Spanish missions in California
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The Spanish missions in California were a chain of 21 religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics along the Pacific coast in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to colonize the region and convert Indigenous peoples to Christianity.
Aliases (14)
- California mission chain ×9
- California mission system ×7
- Spanish missions in the Americas ×4
- California missions ×2
- Spanish colonization of California ×2
- Spanish mission system in Alta California ×2
- Franciscan missions in California ×1
- Los Padres (The Fathers) referring to Spanish missionaries ×1
- Mission system in Alta California ×1
- Spanish colonial mission system in the Americas ×1
- Spanish mission system ×1
- Spanish missions in Alta California ×1
- Spanish missions in California (continued influence under Mexico) ×1
- misiones de California ×1
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic mission network
→
Spanish colonial institution → mission system → |
| administeredBy |
Catholic Church
→
Franciscan friars → |
| architecturalStyle |
Mission Revival architecture inspiration
→
Spanish Colonial architecture → |
| country |
Spanish Empire
→
|
| effect |
decline of Native Californian cultures
→
displacement of Indigenous populations → establishment of El Camino Real route → introduction of European agriculture to California → introduction of livestock ranching to California → spread of European diseases among Indigenous peoples → |
| endTime |
1833
→
|
| followedBy |
Mexican rancho system in California
→
|
| foundedBy |
Franciscan Order
→
Junípero Serra → Kingdom of Spain → |
| hasPart |
Mission San Antonio de Padua
→
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo → Mission San Diego de Alcalá → Mission San Fernando Rey de España → Mission San Francisco Solano → Mission San Francisco de Asís → Mission San Gabriel Arcángel → Mission San José → Mission San Juan Bautista → Mission San Juan Capistrano → Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa → Mission San Luis Rey de Francia → Mission San Miguel Arcángel → Mission San Rafael Arcángel → Mission Santa Barbara → Mission Santa Clara de Asís → |
| hasPurpose |
Christianization of Indigenous peoples
→
agricultural development → colonization of Alta California → consolidation of Spanish territorial claims → cultural assimilation of Native Americans → |
| heritageStatus |
historic sites of California
→
|
| influenced |
Mission Revival architecture in the United States
→
development of many Californian cities → |
| languageOfInstitution |
Spanish
→
|
| locatedIn |
Alta California
→
California → Pacific Coast of North America → |
| numberOfMissions |
21
→
|
| opposedBy |
some Indigenous communities
→
|
| partOf |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
→
Spanish frontier in North America → Spanish missions in the Americas → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
→
|
| significantEvent |
Mexican secularization act of 1833
→
secularization of the missions → |
| startTime |
1769
→
|
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
→
late 18th century → |
| usedFor |
economic production
→
military control → religious conversion → |
Referenced by (42)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mission San Antonio de Padua
("California mission chain")
→
Mission San Diego de Alcalá ("Spanish missions in the Americas") → Mission San Fernando Rey de España ("Spanish mission system in Alta California") → Mission San Francisco Solano ("California mission chain") → Mission San Francisco de Asís ("California mission chain") → Mission San Francisco de Asís → Mission San José ("California mission system") → Mission San José ("Spanish colonial mission system in the Americas") → Mission San Juan Bautista ("California mission chain") → Mission San Juan Capistrano ("California mission chain") → Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa ("California mission chain") → Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa ("Spanish missions in Alta California") → Mission San Miguel Arcángel ("California mission chain") → Mission San Miguel Arcángel ("Spanish mission system in Alta California") → Mission San Rafael Arcángel ("California mission chain") → Mission Santa Barbara → Mission Santa Clara de Asís ("California mission chain") → Spanish missions in California ("Spanish missions in the Americas") → |
partOf |
|
Don Diego Vega
("California missions")
→
El Camino Real → Esselen language ("California mission system") → Mission San Rafael Arcángel ("Mission system in Alta California") → Saclan → |
associatedWith |
|
Indigenous peoples of California
("Spanish colonization of California")
→
Indigenous peoples of California ("California mission system") → Ohlone peoples ("Spanish colonization of California") → Ohlone peoples ("California mission system") → |
historicalEvent |
|
Coast Miwok
("Spanish mission system")
→
Serrano ("California mission system") → Tongva people ("California mission system") → |
affectedBy |
|
Mission San José
→
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa → Santa Barbara Mission → |
category |
|
Christianization of central Mexico
("Spanish missions in the Americas")
→
Reglamento para el gobierno de la provincia de Californias ("misiones de California") → |
relatedTo |
|
Mexican Alta California
("Spanish missions in California (continued influence under Mexico)")
→
|
hadMissionSystemLegacy |
|
Spanish colonization of the Americas
("Spanish missions in the Americas")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Cahuilla people
("California mission system")
→
|
historicallyAffectedBy |
|
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
("California missions")
→
|
isFirstOf |
|
Governor of Las Californias
→
|
jurisdictionIncludes |
|
Los Padres National Forest
("Los Padres (The Fathers) referring to Spanish missionaries")
→
|
namedAfter |
|
Mexican secularization act of 1833
("Franciscan missions in California")
→
|
religiousContext |