Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Hudson, William Henry 1862 1918 The Famous Missions of California Reading ease score: 47.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Schwan, and David Widger "The Famous Missions of California" by William Henry Hudson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the establishment and development of the Spanish missions in California, focusing particularly on the life and work of Father Junipero Serra. Within its pages, readers find a detailed exploration of the dual religious and colonial motivations behind the mission system, illustrating its significant impact on the native populations and the broader history of California. In the book, Hudson emphasizes the pivotal role of Father Junipero Serra, detailing his fervent dedication to spreading Christianity among the indigenous peoples and his efforts to build missions across California from San Diego to San Francisco. The narrative recounts the hardships faced by Serra and his companions, including harsh travel conditions, illness, and hostile encounters with local tribes. It also discusses the establishment of various missions, touching on their architectural features, community life, and the eventual decline of the mission system as secular authorities began to assert control. Hudson presents a balanced view of the missions, recognizing both their cultural influence and the challenges they posed to the native populations, ultimately reflecting on the profound legacy of the mission era in California's history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spanish mission buildings -- California Missions -- California -- History Missions, Spanish -- California -- History F850.5 Text Christianity Browsing: Architecture Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 125283 125284 2024-10-03T04:24:30.768652 2023-10-03T04:51:11.900608 text/html text/html 120780 2013-01-25T13:29:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 42876 2013-01-25T13:45:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125681 2024-10-03T04:24:36.888655 application/epub+zip 126330 2024-10-03T04:24:34.112598 application/epub+zip 107523 2024-10-03T04:24:32.907623 application/epub+zip 287954 2024-10-03T04:24:39.015593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274108 2024-10-03T04:24:36.138665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230595 2022-09-03T06:24:29.878531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106528 106503 2024-10-03T04:24:30.447622 2023-10-03T04:51:11.670609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 106403 2009-03-28T12:25:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40888 2009-03-28T12:30:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106392 2009-03-28T12:26:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40832 2009-03-28T12:30:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22323 2024-10-03T04:24:39.138599 application/rdf+xml 17759 2024-10-03T04:24:33.436605 image/jpeg 4291 2024-10-03T04:24:33.169626 image/jpeg 125749 2024-10-03T04:24:30.779693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog