Charts the histories of the California missions of San Diego de Alcala, San Juan Capistrano, and San Luis Rey de Francia, and briefly describes life among the Native Americans of southwestern California before the arrival of the Spaniards.
Examines the Spanish missions along the southern coast of California, discussing the Native Americans before the arrival of the missionaries, how and why the missions were founded, and what life was like for the missionaries.
Charts the histories of the California missions of Santa Barbara, La Purisima Concepcion, and Santa Ines, and briefly describes life among the Chumash Indians before the arrival of the Spaniards.
Examines the Spanish missions along the southern coast of California, discussing the Native Americans before the arrival of the missionaries, how and why the missions were founded, and what life was like for the missionaries.