Spanish missions in California - Wikipedia
The Spanish missions in California (Spanish: Misiones españolas en California) formed a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the U.S. state of California.
Mexican Secularization Act of 1833 - Wikipedia
The Mexican Secularization Act of 1833, officially called the Decree for the Secularization of the Missions of California, [1] was an act passed by the Congress of the Union of the First Mexican Republic which secularized the Californian missions.
1821-1847: Missions, Ranchos, and the Mexican War for Independence
In the 60 years of their operation, the 21 California missions had employed 142 priests and baptized 53,600 natives. Missions were at once churches, towns, schools, farms, factories, and prisons, often operated in conjunction with a nearby military presidio and agricultural pueblo.
Alta California - Wikipedia
Mexico won independence in 1821, and Alta California became a territory of Mexico the next year.
Mexican California | Early California History: An Overview
Most important, the new Mexican republic was determined to move to "secularize" the missions, to remove the natives and the mission property from the control of the Franciscan missionaries. This process began in California in 1834.
California Missions - HISTORY
2017年12月21日 · In 1833, the Mexican government passed a law that secularized and ended missions. California was part of Mexico during this time.
The History of Colonization in California · California History · …
The first flag of the California Republic was formed in 1846, following the rebellion of a group of illegal American immigrants against the Mexican government. After learning of the state of the Mexican-American War, these settlers formed an alliance to help aid the U.S. military.
Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California (Mexican ...
2004年11月18日 · Hispanic settlement of what is now California began in 1769 when the Presidio and Catholic mission of San Diego were established. By 1823, 20 more missions dotted the California coast from San Diego to Sonoma, along with several military presidios and …
During the years California was ruled by Mexico, visitors and settlers from the United States arrived in ever greater numbers. These interlopers were harbingers of the change in sovereignty that would come to California with the Mexican American War.
California's Missions — Google Arts & Culture
Although written to expose the mistreatment of the Mission Indians by Anglo-Americans, the book did much to encourage interest in Spanish and Mexican California, and romanticized its...