Mission San Antonio de Padua A California mission located in San Antonio de Padua by D’Angelo

Table of Contents Introduction Location People of the Mission Daily life of the Mission Hardships Conclusion Interesting Facts Father Serra

Introduction Mission San Antonio de Padua was found in year 1771 by Fray Serra. It was used as a mission from 1771 – present day.

Location Mission san Antonio de Padua was located near San Miguel Archangel.

People of The Mission The men in the tribe hunted fish, reptiles, birds, and other small animals. They hunted the animals with bows and arrows made from wood, stone, and animal hides. The Indians gathered acorns, grass, berries, nuts, grapes, and even prickly pears. The women in the tribe made a mush out of the acorns by grinding them and then cooking them. Sometimes they baked acorn breads with the ground acorn flour.

Daily Life One bell rang to tell those living at the mission that it was time to say prayers. Another bell rang to signal the times for work, rest, or meals. At sunrise a bell rang to awaken the mission inhabitants. Everyone at the mission came together for breakfast. After breakfast, everyone assembled in church for prayers. Then boys went to their classes and everyone else went to work on their specific duties and jobs. The men went to work in the work shops or in the fields. The women prepared meals. Some women worked at weaving and made fine clothes and blankets out of cotton, wool, and flax. Others made candles or wove baskets for use of the Mission.

Hardships A period of a hardship began at the 1800s at mission San Antonio de Padua. More neophytes were dying at the mission than were being born. Others were afraid of the soldiers, who sometimes acted cruelly. Many Indians were angry because their freedom had been taken away from them. At some missions, the Indians were held captive. They had to work to support the mission system and had limited choices in their daily lives. If a neophyte broke the rules or ran away and was brought back again, he would first be reminded that he had been chosen to live in the mission and promised to follow the rules. If he broke the rules again, he was punished by either flogging or whipping.

Conclusion My conclusion is that Mission San Antonio de Padua is still a living mission.

Interesting Facts Mission San Antonio de Padua was the first mission to have tiled roofs. In the area where San Antonio de Padua was built their were 2,000 to 3,000 Indians who belonged to a tribe called The Salinan. When Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered the Americas, he put Spain in a good position to claim the land there. When the Spanish arrived in California, the lifestyle of the Salinan changed forever. Not only are there very few members of this tribe left, but much of their culture was lost as a result of the mission system.

Father Junipero Serra Father Junipero Serra was a priest that founded a lot of missions. He founded one and then sent someone in charge to get it ready. Then he went on to another and kept on doing it, but he did not found all of the missions. He was born on November 24, 1713. Father Junipero Serra sadly died at the year 1784.

Bibliography This power point used resources from a book and note cards. Lyngheim, Linda The Indians and the California Missions. Van Nuys, Ca: Langtry Publications. 1984.