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.
Traces the life of the Spanish explorer and missionary who traveled to Mexico and California to teach the Indians about Christianity and who established nine missions along the California coast.
Describes Spain's efforts to colonize and spread Christianity in the New World in the eighteenth century by building twenty-one missions along the coastal areas of what is now the state of California.
Chronicles the history of Spanish influence in Texas, focusing on Spanish missions. Features illustrations, photographs, a glossary, a timeline, and an index.
Describes the challenges faced by priests to establish Spanish missions in North America, primarily in the eighteenth century, in an effort to convert the Native peoples to Catholicism.
