Essay On Mission Nuestra Senora De Soledad

Mission nuestra senora de soledad

The spanish missions in California included a total of 21 missions that were established by the Spanish Order to bring christianity and civility to the Native Americans that lived in California. The California missions were built along a path called the El Camino Real. California did not become a state until 1852 . California was actually part of the Spanish Order and was called Alta California,in 1821 Mexico got their independence from the spanish order and made alt california part of mexico. On september 9th, 1850 became the 31st state in the united states. Mission nuestra senora de soledad, which has a the of mission soledad, was founded october 9th, 1791 by the franciscan order. It was founded to help convert native americans to catholicism. Mission soledad is the 13th mission out

Neophytes, newly converted native americans to catholicism, lived in housing located to the south of the mission. The cemetery was to the east of the mission. The salinas river was not used for irrigation, but used for livestock needs. The arroyo seco, meaning dry stream in spanish, was a seasonal water source. The neophytes dug a 15 mile aqueduct to bring water to 20,000 acres land surrounding the mission. Mission soledad’s main business was agriculture. They had 6,000 cattle, 9,000 sheep and 32 horses. They used the cattle’s fat to make soap and candles. The mission used sheep's wool to weave blankets. The mission had a 20 acre vineyard for growing grapes to make wine and brandy. All of the products produced were traded and sold to settlers immigrants and visitors. Mission soledad did not produce as much as other missions because of their size and location. Mission soledad was built in a hot, windy, treeless valley. It was built there because it was a stop on the 100-mile between mission san carlos borromeo de carmelo and mission san antonio de