San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo was the first mission located in the land of the Chumash people, who occupied the area from Malibu Canyon to San Luis Obispo (over 150 miles). The estimated pre-European Chumash population was as high as 15,000. [fn]"Chumash: Introduction" pp 505 - 508 by Campbell Grant and "Obispeño and Purisimeño" " pp 519-520 by Roberta S.