The Mission San Gabriel Arcangel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel, California. Site of the first hospital in Alta California, the settlement was founded by Spaniards of the Franciscan order on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary" September 8, 1771 as the fourth of what would become 21 Spanish missions in California. San Gabriel Arcangel, often referred to as the "Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles", was designed by Father Antonio Cruzado, who hailed from Cordoba, Spain. Cruzado gave the building its strong Moorish architectural influence. The capped buttresses and the tall, narrow windows are unique among the missions of the California chain.[2]
Location:
428 South Mission Drive
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Phone:
626-457-3048
| Name as Founded | La Misión del Santo Príncipe El Arcángel, San Gabriel de Los Temblores |
| English Translation | The Mission of the Saintly Prince The Archangel, St. Gabriel of the Tremblors |
| Founding Date | September 8, 1771 |
| Founding Order | Fourth |