Colonial rosary: the Spanish and Indian missions of California

Native California before the missions

All the world's a stage for Spain

Exploration and settlement

Establishment of the missions

The messengers of St. Francis

Conversion and mission life

The women of mission California

Spanish and Mexican settlement

Colonial soldiers and the Presidio

Style and layout of mission buildings

Farming

Mission trades and economy

Indians of the missions

Changing rule of the missions

The decline of a civilization

The cycle of decline and restoration

Conclusion : the colonial rosary

Appendix A : research and resources

Appendix B : additional resources pertaining to California indians.