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Mission Longhorn La Purisima by Floyd Snyder

Founded in 1787, the La Purisima Mission land holdings once covered nearly 470 square miles. Bordered by the Santa Maria River in the North and the Gaviota coastline in the South, the land was home to the Chumash people and Spanish settlers. The mission was best known for its hides and blankets, and at its peak inhabitants herded as many as 24,000 cattle and sheep.

Today, history lives at La Purisima. The most extensively restored mission in the state, La Purisima hosts over 200,000 visitors each year for recreation and a chance to explore California's heritage.

We are open nearly every day for self-guided tours, and frequently the park provides a re-creation of life here during the 1820s when the residents engaged in weaving, pottery making, candle making, blacksmithing, livestock production, and leatherwork.

In addition to the restored original buildings, the nearly 2,000-acre park is home to 25 miles of...