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**Mission San Buenaventura **


Created by: Mehita Achuthan

=== **Mission location ** ===

Mission San Buenaventura's location was considered suitable since it is by the sea, so the missionaries could get sea food.
**Founding of the mission ** Mission San Buenaventura was found by Father Junipero Serra. Mission San Buenaventura was founded in March 31,1782.

**Building of the mission ** Mission San Buenaventura was built with adobe bricks for walls, mud and straws were used for building the roof. Mission San Buenaventura had 18-20 rooms. For construction people used wood, reeds, adobe bricks, mud, and straws. This Mission has a bell tower with 5 bells, it is white, it has a fountain in the front, and on top of the building there is a pointed roof.

**Life at the mission ** California Indians, and Spanish missionaries lived at Mission San Buenaventura. The jobs at this mission were to prepare food, weave, make candles, soap, and clothing, farm, leather working, and wood crafting. In Mission San Buenaventura, the people told stories and played games for entertainment. The people ate fish, roots, plants, nuts, seeds, oak acorn, and clams.

**Indians at the mission ** The Chumash Indian Tribe lived at Mission San Buenaventura. At 7:00 the Indians and missionaries went to church, then they ate breakfast,lunch, the Indians do their work, eat dinner, and sleep. The Indian's houses would be made out of tule grass, mud and dome shaped. The Europeans wanted the Indians to live at the Mission because they thought that Indians knew Catholicism. The Chumash Indian Tribe were treated greedily.

**Mission today ** Mission San Buenaventura is being used for weddings, religion, and spirituality. Mission San Buenaventura is still standing here today. This Mission has a nickname which is "Mission By Sea" because it is by the sea.

**Bibliography ** eThe first book title is Missions of California, the author's first name is Amy and the last name is Margaret, the publisher is Rosan Publishing Group, the city is New York, and the date is 2000.The second book's title is California Heritage, and the first and last name of the author is Mary Boule, the publisher is Merryant, the city is Vashon, and the date is 1988. [|The website is here.]

**Questions **

How many missionaries lived in each room? How many missionaries lived in Mission San Buenaventura altogether? Did people rebuild San Buenaventura over time or did San Buenaventura stand still until now?