The Road to the Missions
How many missions are there in Alta California?
21 missions
What is a missionary?
Someone who works to spread a religion
What is a vaquero?
The spanish word for cowboy
Who was Father Serra?
Father Serra was a Spanish priest and missionary who helped create the California missions.
What did the natives build?
The mission buildings
What does El Camino Real Mean?
The Royal Road OR The King's Highway
What does convert mean?
To persuade someone to change his or her religion
What is the name of the first mission?
Mission San Diego de Alcala
Why did the Spanish build the missions near where the Native Americans lived?
The Spanish wanted to bring the Natives into the missions to convert them to Christianity and help them to build and run the missions.
What did the Spanish the bring the natives that changed California?
Agriculture, technology, livestock
How far was each mission from each other?
A 1 day horseback ride
What is agriculture?
Growing crops and raising animals
What is a presidio?
A fort, run by the Spanish soldiers who lived and protected the people around them.
What made the Spanish build the missions in Alta California?
They wanted to convert the Natives to Christianity.
What did the Natives lose when they came to the missions?
Their culture, language, lifestyle
What was El Camino Real?
The road that linked all 21 missions.
What is irrigation?
Bringing water to dry land from another source
What is a pueblo?
A town that was often built near the missions.
Why was a cross put up at each mission?
To show that the mission was being established and spread the Catholic faith.
What does it mean that the natives rebelled against the missionaries?
To fight back against authority
Why were the mission bells rung? Give at least 5 reasons
- Time to eat
- Time to pray
- Time to rest
- Time to wake up/sleep
- Danger
What is tallow?
A product made from animal fat used to make candles and soap
What is adobe made of?
Clay, mud, sticks, water - baked in the sun
What did the Spanish teach the Natives while they were at the missions? (4 things)
How to farm, Christianity, how to cook, Spanish
Why was living on a mission so difficult for the Native Californians?
They were forced to stay and couldn’t leave without permission, they had to do hard manual labor, the Spanish brought diseases