Thursday, July 10, 2008

Week 4 Project 4a

California Missions

4A.http://www.californiamissions.com/menu.html
The 21 missions in California and the years they were built are; Mission San Diego de Alcala (1769), Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo (1770), Mission San Antonio de Padua (1771), Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (1771), Mission San Luis Obispo (1772), Mission San Francisco de Asís (1776), Mission San Juan Capistrano (1776), Mission Santa Clara de Asís (1777), Mission San Buenaventura (1782), Mission Santa Barbara (1786), Mission La Purisíma Concepción (1787), Mission Santa Cruz (1791), Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (1791), Mission San José (1797, Mission San Juan Bautista (1797), Mission San Miguel de Arcángel (1797), Mission San Fernando Rey de España (1797), Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (1798), Mission Santa Inés (1804), Mission San Rafael Arcángel (1817), and Mission San Francisco de Solano (1823).

B. http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/index.html
California's 18th Mission-San Luis Rey de Francia was nicknamed the "The King of the Missions" Its the largest of the California missions and was named for King Louis IX, King of France. In the garden area water flowed from two springs through open mouthed gargoyles into a brick area where the Indians did their laundry.

C. http://www.californiamissions.com/menu.html
On December 14, 1817, the improvised sanitarium was founded under the patronage of San Rafael Arcángel, the angel of bodily healing. A number of the invalid Indians were transferred to the new settlement and, with a handful of converts attracted from the vicinity, they formed a neophyte community. By the end of the first year, the asistencia had a population of over 300


5. I chose this topic because out of all the videos this topic interested me the most. The video i picked shows a tour of the Mission0 San Luis Rey de Francia and gives neat information.

6.http://www.californiamissions.com/menu.html, its a good source because its all about the california missions and gives you backround on the mission and the people involved. And theres a site for more sources and a gift shop too.
http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/index.html, this video is pretty legit, it gives you a map of where its located and has a virtual tour of the Mission as well as some cool facts

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

California Missions Link

You might find this site interesting.