Spanish colonists established a number of missions in the Western Hemisphere to promote the Roman Catholic faith among the Native peoples, although an underlying motive was convert the Natives to Spanish speaking vassals loyal to Spain.
Missions reached what is now the American Southwest starting with the Rio Grande Valley in the 16th century. In 1769, the first mission was established in California.
On this page I have a number of pictures taken of various missions that survive in California from San Diego to Sonoma. I have been
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San Juan Bautista
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San Juan Bautista Mission San Juan Bautista is located in San Juan Bautistia, CA. It was...
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Nuestra Senora de la Soledad Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, located near Soledad, CA, was...
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San Antonio de Padua Mission San Antonio de Padua is surrounded by a military installation...
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San Antonio de Padua Interior of the church.
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San Miguel Archangel Mission San Miguel Archangel is located in San Miguel, CA. It was founded in...
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San Miguel Archangel Interior of Mission San Miguel Archangel
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San Miguel Archangel Interior of Mission San Miguel Archangel.
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San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is located in downtown San Luis Obispo....
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La Purisima Concepcion (I have seen several spelling variations of Pursima). Mission La Purisima...
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La Purisima Concepcion Mission La Purisima Concepcion interior
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La Purisima Concepcion
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Santa Ines Mission Santa Ines is located on the outskirts of Solvang, CA. Founded...
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Santa Barbara Mission Santa Barbara, located in Santa Barbara, CA, is one of the...
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San Buenaventura Mission San Buenaventura is located in downtown Ventura, CA. It was...
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San Jose Mission San Jose is located in Fremont, CA, some 15 miles from San Jose. The...
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San Jose Interior of the reconstructed Mission San Jose.
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Santa Clara de Asis Mission Santa Clara de Asis is located on the campus of Santa Clara...
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