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SPANISH CALIFORNIA
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“CALIFORNIA” Spanish lit.
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Estevanico
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Coronado
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De Soto
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16 TH CENT West
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CABRILLO 1542 San Miguel First Lit. interest
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DRAKE English, 1579 Negative Too cold Natives Religious rituals “ghosts” Exchange
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Vizcaíno 1602 Renamed
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160 yrs.+ Spain: no more Isolation Low status
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SPANISH AMERICA Economics- produce wealth Convert natives Centralized control: no-democracy Difficult settle northern areas
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SPAIN Politics+religion Diff. perspectives
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José de Gálvez King’s deputy (1765) Russian threat Colonize Alta CA Unstable ? Assisted U.S.?
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FRANCISCANS Fr. Junípero Serra Discipline, sacrifice Convert natives, acculturate them into settlers. ?: missions
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Portolá
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“SACRED EXPEDITION” First settlement San Diego: July 16, 1769 21 missions
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PRESIDIO Defense
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PUEBLO Agricultural town ?: food presidios 3
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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?
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Alta CA: desolate Early settlers: convicts ?: Settlers urban, not rural ignorance of area CA Indians
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RACIAL HIERARCY “rationals” “irrationals”
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MISSIONS Natives: happy, mission life preferred Questionable
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Convert, save natives
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LIFE Education Punishment Women Assault
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RESISTANCE Many resisted Passive violence
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MISSION? Mission period: 75% decline ??? Agriculture Indio labor
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PEOPLE Majority: mixed Half families L.A.: part African
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SOCIETY Patriarchal Scarce: Spanish women Mixing Rape, assault
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Family: core
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ALTA CA Little devel. 3000 non-Natives (1821) Private rancho??
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POLITICS Governor Military Towns Local, self-gvt.
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ISOLATION CA: fringe Ex-soldiers, criminals
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Explore interior? Mission Soledad (30 miles in) Little inland
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FOREIGNERS French English Observations?
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RUSSIANS Nikolai Rezanov S.F., 1806 Concepcion Arguello, 15
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REBELLION 1810-1821
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CAUSE? Peninsulars vs. criolles Indigenous oppression Spanish legitimacy?
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Philosophy? Enlightenment Other rebellions Taxation
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MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA Criollo Rebellious Priest Children “outcry against tyranny”
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UPRISING: SEPT 16, 1810 Hidalgo: “Grito de Dolores” Revolt commences!
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REPUBLIC OF MEXICO (1821)
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CA Oblivious rebellion Backwater outpost
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Garrisons, military loyal Spain
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CA: 1810-1821 Little comforts - supplies from N. Spain Presidios/pueblos vs. Missions
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SIGNIFICANCE? Spanish culture into 19 th ….and today Cities, architecture Language
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