Where is the mission located?
This mission was located in the Salinas River Valley,about 30 miles SE of Monterey.
What group of Indians was living in the area?
Southern Valley Yokuts and the Chalon, and the Esselen lived in this area.
When was the mission established? What order in the mission chain is it?
It was established on October 9,1791 on 13th of the 21 missions.
Who was responsible for starting this mission?
The person who started this mission was Father Lasuen.
Has the mission moved from its original location?
Nuestra Senora de la Soledad wasn't moved from another location.
What does the mission look like? Use descriptive words. Address each of the
following:
- Chapel:How the chapal looks like is its small, white, has a cross on the top, has a bell on the right of the chapal.
- Bell wall or bell tower:Tall has lots of colors like white,brown,and peach and sometimes it has one bell or two bells or even three bells too.
- Quadrangle:IN the middle of the quadrangle there are one or two doors locked at night to protect the mission. A church is usually in one of the corners and is the tallest and largest part of the mission compound. Facing the inner patio were rooms for the two priests living there,workshops,a kitchen,storage rooms for grain and food, and the mission office. The rooms in the back of the quadrangle are homes and unmarried indians women who work in the kitchen. All the rest of the indians live out side of the walls of the mission in their own village.
- Priests’ quarter:Each padre had a small room that is called a cell. the floor of the padres cell was bare beaten earth or adobe tiles, there were small windows but didn't have any glass in them but it was covered with cowhides. The hides have been scraped thin and then greased so that the daylight came throw them into the room.
- Indians’ quarters:The Indians didn't live in the mission they lived outside the mission. They in a adobe huts near by.
- Archways:My mission doesn't have an archway.
- Fields, grounds, gardens:Though the site was barren and dry when the mission was founded, irrigation soon created a fertile valley. The peak of the prosperity about 6,000 head of cattle and 6,400 sheep grazed on mission lands. In the fields, they grow crops of horse peas, Spanish peas, corn, beans, and wheat. A 20-ace vineyard produced grapes from which wine and brandy were made. water was brought from the Salinas and Arroyo Seco rivers though a five-mile system of cement aqueducts built by the Salinan Indians. Adobe huts for the workers were nearby.
- Outbuildings:Outbuildings are buildings that live outside.
What materials were used to construct the mission?
The mission was construct out of adobe and had a tile roof. It was about 60 feet long, 20 feet wide.
What was the main industry of the mission during the Spanish occupation?
It was a farm and a ranch there was not a lot of water. It wasn't a rich mission because of the bad climate. It was used as a refuge for the priests.
What, if any, is the main industry of the mission today?
Its a working church services are held four times a year. Visitors can appreciate the restored garden and a small museum.
What was the relationship between the Priests and the Indians?
The relationship with the priests and the Indians ok but some Indians had a hard time changing the.
Is it possible to visit the mission today?
Yes, you can visit Nuestra Senora de la Soledad today.
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