Mission San Juan Bautista Gabriela Banuelos

Table of Contents Mission Site Father Serra and Founder of Mission Mission Layout and Bell Tower When and where Mission was built Agriculture and Livestock Indians Joining this Mission Significant Events Population Current Use of Mission What I Liked Best Bibliography Back to main menu

When Mission was Built (Founded) My mission San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24,1797.It is the 15th of California missions. The nickname for San Juan Bautista was the mission of music.

Mission Site The mission site is on the main plaza in the town that developed the mission same 90 miles southeast of San Francisco. The mission site San Juan Bautista is on the diocese of Monterey.

Father Junipero Serra Father Serra was born on November 24,1713.He past away on August 28,1784. Because it was his favorite mission he was buired at Mission San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo.

Founder of Mission My founder Father Lasuen was born on June 7,1736. He past away June 26,1803 which was 19 days after his birthday. He was 67 when he died.

Mission Layout and Bell Tower

Agriculture and Livestock The Musun Indians lived in beehive-shaped huts woven from flexible branches, tule reeds, and willow leaves. On 1832 mission reported a livestock herd of 6,000 cattle, 6,004 sheep,20 swine, 296 horses, and 13 mules. In 1798 and 1832 there was over 90,000 bushels of wheat, barley, corn, beans, and peas. The Indians harvest wheat, barley, and corn so a estimate of 2,018 fanegas, each about 220 pounds.

Indians Joining this Mission Mutsun men would do hunting and fishing. Mutsun woman would gather and prepare food and they cared for the children. In addition the Mutsun men hunted squirrels, rabbits, otter and other small animals for his family. Mutsun woman collected plant like acorns, berries, and different seeds to eat.

Population The population in 1823 was 1,248. In 1803 1,036 Native Americans lived at San Juan Bautista. In 2011 the population was 1,870 it has changed since 2000 +20.7%.

Significant Events Mission San Juan Bautista was named after Saint Juan the Baptist. The mission had 4,106 baptisms and 1,003 marriages. It had 2,854 burials and Father Pedro Estevan Tapis joined the church/mission in 1815 to teach the Indians singing and music. The mission was the setting for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1957 the production of the movie Vertigo. The movie stared James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes.

Current Use of the Mission The mission is still an active catholic church since 1749. Each December the 21st and or the 22nd the mission’s church is opened to the public for the annual midwinter solstice illumination of the main altar. The mission still has mass every day since 1749.

What I Liked Best What I like best is looking for the information. I found out that there was a movie filmed at my mission San Juan Bautista! Another cool thing is that it was called the mission of music.

How to write a bibliography Webpages: Name of Author. "Title of Web Page." Date you accessed this page. <URL>.   "The California Missions Trail." 2 Feb 2010. <http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22722>. Images (pictures): “Title of Image.” Title of website. Date you accessed the picture. <URL>. "Mission San Diego de Alcala." South Coast of California. 2 Feb 2010. <http://www.inn-california.com/southcoast/sandiegoC/missionsandiegodealcala/sandiegodealcala.html>. Books: Name of Author. Title of Book. Name of editor, translator or compiler. Location: Publisher, Year. page numbers.   Griffiths, Paul. A Concise History of Avant-Garde Music: From Debussy to Boulez. New York: Oxford UP, 1978.  Voelkel, James R. Johannes Kepler and the New Astronomy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

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