Discusses the Mission San Rafael Arcángel from its founding to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of

Learn about the rich history of Mission San Rafael Arcángel: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Learn about the rich history of Mission Santa Bárbara: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Studies of the Spanish conquest in the Americas traditionally have explained European-Indian encounters in terms of such factors as geography, timing, and the c

Learn about the rich history of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.