Spanish Missions in California

The great pyramid is made of limestone, white casing stone and granite used to line the chambers inside. About 2.3 million limestone blocks were used to build the pyramid most of which was quarried locally. Most of the white casing stones have now disappeared. It was used to build Cairo.

Of course many had bells like the San Francisco de Asis had bells

P.S. NOT ALL DID.

mission dolores

Yes its a mission beacause my teacher said your mission is la purisima concepcion

The Italian Saint and Cardinal Charles Borromeo (1538 - 1584) and the Patron Saint of ulcers, colic, intestinal disorders, stomach diseases and starch makers.

it was 400 feet tall

That would be the Acagchemem,but you will hear people saying that it's the Juaneno. Just remember that it is actually Acagchemem, and Juaneno is just what the Spanish renamed them.

Only crops i know,whaet,corn,beans,peas,lentils,and barley

The arctic fox is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Not an endangered species.

it was destroyed by a massive earthquake in 1868

yes

Adobe

hello they used cattle , soap cow, milk pig meat and lots of other stuff

I know its ceiling is made from redwood and is in its original state.

The walls are made of adobe

it trade for diffrent things like foods and more things with the Indians so they could live better

How were the American Indians treated at mission Santa Cruz

The first interesting fact about San Miguel Arcangel, was that a fire burnt down a church in 1797, which caused to lose many items. The second interesting fact is that the church building, the property extended 18 miles to the north and 18 miles to the south; the property extended 66 miles to the east, and as far as the Pacific Ocean, 35 miles to the west. The final interesting fact about San Miguel, was that the mission was secularized in 1834;

by 1841, there were only 30 Indians at the mission. The property was sold, by the last Mexican governor, in 1846; not until 1859 was the church proper returned to the Catholic Church. Franciscan friars have been in residence since 1928, and there is a novitiate at Mission San Miguel today.

The California Missions were a series of 21 settlements running up the California coastline from what is now San Diego all the way to San Francisco. These missions were established by the kingdom of Spain and were founded and maintained by missionary Catholic priests, monks and brothers while also serving as military garrisons for Spanish soldiers. The first mission was built in 1769 under the supervision of Father Serra in what is now San Diego. The most successful mission was founded in 1771 in the San Gabriel Valley in what is now a suburb of Los Angeles. The "San Gabriel Mission" eventually began supplying the other missions with such things as soap, wine and olive oil. Today, many of these missions have been restored and are open to the public for viewing and tours.

The purpose of the missions was twofold: conquest and conversion. The King of Spain wished to secure the newly discovered lands of what was to be California for his empire and to do that he needed to populate it while subduing any native peoples. As is often the case in such situations, the Crown and Church worked together; with the Church mandate of converting the heathen - how pure their intentions might have been will not here be discussed - Catholic missionaries would go in, find either a suitable location or a location near to a native populace, and begin constructing a mission.

A typical mission was basically a small monastery with some grounds enclosed about with a wall. As the mission became successful, the mission would organically expand into a small town. The town was designed to be self-sufficient and while serving as a base of operations for Spanish clergy and even hosting soldiers, it also served as a place of education for the natives, both in practical skills and trades but also in learning and indoctrination of Spanish culture as well as religious catechism in the hopes of converting them to Catholicism. To further secure the land about the missions, the King awarded land grants to faithful nobles and soldiers. These nobles and soldiers would take their families and servants over to California and establish a ranch on their land in the vicinity around the missions.

In 1834, Mexico claimed its independence from Spain and effectively terminated the California mission system.

Mission San Diego De Alcala was founded in 1769 by a Spanish Friar named Junipero Serra. The Mission San Diego De Alcala was the first Franciscan mission founded in Alta California, in San Diego.

The Mission San Carlos was founded in 1770. No one lives there today but the mission does function as a Catholic Church and a museum.

it is used today for going inside it.

it's the 21st and most northern mission in California

to make it look pretty and stuff