Mission La Purisima

The eleventh mission. Sometimes called "the Linear Mission" because it was not built in the usual quadrangle form. The buildings were laid out in a long line. No one is really sure why. May have been nothing other than a streak of independence from a young priest who had vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, but not conformity.

Purisima is one of the two California Missions which is operated as a State Park.