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California Missions Foundation
  • About
    • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Executive Director
    • History
    • Historic Preservation
    • Mission Statement
    • CMF Awards
    • Annual Reports
    • Bylaws
    • Contact
  • Missions
    • Apply for a Grant
    • The California Missions
      • San Francisco Solano
      • San Rafael Arcángel
      • San Francisco de Asís
      • San José
      • Santa Clara de Asís
      • Santa Cruz
      • San Juan Bautista
      • San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
      • Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
      • San Antonio de Padua
      • San Miguel Arcángel
      • San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
      • La Purísima Concepción
      • Santa Inés
      • Santa Bárbara
      • San Buenaventura
      • San Fernando Rey
      • San Gabriel Arcángel
      • San Juan Capistrano
      • San Luis Rey de Francía
      • San Diego de Alcalá
    • Junípero Serra
    • California Indians
    • Missions Videos
    • Related Sites
      • Asistencias
      • Presidios
      • Ranchos
      • Pueblos
  • Schools
    • Bus Field Trips
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • The California Missions
      • San Francisco Solano
      • San Rafael Arcángel
      • San Francisco de Asís
      • San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo
      • San José
      • Santa Clara de Asís
      • Santa Cruz
      • San Juan Bautista
      • Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
      • San Antonio de Padua
      • San Miguel Arcángel
      • San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
      • Santa Inés
      • Santa Bárbara
      • San Buenaventura
      • San Fernando Rey
      • San Gabriel Arcángel
      • San Juan Capistrano
      • San Luis Rey de Francía
      • San Diego de Alcalá
    • Mission Videos
    • Junípero Serra
    • California Indians
    • Related Sites
      • Asistencias
      • Presidios
      • Ranchos
      • Pueblos
  • Join
    • Annual Membership
    • Annual Conference
    • Mission Tours
    • Book a Talk
  • Media
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    • Correo Newsletter
    • Boletín Publication
    • Facebook
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    • Photo Gallery
    • Videos
      • California Missions Videos
      • Virtual Field Trip 2021
      • AATB Virtual Field Trip 2022
      • CMF PSA
      • CMF YouTube
    • Articles
      • A Day in the Life of A Friar
      • California Mission Music
      • Mission Vocabulary
      • Wine at the California Missions
      • The Presidios of Alta California
      • More
    • Book Reviews
      • Live Again Our Mission Past
      • Native Americans at Mission Santa Cruz
      • Wandering Through California With Pen & Brush
      • More
    • Bibliography
      • Foreigners in California
      • California Indians in the Mission Era
      • Art, Architecture, and Music
      • Women
      • More
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    • Annual Boletín Journal
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The Mission Story

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The California Missions

In Alta California, from San Diego to Sonoma.

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El Presidio de Santa Barbara

Presidios

The forts that protected the missions and Spanish pueblos.

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San Antonio de Pala

Asistencias

Sub missions, established from South America to California.

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California Ranchos Map

Ranchos

Large land grants which became today's cities.

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Dana Adobe

Pueblos

Spain's idea to populate its American territories.

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