Life in a California mission
By: by Eileen Keremitsis.
Series: The way people live
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Missions, Spanish -- California -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of North America -- Missions -- California -- Juvenile literature.; Franciscans -- California -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Missions -- California -- History.; Indians of North America -- Missions -- California.; Spaniards -- California -- History.; Frontier and pioneer life -- California.; California -- History -- To 1846 -- Juvenile literature.; California -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.; California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; California -- History -- To 1846.; California -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the history of California missions, their dual purpose of converting people to Catholicism and consolidating Spanish territory, and the daily life of friars and natives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-103) and index.
Table of contents: title: Founding the missions; title: The making of a missionary; title: Recruiting converts; title: Daily life of the mission Indians; title: Daily life of the friars; title: Daily life of the Gente de Razón.