The Spanish Mission System in America

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  • The year before Columbus arrived in North America
    1491

    The year before Columbus arrived in North America

  • The Spanish arrive in California
    1542

    The Spanish arrive in California

    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the San Salvador, and arrival in San Diego
  • The Spanish visit Catalina Island
    1542

    The Spanish visit Catalina Island

    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and the San Salvador
  • First successful Spanish Mission in America
    1565

    First successful Spanish Mission in America

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

    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