The mission system was built the full length of the state to be a day or two ride from each other. The route was called the El Camino Real. The 600 mile road connecting the 21 Spanish missions, 4 presidios, and sub missions. Northern California was a very important part of Spanish California. Spain had settled San Francisco with its natural harbor and Monterey made the seat ofgovernment . The one area of the state that the Spanish didn't like to enter was the San Joaquin Valley. It was dry, hot, with little water, and Native Americans living on Tule lake and along rivers. They avoided coming through the area and there is no missions in the valley.
Spain built the California missions.
In California, a total of 21 Missions were built. See link:
Spain.
The mission system was developed as a method to occupy lands that might otherwise become occupied by the Russians, the English, or the French. The missions were operated by the padres, but guarded by soldiers.
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He built 9 missions in California.
many people think the spanish did but some think american indians did
Fathers Serra, Palou and Parron built the first mission
The Spain people discovered Alta (upper) California where the missions are now and they didn't want anyone to claim their land so they built missions to protect Alta California.
The Spanish government, in conjunction with the Roman Catholic Church, built the missions as a way to subdue the native inhabitants of California.
The Geysers, built in 1960 in northern California, remains the world's premier
The coast, so missionaries could get in and out if the country eaisily,