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How did the Native Americans live at the mission?
The natives lived in the missions until their religious training was complete. Then, they would move to homes outside of the missions. Once the natives converted to Christianity, the missionaries would move on to new locations, and the existing missions served as churches.
What happened to the Native Americans at the missions?
Local tribes were relocated and conscripted into forced labor on the mission, stretching from San Diego to San Francisco. Disease, starvation, over work and torture decimated these tribes. Many were baptized as Roman Catholics by the Franciscan missionaries at the missions.
What animals were raised on Mission Santa Cruz?
At the mission, there were more than 50,000 cattle and sheep. They had 1,300 goats, 300 pigs, and almost 2,000 horses.
Was Mission San Miguel ever destroyed?
Mission San Miguel Layout, Floor Plan, Buildings and Grounds The original church was destroyed in a fire in 1806. It was soon ready for its roof, but it took a long time to bring the roofing timbers from the nearby mountains, 40 miles away, and the church was not completed until 1818.
Who was the Native American in Mission San Miguel?
The Native Americans The main tribe in the area around Mission San Buenaventura was the Salinan. The Spanish named the tribe the Salinan, we don’t know what name they used for themselves. Like most of the other tribes in California, the Salinan were nomadic.
Why was the Mission San Miguel Arcangel established?
It was established on July 25, 1797 by the Franciscan order, on a site chosen specifically due to the large number of Salinan Indians that inhabited the area, whom the Spanish priests wanted to evangelize. The mission remains in use as a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey.
What was the year like in San Miguel?
A model of Mission San Miguel Arcángel as it looked in the in the early 19th century (San Miguel Mission Museum). In their pagan state they divided as we do, the year into spring, summer, fall and winter. They had no calendars.
Where did the Salinan Indians live at the mission?
During the Spanish and Mexican periods, the mission boundaries extended north and south approximately 18 miles each way, east 66 miles into the San Joaquin Valley and west 35 miles to the Pacific Ocean. Salinan Indians are still very active community members in area today. The answers were written in April of 1814. Who was living at the mission?