Vintage Map of the California Missions
by Benjamin Yeager
Title
Vintage Map of the California Missions
Artist
Benjamin Yeager
Medium
Photograph - Color Photo
Description
A vintage map showing the Franciscan missions of California.
The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1833 to spread the Christian faith among the local Native Americans. The missions represented the first major effort by Europeans to colonize the Pacific Coast region, and gave Spain a valuable toehold in the frontier land.
Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
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November 12th, 2013
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