1930 Portuguese Fiesta Queen Margaret Gill
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1930 Portuguese Fiesta Queen Margaret Gill
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[User contributed description]
The Portuguese Holy Ghost Fiesta (Festa) is a tradition which mingles Catholic beliefs and 14th century legends of Queen Isabella’s benevolence. The 1930 Festa included a procession to the Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard, a mass, crowning of a queen, a public dance and a public BBQ. Pictured here is the Oxnard Crown Club’s 1930 Queen, Margaret Gill of Somis, flanked by her attendants, sisters Laura and Louise Gill. circa June 1930
[User contributed description]
The Portuguese Holy Ghost Fiesta (Festa) is a tradition which mingles Catholic beliefs and 14th century legends of Queen Isabella’s benevolence. The 1930 Festa included a procession to the Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard, a mass, crowning of a queen, a public dance and a public BBQ. Pictured here is the Oxnard Crown Club’s 1930 Queen, Margaret Gill of Somis, flanked by her attendants, sisters Laura and Louise Gill. circa June 1930
Date
1930
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Subject
Portuguese
Coverage
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ventura County (Calif.)
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Other
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Citation
mimz_pt99, “1930 Portuguese Fiesta Queen Margaret Gill,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 22, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/3812.