San Diego De Alcala Essay

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San Diego de Alcala

Have you ever heard of the mission San Diego de Alcala? It was the first mission to be built. It is the mother of all the missions. Father Serra built the mission. Gaspar de Portolà found the mission. It was built on July 1, 1769. It found on July 16, 1769. It is 135 feet long, 29 feet tall, and 29 wide. The mission San Diego de Alcala is named after St. Didacus. It is located in 10818 San Diego Mission Rd, San Diego CA 92108. It is in southern California in the city of San Diego.

Next, the tribe that was involved was the Kumeyaay. Before their life at the mission, they would gather food from their environment. They were also hunters. They gathered wild fruits, roots, bulbs, seeds, and nuts. They used plants, wood, rocks, shells, bone to make tools. They ground and washed the acorn into flour. They made pots that …show more content…

They had to live in the mission. Some Kumeyaay was baptized and got captured and had to live in the mission. They ate cornmeal sharpened with chilies. Father Serra let the Kumeyaay cook their traditional food. Women had to sleep at 8:00 p.m. and men slept at 9:00 p.m.. Men also plowed fields and build. Women cooked while, children played games.The Kumeyaay also had to take care of 40,000 cattle, 74,000 sheep, 750 goats, 1,000 pigs, 240 horses, and 280 mules. They also had to grow 259,545 bushels of corn, wheat, bean, peas, lentils, gurbani, and bananas. When the indians were working too hard they were getting sick and died because of the ill the mission people brought with them. The women would take care of the children, learn to work with wool and also take care of the clothing, prepare food, and continue to make tightly wonderful baskets. The men were taught how to make adobe bricks. They were also taught how to make soap. Men were also taught how to plant, plow, cultivate, and reap. Also there was a indian rebellion and it did damage to the mission and killed some

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