The Spanish Mission System in America

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  • 1491

    The year before Columbus arrived in North America

    The year before Columbus arrived in North America
  • 1542

    The Spanish arrive in California

    The Spanish arrive in California
    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the San Salvador, and arrival in San Diego
  • 1542

    The Spanish visit Catalina Island

    The Spanish visit Catalina Island
    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and the San Salvador
  • 1565

    First successful Spanish Mission in America

    First successful Spanish Mission in America
    Saint Augustine, Florida
  • 1568

    First successful Spanish Mission in Georgia

    First successful Spanish Mission in Georgia
    near present-day Cumberland Island, Georgia

  • First successful Spanish Mission in New Mexico

    First successful Spanish Mission in New Mexico
    near Alberquerque

  • The Pueblo Revolt

    The Pueblo Revolt

  • First successful Spanish Mission in Texas

    First successful Spanish Mission in Texas
    near Augusta, Texas

  • The construction of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas

    The construction of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas
    the Mission San Antonio de Valero

  • First successful Spanish Mission in California

    First successful Spanish Mission in California
    San Diego, CA

  • The Spanish, under the leadership of Father Junipero Serra, establish the San Gabriel Mission

    The Spanish, under the leadership of Father Junipero Serra, establish the San Gabriel Mission
    aka the Mission San Gabriel Archangel

  • The San Gabriel uprising

    The San Gabriel uprising

  • Mexico wins its independence from Spain

    Mexico wins its independence from Spain

  • Last Spanish Mission in California is constructed

    Last Spanish Mission in California is constructed
    San Francisco, CA

  • The Mexican government passes a law that secularizes and ends the Spanish Mission system

    The Mexican government passes a law that secularizes and ends the Spanish Mission system
    California was part of Mexico during this time

  • California becomes a state after it is acquired from Mexico in 1848 as a result of the Mexican American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    California becomes a state after it is acquired from Mexico in 1848 as a result of the Mexican American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

  • The San Gabriel Mission fire

    The San Gabriel Mission fire