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1 SPANISH CALIFORNIA

2 “CALIFORNIA” Spanish lit.

3 Estevanico

4 Coronado

5 De Soto

6 16 TH CENT West

7 CABRILLO 1542 San Miguel First Lit. interest

8 DRAKE English, 1579 Negative Too cold Natives Religious rituals “ghosts” Exchange

9 Vizcaíno 1602 Renamed

10 160 yrs.+ Spain: no more Isolation Low status

11 SPANISH AMERICA Economics- produce wealth Convert natives Centralized control: no-democracy Difficult settle northern areas

12 SPAIN Politics+religion Diff. perspectives

13 José de Gálvez King’s deputy (1765) Russian threat Colonize Alta CA Unstable ? Assisted U.S.?

14 FRANCISCANS Fr. Junípero Serra Discipline, sacrifice Convert natives, acculturate them into settlers. ?: missions

15 Portolá

16 “SACRED EXPEDITION” First settlement San Diego: July 16, 1769 21 missions

17 PRESIDIO Defense

18 PUEBLO Agricultural town ?: food presidios 3

19 Felipe de Neve, 1781 El pueblo de nuestra senora la reina de los angeles de rio de porciuncula “our lady of the queen of angels” “Los Angeles” “Angeles” = city of angels?

20 Alta CA: desolate Early settlers: convicts ?: Settlers urban, not rural ignorance of area CA Indians

21 RACIAL HIERARCY “rationals” “irrationals”

22 MISSIONS Natives: happy, mission life preferred Questionable

23 Convert, save natives

24 LIFE Education Punishment Women Assault

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26 RESISTANCE Many resisted Passive violence

27 MISSION? Mission period: 75% decline ??? Agriculture Indio labor

28 PEOPLE Majority: mixed Half families L.A.: part African

29 SOCIETY Patriarchal Scarce: Spanish women Mixing Rape, assault

30 Family: core

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32 ALTA CA Little devel. 3000 non-Natives (1821) Private rancho??

33 POLITICS Governor Military Towns Local, self-gvt.

34 ISOLATION CA: fringe Ex-soldiers, criminals

35 Explore interior? Mission Soledad (30 miles in) Little inland

36 FOREIGNERS French English Observations?

37 RUSSIANS Nikolai Rezanov S.F., 1806 Concepcion Arguello, 15

38 REBELLION 1810-1821

39 CAUSE? Peninsulars vs. criolles Indigenous oppression Spanish legitimacy?

40 Philosophy? Enlightenment Other rebellions Taxation

41 MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA Criollo Rebellious Priest Children “outcry against tyranny”

42 UPRISING: SEPT 16, 1810 Hidalgo: “Grito de Dolores” Revolt commences!

43 REPUBLIC OF MEXICO (1821)

44 CA Oblivious rebellion Backwater outpost

45 Garrisons, military loyal Spain

46 CA: 1810-1821 Little comforts - supplies from N. Spain Presidios/pueblos vs. Missions

47 SIGNIFICANCE? Spanish culture into 19 th ….and today Cities, architecture Language


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