Converting California : Indians and Franciscans in the missions /

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This book is a compelling and balanced history of the California missions and their impact on the Indians they tried to convert. Focusing primarily on the religious conflict between the two groups, it sheds new light on the tensions, accomplishments, and limitations of the California mission experie...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sandos, James A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004.
Series:Yale Western Americana series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Serra, Junípero, > Saint, > 1713-1784.
Serra, Junípero, > Saint, > 1713-1784
Franciscans > Missions > California > History.
Franciscans
Indians of North America > Missions > California > History.
Indians, Treatment of > California > History.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Indians of North America > Missions
Indians, Treatment of
Missions
California
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • California's missions as instruments of social control
  • Indians at contact
  • Junípero Serra and Franciscan evangelization
  • The Indians of San Diego say "no!"
  • Serra refuses to turn back
  • Fermin Francisco Lasuen and evangelization
  • Evangelization in Serra's shadow
  • The only heritage their parents gave them : syphilis, gonorrhea, and other diseases
  • Music and conversion
  • Indian resistance to missionization
  • Assessing California's missions.

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