Spanish missions in California

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The Spanish missions in California were a chain of 21 religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics along the Pacific coast in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to colonize the region and convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic mission network
Spanish colonial institution
mission system
administeredBy Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Franciscan friars
architecturalStyle Mission Revival architecture inspiration
Spanish Colonial architecture
country Spanish Empire
effect decline of Native Californian cultures
displacement of Indigenous populations
establishment of El Camino Real route
introduction of European agriculture to California
introduction of livestock ranching to California
spread of European diseases among Indigenous peoples
endTime 1833
followedBy Mexican rancho system in California
foundedBy Franciscan Order
Junípero Serra
Kingdom of Spain
linked to: Spain
hasPart Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Francisco Solano
Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
Mission San José
Mission San Juan Bautista
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
Mission Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Clara de Asís
hasPurpose Christianization of Indigenous peoples
agricultural development
colonization of Alta California
consolidation of Spanish territorial claims
cultural assimilation of Native Americans
heritageStatus historic sites of California
influenced Mission Revival architecture in the United States
development of many Californian cities
languageOfInstitution Spanish
locatedIn Alta California
California
Pacific Coast of North America
numberOfMissions 21
opposedBy some Indigenous communities
partOf Spanish colonization of the Americas
Spanish frontier in North America
Spanish missions in the Americas
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Mexican secularization act of 1833
secularization of the missions
startTime 1769
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
usedFor economic production
military control
religious conversion

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El Camino Real associatedWith Spanish missions in California
Spanish missions in California partOf Spanish missions in the Americas
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Cahuilla people historicallyAffectedBy California mission system
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Spanish colonization of the Americas hasPart Spanish missions in the Americas
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mexican Alta California hadMissionSystemLegacy Spanish missions in California (continued influence under Mexico)
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Coast Miwok affectedBy Spanish mission system
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Christianization of central Mexico relatedTo Spanish missions in the Americas
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mexican secularization act of 1833 religiousContext Franciscan missions in California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission Santa Barbara partOf Spanish missions in California
Mission San Juan Capistrano partOf California mission chain
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Mission San Diego de Alcalá partOf Spanish missions in the Americas
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Mission San Diego de Alcalá isFirstOf California missions
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Mission San Antonio de Padua partOf California mission chain
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Mission San Fernando Rey de España partOf Spanish mission system in Alta California
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa partOf California mission chain
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa partOf Spanish missions in Alta California
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa category Spanish missions in California
Mission San Francisco de Asís partOf California mission chain
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission San Francisco de Asís partOf Spanish missions in California
Mission Santa Clara de Asís partOf California mission chain
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Mission San José partOf California mission system
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Mission San José partOf Spanish colonial mission system in the Americas
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Mission San José category Spanish missions in California
Mission San Juan Bautista partOf California mission chain
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission San Miguel Arcángel partOf California mission chain
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission San Miguel Arcángel partOf Spanish mission system in Alta California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission San Rafael Arcángel partOf California mission chain
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission San Rafael Arcángel associatedWith Mission system in Alta California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission San Francisco Solano partOf California mission chain
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Los Padres National Forest namedAfter Los Padres (The Fathers) referring to Spanish missionaries
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Serrano affectedBy California mission system
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Tongva people affectedBy California mission system
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Santa Barbara Mission category Spanish missions in California
Reglamento para el gobierno de la provincia de Californias relatedTo misiones de California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Governor of Las Californias jurisdictionIncludes Spanish missions in California
Ohlone peoples historicalEvent Spanish colonization of California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Ohlone peoples historicalEvent California mission system
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Esselen language associatedWith California mission system
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Don Diego Vega associatedWith California missions
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Saclan associatedWith Spanish missions in California
Indigenous peoples of California historicalEvent Spanish colonization of California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Indigenous peoples of California historicalEvent California mission system
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Northern Valley Yokuts affectedBy Spanish mission system in California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Russian colonization of the Americas interactedWith Spanish Empire in California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Nisenan affectedBy Spanish colonization of California
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Bay Miwok affectedBy Spanish missions in California
Chumash people affectedBy California mission system
linked to: Spanish missions in California
Mission Dolores partOf Spanish missions in California
Carmel Mission Museum focusesOn Spanish missions in California
Fermín Lasuén activeIn Spanish missions in California
subject linked to: Padre Fermín Lasuén