 Misión de Santa Margarita by Henry Chapman Ford, 1881 | |
  Location in California | |
| Location | Santa Margarita, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°24′2″N 120°36′44″W / 35.40056°N 120.61222°W |
| Name as founded | Asistencia de la Misión de San Luis, Obispo de Tolosa [1] |
| English translation | Sub-Mission to the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa |
| Patron | Saint Margaret of Lavinio and Cortona, Italy [2] |
| Nickname(s) | "San Luis Obispo County's Third Mission"[citation needed] |
| Founding date | 1787 [1] |
| Military district | Third |
| Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | Chumash Obispeño |
| Native place name(s) | Trolole [3] |
| Governing body | Private entity |
| Current use | Unknown |
| Reference no. | 364 |
.jpg)
The Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia[1] was established in 1787 as an asistencia ("sub-mission") to Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, then in the Spanish Las Californias Province. Its site is near the present-day city of Santa Margarita, in San Luis Obispo County, central California.