California Travel

  1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. California Travel

Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana

Mission San Fernando was California's Seventeenth

By Betsy Malloy, About.com

Mission San Fernando

Mission San Fernando

(c) Betsy Malloy 2002
Mission San Fernando
15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd.
Mission Hills, CA 91345

Founded September 8, 1797
by Father Fermin Lasuen
Named Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana for Saint Ferdinand III, King of Spain

Interesting Facts about Mission San Fernando

  • Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana's hotel building was called the "long building"

  • Mission San Fernando is often used in movies

Mission San Fernando Chronology

    1797 - Father Lasuen founds Mission San Fernando
    1804 - 1,000 neophytes
    1812 - Earthquake
    1819 - Most successful year at Mission San Fernando
    1835 - Father Ibarra leaves
    1847 - Mission San Fernando abandoned
    1923 - Becomes a church again

Getting to Mission San Fernando

Mission San Fernando is north of downtown Los Angeles, in the the triangle formed by I-5, I-405, and the California 118. Exit any of the freeways and get onto Sepulveda Blvd. north. Turn right at San Fernando Mission Blvd. just past where Sepulveda crosses under the 118 Freeway. Mission San Fernando is on the left.

Explore California Travel

About.com Special Features

Best Moves in a Bad Economy

Stay on top in this tough economy with our smart, easy-to-follow financial tips. More >

Annual San Francisco Events

Discover San Francisco's biggest, most exciting 2009 events. More >

California Travel

  1. Home
  2. Travel
  3. California Travel
  4. - Los Angeles
  5. Things to Do in Los Angeles
  6. Los Angeles Sights A to Z
  7. Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.