“La Purisima Concepcion” translated into English is “The Immaculate Conception”. La Purisima Concepcion De Maria Santisima was founded by Presidente Fermin de Lasuen on December 8th, 1787. This Mission was originally established in a site known to the Chumash people as Algsacpi and to the Spanish people Rio Santa Rosa, one mile south of Lompoc.  Mission La Purisima has been rebuilt several times, it was originally built in the Indian village of Algsacpi. The mission collapsed and was rebuilt of adobe in 1802, later in 1812 an earthquake brought La Purisima down again. In the spring of 1813, the mission was rebuilt 3 miles away from its original site in the Valley of Watercress. This mission is the 11th of 21 Franciscan Missions across California, the city of La Purisima is home to the Chumash Indians, Spaniards, and Mexicans. The relationship between the Chumash, Spaniards, and Mexicans were mostly peaceful for about 50 years. The Chumash Indians met the Spaniards for the first time in 1542, their lands were not seized until 1772. Some Native Americans converted to Christianity, some used the mission as a survival tool, and some did not obey the Spanish at all. The Chumash people spoke the Purisimeno language, there were about 1,520 Chumash people at its peak of population Increase in 1803. During the 18th century, the Spaniards stole the Chumash Indian’s land and forced the Chumash Indians to convert to their religion. The Spaniards brought with them deadly diseases which caused thousands of Chumash Indians to die. The Chumash Indians engaged in a bloody battle against the Spaniards to gain control over the mission. This revolt was caused by many reasons, a hot-headed Mexican Soldier shoots a Chumash man, another Chumash man was brutally tortured and murdered, a Chumash boy went to go visit a family member that was being held in a jail cell at Santa Ines Mission; Mexican Soldier denied him entrance and the Chumash boy said “Is it perhaps that the King deprives relatives speaking with prisoners?” The Soldier responded “There is no longer any King except for the Captain.” the soldier then whipped the boy so publicly and brutally that it started the Chumash Indian revolt of 1824 on February 22nd, Sunday. The Indians then burned down most of the Mission complex of Santa Inez, they withdrew as soon as military reinforcements arrived at the mission. Mission La Purisima was attacked by the Chumash Indians and forced the Spanish and Mexican Soldiers to surrender. La Purisima continued to be occupied by the Chumash until March 16th when a military unit attacked them and forced them to surrender. Two expeditions were sent after the Chumash in the Hills but did not find them until about the month of June, the soldiers negotiated with the Chumash to return to the Mission and a majority of them returned. The Chumash then later captured Mission Santa Barbra without creating a bloody battle, they fought off a military attack and then retreated in the hills. The revolt started at Mission Santa Inez to Mission Santa Barbra then spreading to Mission La Purisima. It became the largest organized resistance movement to take place during the Mexican and Spanish periods of California History. The Chumash revolt became part of an event that was a larger movement which included 3 missions Santa Ines, Santa Barbra, La Purisima and multiple different Indian tribes. During this revolt there was about 300 Mexican Soldiers, six Franciscan missionaries, and 2,000 Chumash and Yokut Natives of all ages and gender. No harm was given to the friars because the Chumash had great affection and respect for them, this revolt was rather against the Mexican and Spanish Soldiers. The Chumash revolt of 1824 lasted for months and ended up the largest and most successful uprising in California’s Mission History. La Purisima Concepcion is said to be one the most haunted state missions in the United States, there have been countless claims of paranormal activity on the land til this day