Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Atrial Cross at Acolman
The Atrial Cross at Acolman offers a fascinating look into the interactions between Spanish friars and Nahua converts in the years directly following the conquest of Mexico. View pictures and descriptions of the cross and the Augustinian...
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Khan Academy: Mission Church, San Esteban Del Rey, Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo is home to one of the best-preserved early mission churches in the United States - San Esteban del Rey. View pictures of this church and read about the history in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Mission Churches as Theaters of Conversion in New Spain
Mission churches, which followed a similar architectural plan but varied in terms of decoration, are among the earliest examples of colonial architecture. View pictures and read the history of these mission churches, or conventos, in New...
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Khan Academy: St. Michael the Archangel in Huejotzingo
The Franciscan monastery of Huejotzingo is a landmark in the development of sixteenth-century art in central Mexico. View pictures of this mission and read details about the architectural elements in this essay.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Five Spanish Missions of Old San Antonio
A brief look at each of five Spanish missions established in the 1700s along the San Antonio River in California.
Other
California Missions Interactive
Follow behind the wheels of two bicyclists who rode from mission to mission and documented their journey. They kept in contact with fourth graders in Palo Alto, California who have been studying California Missions.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Spanish Settlement of the Southwest Issue
Learn about the Camino Real and the first European settlement west of the Mississippi, San Gabriel, from this captioned exhibit of a stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate Spanish settlement of the U.S. Southwest.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Junipero Serra
Junipero Serra (1713-1789) was a missionary who worked in Mexico and later California, mainly among the native people. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1988. This is a short profile of his life.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Fray Alonzo Benavides
A short description of the missionary work of Fray Alonzo Benavides is presented. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
Mission Tour
Mission Tour: Virtual Tour of California Missions: Secularization
This website tells about the emergence of secularization of Spanish California, which resulted in the decline of the missions.
Other
California Missions Virtual Tour
Be sure to play the beautiful Mission Music as you explore this colorful journey into the history of the California missions.