We humans, if we are to live intentional and thoughtful lives, almost always return to a series of timeless questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? To answer those questions ...

Control of Los Cabos missions at San José del Cabo and Santiago shifted from the Jesuits to Franciscans in 1768, with dire ...

The missions—built between 1769 and 1823 and extending in a chain of 600 miles from Sonoma to San Diego—stand as symbols of California's Spanish colonial past. Pictured is San Miguel's bell tower.

Spanish missions that dot the landscape in California today exist as centers of historical interpretation. Visitors to California, residents of the state, and school children often turn to these sites ...

"Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Great Oak Press." NMAI copy Purchased from the NMAI Library Endowment. The California missions and Spanish colonization -- Regional promoters and the California ...