Title
1908 - The Missions and Missionaries of California, Vol. I, Lower California, Zephyrin Engelhardt
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Subject
Missions in Lower California
Description
Volume I of the Missions and Missionaries in California was compiled from original sources and was intended to serve as an introduction to the history of what was referred to as Upper or Alta California. This volume addresses the origin of the missions in Lower California, it's discovery, efforts to colonize the lower peninsula, the endeavors to establish a government, learn the language, introduction of agriculture, failure of the Spanish government to adequately fund the missions, establishment of various missions, the Jesuits decline, the Franciscan period; efforts to establish missions in Upper California by Fr. Junipero Serra, Fr. Palóu journey to the north, the Dominican Period, neglect of Lower California by the government, and the independence of Mexico.
Source
Internet Archives
Format
Language
English
Disciplines
History of Religion | Latin American History | Law | Life Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences | United States History
Original Format
Paper
Document Type
Book
Recommended Citation
"1908 - The Missions and Missionaries of California, Vol. I, Lower California, Zephyrin Engelhardt" (2019). Franciscan Publications. 8.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_spa_2/8
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