Father Fermín Lasuén built La Purísima Mission on December 8, 1787, making it the 11th of 21 Spanish missions in California.

La Purisima Mission State Historic Park is likely to be closed, perhaps for two years, said Rich Rozzelle, supervisor of the state parks Channel Coast district. Rozzelle said Friday there is "a ...

By Jan. 1, 1811, Padre Mariano Payèras of Mission ... La Placita, the plaza church in the pueblo of Los Angeles. Payèras died of an infected leg in 1823 and is buried at Purisima.