{"id":7545,"date":"2017-03-15T06:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T06:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insearchofsukoon.com\/\/?p=7545"},"modified":"2017-03-21T05:21:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T05:21:27","slug":"san-fernando-mission-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insearchofsukoon.com\/san-fernando-mission-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"SAN FERNANDO MISSION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The workshops also have exit doors which open in the west garden. You can see the back of the church and the archives library from there.<\/h4>\n
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A\u00a0statue of Ferm\u00edn de Francisco Lasu\u00e9n de Arasqueta, president of the Franciscan missions\u00a0and the founder of 9 out of 21 missions in Alta California sits amongst the greenery.<\/b><\/h4>\n
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The corridors of the archives library has a wonderful tiled map display of different missions.<\/h4>\n
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As you make your way to the Mission Convento, you see a partially constructed wall made of adobe brick. This has been left undone just to show the visitors how construction was done back in the days.<\/h4>\n
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The Convento building is the only original\u00a0structure at this mission, the\u00a0rest have been reconstructed.<\/h4>\n
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The San Fernando Convento is the largest two-story mission and is the place where the missionaries would reside. Rooms are reconstructed to show life looked back in the day. This building also is a museum and there are many artifacts, painting and sculptures.<\/h4>\n
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The wine cellar has been restored and it is in the basement of the building.<\/h4>\n
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There are different rooms which have been reconstructed to show how the reception, hospice, travelers room, kitchen and\u00a0meat smoking areas looked like.<\/h4>\n
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There is nice library which holds old books and there are many paintings and artifacts spread all around.<\/h4>\n
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As you enter the Church from the main plaza you will notice two rows of pes with a center isle leading to the Altar. The Altar is 400 years old and was imported from a church in Spain.\u00a0 It is made up of a lot of small parts and is not one solid construction. A pulpit sits on the left side of the altar.<\/h4>\n
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