History
On August 30, 1769 the river was called the Río Grande de San Verardo or Rio de San Vernardo by the Portolà expedition in the diaries of Miguel Costanso and Pedro Fages, respectively. When the Mission Santa Inés was established in 1804 for Santa Inés, Virgen y Mártir (Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin and Martyr), the river and mountains were named after it. Historian Erwin Gudde also cited Gaspar de Portolà as referring to the river as the Santa Rosa. According to the USGS, variant and historical names of the Santa Ynez River include La Purisima River, Rio De La Purisima, Rio De Calaguasa, Rio Santa Rosa, Rio De Santa Ines, and Rio De Santa Ynes.
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