Mission San Miguel Arcángel

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Mission San Miguel Arcángel is a historic Spanish Franciscan mission in San Miguel, California, founded in 1797 as part of Spain’s colonial mission system to evangelize Indigenous peoples.

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Mission San Miguel Arcángel canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic mission
Spanish mission in California
historic site
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1970s
affiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
architecturalStyle Mission Revival
Spanish Colonial
associatedWith Franciscan missionaries in California
Spanish colonization of Alta California
CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber 326
category Buildings and structures in San Luis Obispo County, California
National Historic Landmarks in California
Spanish missions in California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county San Luis Obispo County
currentUse museum
parish church
dedicatedTo Saint Michael
surface form: Saint Michael the Archangel
diocese Diocese of Monterey
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey
elevation approximately 620 feet
foundedBy Fermín Francisco de Lasuén
Franciscan Order
foundingDate 1797
July 25, 1797
foundingReligiousOrder Franciscan Order
surface form: Order of Friars Minor
hasBellTower yes
hasCemetery yes
hasCloister yes
hasFeature adobe construction
interior murals
mission church
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
National Historic Landmark
languageOfLiturgy English
Spanish
locatedIn San Juan Bautista, California
surface form: San Miguel, California
locatedInFormerTerritory Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Alta California
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
near Salinas River
U.S. Route 101
NRHPType building
originalPurpose Spanish colonial settlement
evangelization of Indigenous peoples
ownership Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
partOf Spanish missions in California
surface form: California mission chain

Spanish missions in California
surface form: Spanish mission system in Alta California
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
state California, United States
surface form: California
touristAttraction yes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish missions in California hasPart Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Salinan language associatedMission Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Padre Fermín Lasuén founded Mission San Miguel Arcángel
subject surface form: Fermín Lasuén
National Historic Landmarks in California hasPart Mission San Miguel Arcángel
El Camino Real (California) connectsMission Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Fermín Francisco de Lasuén founded Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Salinan people associatedWith Mission San Miguel Arcángel