The California Missions

It was named Nuestra Señora de Loreto Concho. Thus began the colonization and conquest of what we now refer to the states of Baja California, Baja California ...

The narrative created about the California missions ignores ...

Despite the history of the Spaniards' and state's abuse of Indigenous communities, Californian education is a glorified record of the colonization experienced.

Apolinaria Lorenzana & the California Missions | PBS LearningMedia

Apolinaria Lorenzana was sent to Mexico's northernmost outposts as a young orphan. She grew up in the California missions and later received a land grant ...

Lying to Children About the California Missions and the Indians

California's new history and social science framework recommends against the longtime tradition of building miniature replicas of the state's Spanish colonial ...

The 800-mile trail stretches from the San Diego de Alcala Mission (the first built) to the San Francisco Solano Mission in Sonoma (the final constructed).

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"Native Americans, the California Missions, and the Long-Term ...

This historical essay re-centers the narrative about the California Mission period on the Native American perspective. Areas of focus include the Ohlone, ...

California Missions Trail | One Step Then Another

The California Missions Trail connects historic missions, pueblos, and presidios over an 800-mile long pilgrimage walk.

Telling the truth about the California Missions During Native ...

Learning about the California mission system continues to occupy a central place in fourth grade curriculum despite new understandings of the cruelty wrought ...

Did You Know? Six out of 21 California missions are in the Bay Area

Did you know six out of 21 California missions are in the Bay Area? To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we take you up the California ...

Author shares story of 800-mile walk to all 21 California Missions

Christian Clifford shares his 800-mile journey in his new book, “Pilgrimage: In Search of the Real California Missions.”

UC teams with Indigenous scholars to recast history of the California ...

They seek to shine a light on the brutality and inhumanity experienced by Native people at California's missions during Spanish colonization and ...

California Missions Videos

California Missions Video Tours. Click the links below to watch video tours of each of the 21 California Missions. Video courtesy Cultural Global Media ...

The California Missions - Latin American Studies

Initiated in San Diego in 1769 by the Mallorcan missionary Junípero Serra, the California missions eventually numbered twenty-one and spanned coastal ...

What happened to the California missions project in schools? - KTLA

The exercise, once common for fourth-grade students as they learned about the state's history, has faded from many schools' curricula.

The California Missions: History, Art and Preservation

The story of the Spanish missions is one of the epics in the history of California. Founded in the late eighteenth century by Franciscan missionaries,

California Missions Road Trip: 21 Historic Sites in 7 Days

In this post, you'll learn the optimal itinerary for a California missions road trip that connects all 21 missions in a seven-day route.

Rethinking what we teach about California's missions

A group of University of California scholars that includes Jennifer Scheper Hughes, a UC Riverside associate professor of history, seeks to broaden the ...

California Missions - Discover the 21 Missions of California

California Missions is an online resource for information about the twenty-one beautiful Spanish missions that line the state of California.

Seeing California's Missions Today

A visitor to the northern most outpost Spanish Mission San Francisco Solano observes the reed and adobe construction of the awning.