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Table of Contents List of Illustrations 000 Foreword 000 Acknowledgments 000 Introduction 001 The Missions 000 About This Book 000 Understanding the Indians of the Missions 000 Terms and Definitions 000 1. Native California before the Missions 000 Natural Opportunism 000 Cultural and Political Division 000 Earth, Spirit, and Kin 000 2. All the World's a Stage for Spain 000 Divine Rule and Foreign Policy 000 God's Foot Soldiers 000 The Jesuits 000 A Precedent to Follow, and One to Avoid 000 Exploration of an Unknown Coast 000 The Bourbon Transformation, and Competition 000 3. Exploration and Settlement 000 By Land or by Sea 000 Establishing the First Missions in Alta California 000 First Meetings 000 Tangible Incentives for Conversion 000 4. Establishment of the Missions 000 Building and Stocking the Missions 000 Gathering More Recruits 000 Founding and Organizing the Missions 000 Bureaucratic Obstacles 000 5. The Messengers of St. Francis 000 The Franciscan Order 000 Father Junøpero Serra 000 The Franciscan Perspective on Indians and Missionary Work 000 Challenges of Mission Work in California 000 6. Conversion and Mission Life 000 Role Models 000 The Reality of Conversion 000 Keeping Converts and Building a Settlement 000 Language 000 Music 000 Moral Obligations 000 Cycle of Work 000 7. The Women of Mission California 000 The Colonial Female Ideal 000 The Bottom Rung 000 Under Lock and Key 000 Female Work Roles 000 Colonization through Reproduction 000 8. Spanish and Mexican Settlement 000 Pueblos 000 Ranchos 000 The Spanish Settler Class and Culture 000 Spanish Culture 000 An Ethnic Hodgepodge 000 9. Colonial Soldiers and the Presidio 000 Presidios 000 Soldier of All Trades 000 Military Bearing and Gear 000 Forgotten Soldiers 000 10. Style and Layout of Mission Buildings 000 Building and Construction 000 Irrigation, Water Structures, and Roads 000 Human Handiwork 000 Outfitting the Church Interior 000 A Layout for Production and Daily Life 000 11. Farming 000 Farming Methods 000 Livestock 000 Crops 000 Gardens 000 Food 000 Cooking Methods and Tools 000 Change in Nutrition and Eating Habits 000 The Change in Landscape 000 12. Mission Trades and Economy 000 Crafting Their Way to Heaven 000 Fueling the Mission and Colonial Economies 000 13. Indians of the Missions 000 Mission Indian Groups 000 A Conscripted Labor Force 000 Keeping and Recording the Populations 000 Indian Life 000 Indian Leadership 000 Rebellion and Violence 000 Resistance and Economic Benefit: Livestock Raiding 000 Escape 000 14. Changing Rule of the Missions 000 Land of Confusion 000 The Drive for Secularization 000 The Plan of Transfer 000 The Outcome of Secularization 000 15. The Decline of a Civilization 000 The Epidemic: A Fact of Life and Death 000 Inside the Mission 000 Social Effects 000 A Group Abandoned 000 Legislation That Meant Well 000 16. The Cycle of Decline and Restoration 000 The American Period and The Silent Years 000 Restoration and an Uncertain Future 000 17. Conclusion: The Colonial Rosary 000 Appendix A: Research and Resources 000 Appendix B: Additional Resources Pertaining to California Indians 000 Indian Canyon 000 The Alliance of California Tribes 000 The Bureau of Indian Affairs 000 The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center in Santa Rosa, California 000 The Center for California Native Nations 000 Web Sites of California Tribes with Mission Descendants 000 Resources for Study of California Missions 000 Mission Web Sites and Home Pages 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Missions, Spanish -- California -- History.
Indians of North America -- Missions -- California -- History.
Spaniards -- California -- History.
Franciscans -- California -- History.
California -- History -- To 1846.
California -- Social life and customs.
California -- Race relations.
California -- Church history.