Also Known As:
La Purisma Concepción
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Definition:
A Spanish colonial mission in central California near the present town of Lompoc. First built in 1787, La Purisma was the 11th mission in California; destroyed in 1811 earthquake, and rebuilt in another location, so that the earlier ruins are still visible.
Related Terms
• Mission Archaeology
Archaeology of California
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