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Introduce students to the history behind California’s iconic Spanish missions with this nonfiction book that builds students’ reading skills and promotes soci

With the discovery of the New World, the countries of Europe raced to claim the new land and its riches. The Spanish built missions in California to bring Chris

Junípero Serra was an influential Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. His impact on California is still

Junípero Serra was an influential Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. His impact on California is still

Alta California contained most of the land that makes up what is now the Southwest. In 1821, the land was controlled by Mexico. Its leaders made many changes in