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California Missions Resource Center
Peruse this thorough resource featuring historical California missions stretching from San Diego to San Francisco as the Spanish established themselves on the west coast of North America between 1768-1853. Read stories of the early...
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Sbc an Uncommon Mission
Read about the California missions that have contributed to California state history. View paintings of all twenty-one missions created by artist, Jerome Tupa. Includes a variety of activities, quizzes, puzzles, etc. to add to the...
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California Missions Virtual Tour
Be sure to play the beautiful Mission Music as you explore this colorful journey into the history of the California missions.
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California Missions Interactive
Follow behind the wheels of two bicyclists who rode from mission to mission and documented their journey. They kept in contact with fourth graders in Palo Alto, California who have been studying California Missions.
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American Journeys: Life of Father Junipero Serro, Founder of Franciscan Missions
This study of Junipero Serra's (1723-1789) life was first published in 1913. It's made available here with some great features. You can search the book for key terms, read background information on the author and the subject, print or...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Spanish Missions in California
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the history of Spanish missions in California.
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Loc: Early California History: An Overview
Table of Contents of an easy-to-understand history of California ranging from the first peoples to the turn of the century and covers the topics of the Missions, the discovery of gold, the towns and the cities.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Mission Inn
This hotel has become the largest Mission Revival style through progressive additions and embellishments since its first predecessor cottage was built in 1876. In addition to lodgings, it features shops, a chapel, furniture from around...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Carmel Mission
The second Roman Catholic California Mission Church, this was the headquarters of the padre presidente, Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen . It was destroyed in the mid-19th century and restored in 1884 and 1920. It remains a parish...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Ca: Mission San Miguel Arcangel
The 16th California Mission church remains well preserved and still in use today though under earthquake remediation construction. Inside are murals by Esteban Munras.
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Cal Earth the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture
Founded and directed by the internationally renowned architect and author Nader Khalili, this institute works to create homes from the earth using such materials as sand, clay, and dirt. Its mission is to create tree-less places for...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Mission Beach Roller Coaster
one of only 2 remaining wooden coasters on the West coast, it was built in 1925 by noted coaster builders Prior and Church. It was saved from destruction in 1987, restored, and is still operating today.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Diego Mission Church
This was the first Spanish Mission in Alta California and the start of El Camino Real. Originally located in the Presidio of San Diego, it later moved a few miles away. The nearby Old Mission Dam, also a NHL, provided water for milling...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Old Mission Dam
The first major irrigation project on the Pacific coast, this dam supplied water for milling and irrigation at the Mission San Diego de Alcala, 5 miles away. Now part of Mission Trails Regional Park.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: San Luis Rey Mission
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "San Luis Rey Mission."
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: La Purisima Mission
Now a historical park, it is the only example in California of a "complete" mission complex.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Santa Barbara Mission
The only Spanish mission in California to remain under the leadership of the Franciscan Friars since the day of its founding.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Diego Presidio
The first fortified presidio, it along with the first mission, San Diego Mission Church, paved the way for Spanish colonization of California. No structures remain, but the site is now located in Presidio Park.
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Unesco: Mexico: Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queretaro
The five Franciscan missions of Sierra Gorda were built during the last phase of the conversion to Christianity of the interior of Mexico in the mid-18th century and became an important reference for the continuation of the...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Space Launch Complex 10
First built in 1958 to test missiles, it was used to launch space missions from 1963 to 1980. It is now a rare, well preserved example of the equipment and facilities from that era.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Las Flores Adobe
An Estancia halfway between two missions, it is now part of a Boy Scout camp located inside Camp Pendleton just off of Interstate 5.
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Pbs the West: Junipero Serra (1713 1784)
This is a short biography of Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan priest who founded many of the Catholic missions in California.