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The California Missions
The California Missions are a long-lasting legacy of Spanish colonization in the Americans. Built to spread Catholicism among Indigenous communities, they still exist today.
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Let's Go There! The Tigua and Mission Ysleta in El Paso
Travel to El Paso to learn about the Tigua people and the Ysleta Mission, the oldest settlement in Texas.
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The Spanish Missions in America
Dr. Forrester tells about the Spanish missionaries who built missions throughout the Americas and talks about how those missions functioned.
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Exploration and Missions in the Southwest
Dr. Forrester discusses the Spanish Explorers and their conquests in Mexico and in the southwestern United States. She also talks about the Mission San Jose, Mission San Antonio Valero, and Mission San Gabriel.
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Spanish Exploration in the Southeast
Dr. Forrester examines the exploration and colonization of Florida and the Southeast as well as the explorers who sailed there.