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Image:Blacksmith Mission Santa Barbara.jpg|{{Blacksmith Mission Santa Barbara.jpg/credit}}<br />A blacksmith works at Mission Santa Barbara in 1898. | |||
Image:Building a Mission.jpg|{{Building a Mission.jpg/credit}}<br />Construction of the first Santa Bárbara mission. | Image:Building a Mission.jpg|{{Building a Mission.jpg/credit}}<br />Construction of the first Santa Bárbara mission. | ||
Image:Battle-at-Mission-Santa-Barbara-in-1824.jpg|{{Battle-at-Mission-Santa-Barbara-in-1824.jpg/credit}}<br />The battle at Mission Santa Barbara in 1824. | Image:Battle-at-Mission-Santa-Barbara-in-1824.jpg|{{Battle-at-Mission-Santa-Barbara-in-1824.jpg/credit}}<br />The battle at Mission Santa Barbara in 1824. |
Revision as of 00:59, 26 November 2012
(CC) Photo: Robert A. Estremo
Stone "skull and crossbone" carvings denote the cemetery entrance at Mission Santa Barbara. Actual skulls and bones were long used to mark the entrances to Spanish cemeteries (campo santos). The practice, dating back many centuries, led to the symbol eventually becoming associated with the concept of death.