In the eighteenth and nineteenth centures, Spanish priests set up missions in various parts of what is now the state of California. These priests were members of the Franciscan order of Catholicism.
Serra Established Missions Through California.
A total of 21 Spanish missions were established in Alta California.
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The Franciscans.
The Franciscan order, primarily, were the missionaries who established many missions in the Southwest and in Florida. They frequently traveled with the Spanish conquistadors for that purpose. The Jesuits also established a number of missions in the Southwest. Padre Kino was a Jesuit who established a number of Missions in California. Padre Junipero Serra was a Franciscan who also established missions in the Southwest U.S.
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because they wanted their religion to go all over America
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California
They were in the Southwest and California and established missions and colonies.