Interpreters at mission sites today continue to situate colonial California within idyllic depictions consistent with the mission myth. While some contemporary sites attempt to present more balanced ...

This article analyzes the early records of Mission San Gabriel to conclude that the missionaries replaced native identities with new categories of gentile and neophyte, based on religious criteria, ...

Contrary to long-held perceptions of rapid upheaval of Native Californian lifeways instigated by the establishment of Spanish missions in coastal southern California, archaeological and ...

The mission is one of California’s most iconic landmarks and is part of a string of 21 Spanish missions established in the state’s colonial era. Prosecutors have not released details on what tools or ...

A recent California Indian movement to remove church bell symbols in the city of Santa Cruz underscored ongoing tensions between Native communities and public commemorations of the state’s Spanish ...

It was one of the first studies of colonial California anchored in Spanish-language sources and the experiences of Indigenous Californians.

Out of 18th century California, the Camino Real runs down the American West Coast, linking 21 Spanish missions between San Diego, near the Mexican border, and Sonoma, north of San Francisco. Let ...

A statue of Junipero Serra, the Franciscan priest who helped to establish the Spanish missions in California, was torn down by protesters in Sacramento’s Capitol Park on Saturday after marches ...