Mission facts
San Diego de Alcala was which mission
The first mission
People who discover the New World
Explorers
A fort made to protect the missions
Presidios
The customs and way of life that describe a group
Culture
The missionaries wanted to _____________ the Native Americans to a new religion.
Convert
How many missions were they?
21 missions
Taught the Native Americans the Spanish way of life
Padres
These places were built and established to teach Native Americans a new way of life and the new religion of Catholicism.
California Missions
Name 3 jobs the Native American men did
farmers, metal workers, carpentry, taking care of livestock
Some Native Americans did not want to join the missions and chose to _____________ instead.
rebel
Who founded the first mission?
Father Junipero Serra
The workers in the missions
The local Native Americans
What the Spanish called Mexico after they took over
New Spain
They went to church and tended the garden the garden.
Native American children
This thing is produced by taking animal fat and boiling it.
Tallow
Harbors were important because...
They could bring in supplies
The role of the soldier
to protect the missions
The saying that means Upper California
Alta California
What was the main job of the vaqueros on the mission?
Herding cattle
Many mission Native Americans created a ____________ system to be able to get water to their crops.
Irrigation
He wanted to colonize the new world to become more powerful.
King Charles of Spain
Serra and _____ set up the first mission.
Gaspar de Portola
Most missions were built in a square shape with a___________in the middle.
Courtyard
This sound told the Native Americans when it was time to pray, work, and eat.
Sound of the church bells
These bricks were used to make adobe buildings.
Clay bricks