
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
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Chapters (85)
- The Old Franciscan Missions of California
- GEORGE WHARTON JAMES
- With Illustrations from Photographs
- Dedication
- Foreword
- List of Illustrations
- The Old Franciscan Missions of California
- CHAPTER I
- HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II
- THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE MISSIONS OF LOWER CALIFORNIA (MEXICO) AND ALTA CALIFORNIA (UNITED STATES)
- CHAPTER III
- THE MISSIONS FOUNDED BY PADRE JUNIPERO SERRA
- CHAPTER IV
- THE MISSIONS FOUNDED BY PADRE FERMIN FRANCISCO LASUEN
- CHAPTER V
- THE FOUNDING OF SANTA INÉS, SAN RAFAEL AND SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO
- CHAPTER VI
- THE INDIANS AT THE COMING OF THE PADRES
- CHAPTER VII
- THE INDIANS UNDER THE PADRES
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE SECULARIZATION OF THE MISSIONS
- CHAPTER IX
- SAN DIEGO DE ALCALÁ
- CHAPTER X
- SAN CARLOS BORROMEO
- CHAPTER XI
- THE PRESIDIO CHURCH AT MONTEREY
- CHAPTER XII
- SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA
- CHAPTER XIII
- SAN GABRIEL, ARCÁNGEL
- CHAPTER XIV
- SAN LUIS OBISPO DE TOLOSA
- CHAPTER XV
- SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS
- CHAPTER XVI
- SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
- CHAPTER XVII
- SANTA CLARA DE ASIS
- CHAPTER XVIII
- SAN BUENAVENTURA
- CHAPTER XIX
- SANTA BARBARA
- CHAPTER XX
- LA PURÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN
- CHAPTER XXI
- SANTA CRUZ
- CHAPTER XXII
- LA SOLEDAD
- CHAPTER XXIII
- SAN JOSÉ DE GUADALUPE
- CHAPTER XXIV
- SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
- CHAPTER XXV
- SAN MIGUEL, ARCÁNGEL
- CHAPTER XXVI
- SAN FERNANDO, REY DE ESPAGNA
- CHAPTER XXVII
- SAN LUIS, REY DE FRANCIA
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- SANTA INÉS
- CHAPTER XXIX
- SAN RAFAEL, ARCÁNGEL
- CHAPTER XXX
- SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO
- CHAPTER XXXI
- THE MISSION CHAPELS OR ASISTENCIAS
- CHAPEL OF SAN BERNARDINO
- CHAPEL OF SAN MIGUEL
- CHAPEL OF SAN MIGUELITO
- CHAPEL AT SANTA ISABEL (SAN DIEGO)
- CHAPEL OF SANTA MARGARITA (SAN LUIS OBISPO)
- CHAPTER XXXII
- THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE MISSION INDIANS
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- MISSION ARCHITECTURE
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- THE GLENWOOD MISSION INN
- CHAPTER XXXV
- THE INTERIOR DECORATIONS OF THE MISSIONS
- CHAPTER XXXVI
- HOW TO REACH THE MISSIONS
- THE END.
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