First MassAugust 27, 1769
| Location | Point Conception |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | California |
| County | Santa Barbara |
| Modern Diocese | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Historical Diocese | Diocese of Guadalajara(?) |
| Date | August 27, 1769 |
| Priest | Fray Juan Crespí, Fray Francisco Gómez, OFM |
| Religious Order | Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | Portola Expedition — see the full route, The Portolá Expedition (1769–1770) → |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Submitted by | @_catholicwest |
Photos
Documentation
- Crespi Journal (Bolton, ed., "Fray Juan Crespí: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774")
Notes
Sunday, August 27, 1769: "...we came to the low, bare point of land which it is conjectured is Point Conception." Note Crespi's own hedge ("conjectured") -- this is his contemporaneous best guess at the landmark's identity, not a modern editorial footnote, so slightly less certain than the others in this batch, but it is his own words and Point Conception is a well-known, unambiguous landmark.
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