Format:
Online-Ressource (262 p)
ISBN:
9780804010856
Content:
California would be a different place today without the imprint of Spanish culture and the legacy of Indian civilization. The colonial Spanish missions that dot the coast and foothills between Sonoma and San Diego are relics of a past that transformed California's landscape and its people. In a spare and accessible style, Colonial Rosary looks at the complexity of California's Indian civilization and the social effects of missionary control. While oppressive institutions lasted in California for almost eighty years under the tight reins of royal Spain, the Catholic Church, and the government
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Tables; Introduction; 1. Native California before the Missions; 2. All the World's a Stage for Spain; 3. Exploration and Settlement; 4. Establishment of the Missions; 5. The Messengers of St. Francis; 6. Conversion and Mission Life; 7. The Women of Mission California; 8. Spanish and Mexican Settlement; 9. Colonial Soldiers and the Presidio; 10. Style and Layout of Mission Buildings; 11. Farming; 12. Mission Trades and Economy; 13. Indians of the Missions; 14. Changing Rule of the Missions; 15. The Decline of a Civilization
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16. The Cycle of Decline and Restoration17. Conclusion: The Colonial Rosary; Appendix A: Research and Resources; Appendix B: Additional Resources Pertaining to California Indians; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804040228
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804010856
Additional Edition:
Print version Colonial Rosary : The Spanish and Indian Missions of California
Language:
English
Keywords:
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