Mexican secularization act of 1833
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The Mexican secularization act of 1833 was a law that dismantled the mission system in Mexican California by transferring control of mission lands and assets from the Catholic Church to civil authorities and private hands.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican federal law
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law → |
| appliesTo |
California missions
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mission Indians → |
| appliesToInstitution |
Spanish-era missions in Alta California
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|
| appliesToTerritory |
Alta California
→
Mexican California → |
| chronology |
implemented in the 1830s
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|
| country |
Mexico
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| effect |
decline of Franciscan control over Native populations in California
→
distribution of former mission lands as ranchos → end of mission system as primary institution in Alta California → transfer of mission buildings and lands to civil administration → |
| effectOnPopulation |
dispossession of many Native Californians from mission lands
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increase in landholdings of Californio elites → |
| historicalPeriod |
Mexican period in California history
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| legalAction |
confiscation of mission lands
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expropriation of church property → transfer of mission administration to civil authorities → |
| longTermEffect |
foundation for later American-era land disputes in California
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reduction of institutional Catholic Church landholdings in California → transition from mission economy to rancho economy in California → |
| mainSubject |
Catholic Church property
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mission lands → secularization of missions → |
| partOf |
Mexican liberal reforms of the 1830s
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| politicalContext |
anticlerical policies of Mexican liberal governments
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post-independence reorganization of church–state relations in Mexico → |
| purpose |
dismantle the mission system in Mexican California
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redistribute mission lands into private hands → transfer mission lands and assets from the Catholic Church to civil authorities → |
| religiousContext |
Franciscan missions in California
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Roman Catholic Church → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Spanish missions in California
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significantEvent |