The California missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to
CALIFORNIA'S MISSIONS and FOUNDING DATES. San Diego de Alcalá (at San Diego), July 16, 1769. San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (at Carmel) ...
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Over 54 years, four forts, or presidios, and twenty-one missions were founded ...
Often called the “father of the California Missions,” Junípero Serra did more than any other man to advance the Catholic church and beliefs in California. He was an ...
Founded by Catholic priests of the Franciscan order to evangelize the Native Americans, the missions led to the creation of the New Spain province of Alta ...
Museum exhibits focus on daily aspects of mission life—furniture, tools, and clothing. Father Junipero Serra, who founded 9 of the 21 missions, is buried under ...
The goal of the missions was, above all, to become self-sufficient in relatively short order. Farming, therefore, was the most important ...
Founded in 1771 by Junipero Serra, this fortress-like structure with five-foot thick walls ...
Mission Santa Barbara is a Spanish mission in Santa Barbara, California. It was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén for the Franciscan order on December 4, 1786 ...