Spanish missions in California

Growing up and going to school in California it has become quite common to hear about the California missions since a young age. These missions are described as positive institutions and in a way we are taught to praise them as we recreate them with models. But the truth is, these missions weren’t exactly what we are taught. Instead they are a place where constant torment and violence also took place and changed the lifes of many people, especially Indigenous people. In his short film Neemkomok…

As conqueror of the Aztec Empire in Mexico, explorer of Guatemala and Honduras, and leader of the first expeditions to California, Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés contributed significantly to the establishment of European domination in America. More particularly we see his contribution to Spanish prominence in both Central and South America. His conquests helped shape the origins and history of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Spaniards initially occupied the New World in order to…

and the story of it. It is different and it mixes between American and Russian history and how Russia came to California. So it is kind of a mixture between American and Russian history.It is located on the Coast of Sonoma County. Speaking of its establishment, the Fort Ross was established on August 13, 1812. It was founded by the Russian American company. The Russians came to California in the 1780s and they settled on Kodiak Island, Alaska. The company’s ships were searching for sea otters,…

Grasse Patrick Murphy Section: Thurs. 11am The Physical Geography of Los Angeles, California Los Angeles: home to Hollywood, the Lakers, and some of the best beaches in the world. How did it get to be such a big city though? Physical geography definitely played a role in the settlement, the expansion, and will even shape the future of this great place. The history of Los Angeles and its geography begins when the Spanish arrived in the 18th century. They came in contact with Gabrielinos and…

adventurous tale, Poe conveys to the reader that greed blinds one from reason. Eldorado was published in a Boston newspaper in 1849, shortly before Poe’s death. This year also happened to mark the beginning of the California Gold Rush. In January of 1848, gold was discovered near Coloma, California, near present-day Sacramento. One year later, a huge migration of 300,000 people began flocking…

territory. The British remained owner of Florida during the Revolutionary War, but from the Treaty of Paris in1783 Florida returned to Spanish control. The Adams-Onis Treaty was negotiated by John Quincy Adams and the Spanish Minister, Don Luis de Onis. The treaty included the acquisition of Florida by the U.S. and the establishment of a boundary line between Spanish territory and the United States. The treaty was signed in February 1819 and was ratified in…

requested that Spain withdraw instantaneously from Cuba, even going as far as to authorize the president to use lethal military force. In 1898, utilizing yellow press, America was able to start a war with the very weak Spanish at the time. Secretary of state John Hay called the Spanish-American war “a splendid little war”, merely because it only lasted four months and resulted in American imperial expansion and fewer than 400 deaths. In late December 1898, Spain and the US signed the Treaty of…

government, in which he would offer the protection from European countries, the help in building up a stable government, as well as the establishment of a strong relationship between two countries in exchange for the annexation of Texas and the area of California and New Mexico. Let first take a look at the condition of the two countries before 1846. In 1845, James Polk took the office and he started to aim for taking new territories into the country. Therefore, it was no doubt if Polk…

happened to the people that lived in it. Another significant aspect of Mission San Jose is that it allows you to understand the general attitude towards non-Europeans, or in this case, Native American’s at the time. Despite being converted to Christianity, it’s clear that the racism towards non-Europeans was still present towards Native Americans. Examples that can enhance understanding of this can be found in the history of Mission San Jose. According to the history provided by the museum, the…

Dominguez-Escalante Journal it the accounting of the expedition traveling thru Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Father Dominguez and Father Escalante’s party included “twelve Spanish colonials and two Indians”. The Mexican Government enlisted a catholic priest, Francisco Dominguez to find a better way to get to the Catholic Missions in Monterey California from Santa Fe New Mexico. Father Dominguez asked Father Silvestre de Escalante to write in detail about this journey. The two fathers set…