Spanish missions in California

homes—were constructed in Southern California, as the style was popularized in pattern books and magazines, architects and builders quickly employed it in the design and construction of bungalows. Borrowed from the Indian term bangala by British colonists, the bungalow referred to a rural one-story home with a front porch and central living room. During the first decade of the 20th century, the bungalow proved itself a housing type readily adaptable to the California climate and the high demand…

Historical archaeology in California covers the time span after Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo reached San Diego in 1542; however, it tends to be considered the beginning with the period of Spanish colonization starting in 1769 with the arrival of Gaspar de Portola 's expedition in San Diego and goes all the way into the 20th century. Archaeological studies of what is called the Exploration Period from 1542-1769, the Spanish Colonial Period from 1769-1821, the Mexican Republic Period from 1821-1846,…

Agriculture is the idea of farming the land and using the natural resources that around to cultivate the land for food. Sometimes it goes as far as farming animals and using their skin to make clothing. California has had a very long history when it comes to agriculture. Before the European settlers came to California, the Native Americans did not see a need to take a risk in agriculture. The land around the Native American tribes had enough richness that there was no need to do so. Hunting,…

houses normally have reflected a Colonial style. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Spanish influence became noticeable in buildings. Designers in America with a Spanish heritage began to follow a specific vision - one that reflected their culture well. This created several different visions for architecture in America that began to produce different distinct designs based on the past from each Spanish region. Emphasized by simplicity, houses went from intricate, symmetrical, and square…

is one of the most interesting sections of SJC Mission. The church was laid out as a cross shape with a bell tower that can be seen as far away as 10 miles and whose bells could be heard even further. This historical church lasted only six year as it was destroyed by a 7.0-magnitude in 1812. The earthquake also took the lives of fifty plus people who were buried in the old church cemetery. San Juan Capistrano Mission The San Juan Capistrano Mission is a breathtaking piece of history that…

Mission Santa Barbara art mainly consisted of its gardens, architecture, and statues. The works of art and statues in the church and museum display angels, saints and Bible stories. The small statues of St. Dominic and St. Francis are particularly fine figures whose faces display a feeling of emotional intensity which is usual of baroque art. The church is similar to those built in Mexico in the mid 1800's. It is principally neoclassical in style, consisting of the enriching devices and features…

Musical lyrics are so entrancing because many work like good poetry. But what makes poetry good? Dr. Dale Haskell, professor of English at Southeast Missouri State University, says that a good poem has seven qualities (Lecture). The most important one of these qualities is what Dr. Haskell calls “word-magic.” This means that all the correct words should be used in the poem, making sure that the words in different lines coincide with each other to form connections. These words must also appeal…

The Californios started to expand into california in 1821. A californio is a spanish speaking catholic born in between 1769 and 1848. They rode horses and started their journey from mexico. Before the missions, they were all very deep into the catholic religion. They have lived that way for their whole life, and they wanted for other people to live the way they did. They spent days and often got many blisters from riding from place to place. They always moved north and never down south. They…

would be the monument. Johnson experience in designing Spanish Colonial and Mission style architecture lead to him design the museum with inspiration of Mission architecture that is related to the Missions the Spanish built while they had control of Presidio Hill. Now the museum is currently known as Junipero Serra Museum and was built in dedication of where Father Junípero Serra, with a group of soldiers, established the first Spanish mission and fort. Because of John Nolen’s role in the…

The indigenous of California experienced oppression at the hands of the Spanish, who abused and exploited them in order to build their wealth and power. In Pablo Tac’s account “Indian Life at San Luis Rey”, he depicts the way the Spanish dictate every aspect of the indigenous lives, presented under the guise of religion and leadership from genté de razón. In contrasts to Tac’s observations is Maria Ruiz de Burton’s novel The Squatter and The Don. Burton’s novel exalts Spanish-Americans as…