missions, spanish

Describes the history of Spanish missions in the Old West and how they helped to shape the development of the region.

Describes mission life during the Spanish colonial period in the southwestern United States, the plight of Native Americans and Roman Catholic missionaries, and Spanish missions today.

Discusses the history of California missions, their dual purpose of converting people to Catholicism and consolidating Spanish territory, and the daily life of friars and natives.

Presents a collection of over one hundred thirty archival and newer photographs and illustrations describing five Spanish missions of San Antonio, and includes archeological data and discoveries.

A brief history of California's missions, why and where they were built, how Native Americans were involved, and what happened to them.

Describes the religious and cultural role of the Spanish missions in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and California.

Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, and the founding and construction of missions there to support their claim on the land.

Describes the history of Spanish missions in the Old West and how they helped to shape the development of the region.

Presents information on how the Spanish, during their exploration and settlement of Florida and the Southwestern U.S., established missions in an attempt to convert the native Americans to Catholicism, and explains how the missions changed regions where they were established. Includes time line.

Describes the beginning of the Spanish mission system in California, its expansion, and the effects of the missions on the native peoples of that area.