Santa Cruz MissionViolet Mae Rojic

Mission System Mission Pueblo Rancho Presidio• Were set up for religious purposes

• The Spanish began to occupy areas of California

• Ranchos were often used to raise large numbers of crops and livestock

• A Spanish word for fort

• The men farmed and cared for animals

• The Spanish set up presidios to protect the areas they occupied

• Raise horses, sheep, and pigs

• Spanish set presidios to protect areas they occupied

• The women cooked , sewed and gardened

• Each presidio was home to soldiers who defended the missions

• After used to grow live stalk

• Presidios become centers for trade

• Older people fished and made arrows

• Presidios also became centers for trade

• Ranchos replaced missions as the center of the economy

• Many California Indians worked on the missions

• The Spanish government also set up pueblos on farm land near presidios

• Large areas for farming crops

Mission LifeThe Spanish government wanted the number in catholic missions to grow. This was because California had an important part of Spain’s land in North America , witch was called New Spain.

To attract large numbers of California Indians, the missions had to be built near where groups lived. The missions were also built near natural resources such as rivers, forests, and fertile land that was good for growing crops.

Problems at Missions• The Native Americans were not

free to leave• The resistance was violent• Many died from diseases• Forced to give up their way of life• Worked hard• Learned Spainish• Made new things• Gifts such as beads, clothing, and

food

Specific Mission

Date founded: August 28, 1791

Founder: Fermin Lasuen Mission Indians in 1842:

284 Crops harvested in 1832:

58,072 number of livestock in

1832: 9,236

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