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When the Spanish explorers arrived in Mexico they had priests with them. The priests convert the people they found.
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It was named for a fictional island where pagan Amazons lived. It was a 16th century Spanish book that was popular when the Spanish first arrived in what is now California and Baja California. At first the Spanish thought they had discovered an island.
When Spanish conquistadors arrived to Mexico, they also brought Roman Catholic priests with them. Once they conquered all native peoples in Mexico, they swiftly converted them to Christianity.
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The 1500’s saw the Spanish establish settlements and in 1620 the English Pilgrims arrived.
Gaspar De Portola
Gaspar De Portola (1716-1784) was the governor of Alta and Baja California.
The first presidio in California was established by Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá in 1769. This military outpost, known as Presidio of San Diego, was founded to protect Spanish missions and settlements in the region. It served as a strategic base for Spanish colonization along the California coast.
California APEX
Spanish priests didn't find cities. They established missions around which cities grew.
Juan Bautista De Anza led an expedition to establish a land route from Mexico to California. The Spanish government wanted to expand their territory in North America and strengthen their presence in the region. De Anza's expedition aimed to colonize and establish Spanish control in California.