Editing San Luis Obispo, California (section)

===Mexican period===
When the [[Mexican War of Independence]] from Spain broke out in 1810, all California missions had to become virtually self-sufficient, receiving few funds or supplies from Spanish sources. Beginning soon after [[Mexico]] won her independence from [[Spain]] in 1821, anti-Spanish feelings led to calls for expulsion of the Spanish Franciscans and [[secularization]] of the missions. Because the fledgling Mexican government had many more important problems to deal with than far-off California, [[Spanish missions in California#Mission period|actual secularization]] did not happen until the mid-1830s.

After 1834, the mission became an ordinary parish, and most of its huge land holdings were broken up into land grants called ''[[Ranchos of California|ranchos]]''. The ranchos were given by Mexican land grant from 1837 to 1846, with the mission itself being granted in the final year. The central community, however, remained in the same location and formed the nucleus of today's city of San Luis Obispo.