History
The Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia was established in 1787 as an asistencia ("sub-mission") to Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, then in the Spanish Las Californias Province. Its site is near the present-day city of Santa Margarita, in San Luis Obispo County, central California.
Common questions
What is Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia?
Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia is a former Spanish colonial sub-mission located in San Luis Obispo County, California. Established in 1787, it operated as an asistencia, or auxiliary outpost, to Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa within the Spanish Las Californias Province.
When was Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia built?
Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia was established in 1787 as a sub-mission to Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa during the Spanish Las Californias Province era of California's colonization.
Where is Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia located?
Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia is located near the present-day city of Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County, central California. A specific street address is not recorded in this entry.
Is Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia open to the public?
Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia is recorded in this entry as a private property and is not operated as a public mission site. Historical photographs document the surviving adobe walls of the asistencia.
What architectural style is Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia?
Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia was constructed in the Spanish Colonial style typical of the California mission system, using adobe walls characteristic of late 18th-century Franciscan asistencias serving the Las Californias Province.
