the reason is they thought there way of life was better than the native americans. So they thought that teaching them there ways was helping them. After there done helping them they would support Spain.
Blessed Junipero Serra is the father of California missions.
fray junipero serra found 9 missions
There are a total of 21 missions. Junipero Serra built 9 of them.
The California Mission Chain was started in 1769 by Father Junipero Serra at the direction King Charles III of Spain.
Father Junipero Serra
He found 9 missions.
father junipero serra is the guy who found 21 mission he found the san Diego mission and other missions
Father Serra founded 9 missions but he is not yet a saint. He will be canonized in September of 2015.
Father Junipero Serra
Native Americans did most of the work of building the missions. Fr. Junipero Serra was sent to California by Spain for the purpose of building missions.
In CALIFORNIA there are 21 missions. Most by Father Fermin Lausen and Junipero Serra. !
Father Junipero Serra