Digital History
Digital History: Spanish Colonization
Spanish culture had a great impact on the economy, politics, and even geography of the Southwest, California, and Mexico. Read about the Spanish settlements and the structure of the social classes that left an impact the continues even...
PBS
Pbs the West: Junipero Serra (1713 1784)
This is a short biography of Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan priest who founded many of the Catholic missions in California.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Pierre Jean De Smet
Catholic Encyclopedia provides a biography on Pierre-Jean de Smet, discussing his missionary work. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated...