Indians, Franciscans, and Spanish Colonization : The Impact of the Mission System on California Indians
Indians, Franciscans, and Spanish Colonization : The Impact of the Mission System on California Indians
- ISBN 13:
9780826317537
- ISBN 10:
0826317537
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 09/01/1996
- Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
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Summary
This ethnohistory examines Indian life in the twenty-one missions Franciscans established in Alta California. In describing how the missions functioned between 1769 and 1848, the authors draw on previously unused sources to analyse change and continuity in Indian material culture and religious practices. The twin goals of Franciscans were to mould Indians into a work force that would produce surplus grain for military garrisons and to regulate their moral conduct and religious practices.