California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Spanish Empire, 1770
California Missions
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Indian Child and Spanish Priest
Junipero Serra
Mission San Juan Capistrano
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (San Gabriel Mission)
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
San Francisco Presidio Russian Louis Choris San Francisco Presidio
Native People and Spanish Soldier
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Total Fugitives from Missions to 1817
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Los Angeles Area Ranchos, ca. 1840
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Andres Pico Rancho, near San Fernando
California Indian History: Popular Accounts and Messy Realities I. Spanish Period, 1769-1821 a. Background: Pre-Contact California & Spanish Imperialism b. Idyllic Version of California Mission History c. Conquest Version of California Mission History d. The Messy Realities of California Mission History II. Mexican Period, 1821-1848 a. Background: Independence, Secularization & the Shift to Ranchos b. “Lotus Land” Version of Mexican Rancho History c. The Messy Realities of Mexican Rancho History
Survival and Adaptation: California Indians in the Twentieth Century I. Reservation Life II. Wage Labor III. Cities and Towns IV. A Return to Prominence
Los Coyotes Indian Reservation, San Diego County
Mission Indian Federation, Riverside, 1921
Survival and Adaptation: California Indians in the Twentieth Century I. Reservation Life II. Wage Labor III. Cities and Towns IV. A Return to Prominence