CALIFORNIA MISSIONS & NATIVE AMERICANS

CALIFORNIA MISSIONS & NATIVE AMERICANS

 

      Spain thought the best way to start a colony in Californa was by setting up missions.

 

      Gasper de Portola, a Spanish army captain, and Father Junipero Serra, a Catholic priest, set out for California. On July 16, 1769

,  Alta California at San Diego.

 

 

    Eventually, over the years, the _____

missions

_______ would be approximately a day's walk from one another. The missions' sites were chosen in valleys, near fresh water, rich soil, and near friendly _______

Native

__________  Americans.

 
    
After claiming the land for Spain

, the priests focused on teaching the Indians about Christianity and the Spanish culture. They also showed the Indians techniques of building with adobe bricks, carpentry, blacksmithing, working in the fields, and tending the animals. Work at the missions was very  hard for the Indians. They had to follow all of the rules set up by the _____

 

 

 

 

night

 

hard

 

missions

 

priests

 

Native

 

Father