FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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The Spanish
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The French
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Native Americans
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Anglo Settlers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Franciscans. Franciscan missionaries were the first to arrive in New Spain, in 1523, following the Cortes expeditions in Mexico, and soon after began establishing missions across the continents.
Detailed explanation-2: -Franciscan priest Father Junipero Serra founded the first mission in 1769. This was known as Mission San Diego de Alcalá and was located in present-day San Diego.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first mission was set up in 1769 by the Spanish soldier and explorer Gaspar de Portolá and the Spanish priest Junípero Serra. The first mission was San Diego de Alcalá. Twenty more missions followed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the colonial period, the missions Spain established would serve several objectives. The first would be to convert natives to Christianity. The second would be to pacify the areas for colonial purposes.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Spanish missions in California (Spanish: Misiones españolas en California) formed a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the U.S. state of California.