed chapel (''visita'') and a hostel (both built by the native population), the latter for the use of traveling clergy. The buildings formed three sides of a square, 142 feet by 153 feet, all roofed with tile. A portion of the south wing had a second story, and the ''campanile'' (bell tower) was utilized as a navigational aid by early sailing ships. The chapel was visited by residents of two nearby Indian villages, ''Chumella'' and ''Questmille''. Mission San Luis Rey was raising sheep at Las Flores as early as 1810.[7] To sustain the installation barley, maize, and wheat, were grown and cattle were grazed at nearby ''Las Pulgas'' ("the fleas"); also notable was the production of hides and tallow.[8]
Although Governor José Figueroa (who took office in 1833) initially attempted to keep the mission system intact, the Mexican Congress nevertheless passed ''An Act for the Secularization of the Missions of California'' on August 17, 1833.[9] Thereafter, the Franciscans all but abandoned the Mission, taking with them most everything of value, after which the locals plundered many of the Mission buildings for construction materials. In spite of this neglect, the Indian town at Las Flores (along with those at San Juan Capistrano and San Dieguito) continued on for some time under a provision in ''Gobernador'' Echeandía's 1826 Proclamation that allowed for the partial conversion of missions to ''pueblos''.[10]
The former estancia, located in San Diego County some 10 miles south of the City of San Clemente and later known as "Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores," the site was the also the scene of the April, 1838 battle between the forces of Juan Bautista Alvarado and Carlos Antonio Carrillo in which the provincial governorship of Alta California was contested. Early California pioneer Marco Forster built the "'Las Flores Adobe'" (National Historic Landmark #NPS–68000021) in 1865 near the "San Pedro Estancia."
Las Flores Estancia and the location of the missions at San Juan Capistrano, San Luis Rey, and Pala along with the Santa Ana Estancia are shown above. Also shown are the territorial boundaries of the Southern California Indian tribes based on dialect, including the ''Cahuilla'', ''Cupeño'', ''Diegueño'', ''Gabrieliño'', ''Juaneño'', and ''Luiseño'' language groups.[11]
In 1974, the Boy Scouts of America constructed a camp (Rancho Las Flores) on the property which is visited by thousands of scouts and other youth annually.
Notes
1. Carillo, p. 10
2. Engelhardt 1921, p. 36
3. Ruscin, p. 159
4. Ruscin, p. 159
5. Ruscin, p. 159
6. Leffingwell, p. 25. Today, the site (referred to more commonly as ''La Cañada de los Bautismos'', literally "The Gorge of the Baptisms," or simply ''Los Christianitos'', "The Little Christians") located at is designated as California Historical Landmark #562.
7. Engelhardt 1921, p. 22
8. Engelhardt 1922, p. 258
9. Yenne, p. 19
10. Robinson, p. 42
11. After Kroeber, 1925
References
★ The Story of Mission San Antonio de Pala, Carillo, Fr. J.M., , , North County Printers, Oceanside, CA, 1959,
★ San Juan Capistrano Mission, Engelhardt, Zephyrin, , , Standard Printing Co., Los Angeles, CA, 1922,
★ San Luis Rey Mission, Engelhardt, Zephyrin, , , The James H. Barry Company, San Francisco, CA, 1921,
★ Handbook of the Indians of California, Kroeber, Alfred L., , , Dover Publications, Inc., New York, NY, 1925,
★ California Missions and Presidios: The History & Beauty of the Spanish Missions, Leffingwell, Randy, , , Voyageur Press, Inc., Stillwater, MN, 2005, ISBN 0-89658-492-5
★ Land in California, Robinson, W.W., , , University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, 1948,
★ Mission Memoirs, Ruscin, Terry, , , Sunbelt Publications, San Diego, CA, 1999, ISBN 0-932653-30-8
★ The Missions of California, Yenne, Bill, , , Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, CA, 2004, ISBN 1-59223-319-8
See also
★ Spanish missions in California
★ Mission San Juan Capistrano
★ Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Las Flores' ''Capilla de San Pedro'' in ruins, ''circa'' 1900.
The first recorded baptisms in Alta California were performed in "The Canyon of the Little Christians."
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