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San José - California Missions Foundation

History of Mission San José ... Number fourteen in the mission chain, Mission San José originally named La Mision del Gloriosisimo Patriarch San Jose, was named ...

California Missions El Camino Real - YouTube

X FormerlyLearn some quick facts about the 21 California Missions. If you're studying the California Mission system in school, this video ...

The 21 Spanish Missions in Alta California

The Spanish established 21 missions in California from 1769 to 1823. The missions played a key role in the settlement and growth of the state; many of the most ...

California Missions - Discover the 21 Missions of California

California Mission History ... Although the settlement of California did not begin until 1769, forces were at work only the year after the first voyage of ...

Secularization of the Missions - Digital History

Between 1834 and 1836, the Mexican government confiscated California mission properties and exiled the Franciscan friars. The missions were secularized--broken ...

Spanish missions in California Facts for Kids

A series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the US state of California.

Spanish missions - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

The California missions were the last to be founded, starting in 1769. These missions were the most successful. They provided the basis for settlement by ...

Research Starters: Spanish Missions of California

The mission system supported both goals. The first Franciscan mission in California (Mission San Diego de Alcalá) was established by Father Junípero Serra in ...

8 Of The 21 Missions Are Found In Central California

At the center and beginning of California history, the California missions were the nucleus of many cities; along the first roadway through the state and ...

Native Americans and the California Mission System

The story of the California Missions is one that is known to most Californians and Americans, and is known on a national and international level, for its effect ...

California Missions Complete Fact Sheets

Fact sheets for each of the 21 California Missions, from Pentacle Press.

The Untold Story of California Missions - Confluence

Justified by both religious and capitalist motives, California missions embodied a particular mode of colonialism used to deny indigenous people ...

The Missions of California - Social Studies for Kids

The Spanish built and maintained nearly two dozen missions up and down the California coast in the late 18th Century and early 19th Century.

California Missions - Mission San Diego History

The Missions of California · #1 Mission San Diego de Alcalá · #2 Mission San Carlos Borromeo · #3 San Antonio de Padua · #4 Mission San Gabriel Arcángel · #5 Mission ...

San Diego de Alcalá - California Missions Foundation

Founded by Father Junipero Serra on July 16, 1769, it is here where the Spanish religious and political dream to begin an Alta California mission chain first ...

California Missions Facts & Worksheets - KidsKonnect

In an endeavor to extend European territory and convert Native Americans to Catholicism, the California missions were founded in the late ...

California Missions | Overview, Significance & Map - Study.com

The aim of the California missions was to introduce Catholicism to the Indigenous population of California.

California Missions - BrainPOP

But they fought back, preserving their culture for future generations. Press “play” to learn about this dark and complicated chapter in California's history.

California Missions - Oxford Research Encyclopedias

Established in the late 18th century, just as Spain was secularizing missions elsewhere in New Spain, the California missions were cultural and ...

The California missions: A lot worse than most people realize

For sixty-five years, from 1769 to 1834, the Natives of California lived Father Junípero Serra's archipelago of twenty-one missions stretching ...