Mission Santa Ines (sometimes spelled Santa Ynes) was founded on September 17, 1804 by Father Estevan Tapis, who had succeeded Father Fermin Lasuen as President of the California mission chain. The Mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purisima Concepcion, and was designed to relieve overcrowding at those two missions and to serve the Indians living east of the Coast Range. Despite its name, the Mission is located at 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang, California.[2]
Location:
1760 Mission Drive
Solvang, CA 93463
Mailing Address:
PO Box 408
Solvang, CA 93464
Phone:
805-688-4815
| Name as Founded | La Misión de Nuestra Santa Inés, Virgen y Mártir |
| English Translation | The Mission of Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin and Martyr |
| Founding Date | September 17, 1804 |
| Founding Order | Ninteenth |