Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . ? •••- W^ W«- *?«,^ <•* u AND MONTECITO. PART II History of The Santa Barbara Mission —Spanish Supremacy — Mexican Occupation—American Acquisition — Early Days inSanta Barbara. T THE time of founding theMission, large tracts of landwere acquired, which were nec-essary to support the Missionsettlement. Some of this landwas divided into ranches to beused for herding stock, and forgrowing various crops. In ad-dition to wheat, barley, corn,peas, beans, etc., grapes andother fruits and vegetable!were raised, all under the supervision of thepadres.
Santa Barbara and Montecito, past and present . ? •••- W^ W«- *?«,^ <•* u AND MONTECITO. PART II History of The Santa Barbara Mission —Spanish Supremacy — Mexican Occupation—American Acquisition — Early Days inSanta Barbara. T THE time of founding theMission, large tracts of landwere acquired, which were nec-essary to support the Missionsettlement. Some of this landwas divided into ranches to beused for herding stock, and forgrowing various crops. In ad-dition to wheat, barley, corn,peas, beans, etc., grapes andother fruits and vegetable!were raised, all under the supervision of thepadres. By the end of 1787, one year from the found-ing, one hundred and eighty-five Indians hadbeen gathered at the Mission. The natives hadat first looked upon the padres with bewilderedgaze, but their doubts soon subsided as thejfound the missionaries so kindly, and sometime!they came with gifts for the workers. These at-tentions were reciprocated on the part of thepadres by presents of sweetmeats, toys and calico. 37
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