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Image:California Indians catching salmon.jpg|{{California Indians catching salmon.jpg/credit}}<br />California Indians catching salmon.
Image:California Indians catching salmon.jpg|{{California Indians catching salmon.jpg/credit}}<br />California Indians catching salmon.
Image:San Diego Bay 1603.gif|{{San Diego Bay 1603.gif/credit}}<br />A map showing San Diego Bay, made in Spain in 1603 from charts drawn by Vizcaíno's cartographer.
Image:Franciscan coat-of-arms.jpg|{{Franciscan coat-of-arms.jpg/credit}}<br />The Franciscan coat of arms, a prominent feature of the décor of the early California missions.
Image:Franciscan coat-of-arms.jpg|{{Franciscan coat-of-arms.jpg/credit}}<br />The Franciscan coat of arms, a prominent feature of the décor of the early California missions.
Image:Carlos III Rey de Espana.jpg|{{Carlos III Rey de Espana.jpg/credit}}<br />A portrait of Carlos III, the reigning Spanish monarch from 1759 to 1788.
Image:Discovery of Old San Francisco Bay.jpg|{{Discovery of Old San Francisco Bay.jpg/credit}}<br />Gaspar de Portolà sights [[San Francisco Bay]], November 4, 1769.
Image:Discovery of Old San Francisco Bay.jpg|{{Discovery of Old San Francisco Bay.jpg/credit}}<br />Gaspar de Portolà sights [[San Francisco Bay]], November 4, 1769.
Image:Serra in San Diego May 19 1770.jpg|{{Serra in San Diego May 19 1770.jpg/credit}}<br/>''The Ship! The Ship! California is saved!'' Father Serra rejoices at the sight of the packet ship ''San Antonio'' entering San Diego Bay on March 19, 1770 with desperately-needed food and supplies. The ''San Carlos'' rests at anchor just offshore.<ref>Engelhardt 1920, pp. 35-37</ref>
Image:Serra in San Diego May 19 1770.jpg|{{Serra in San Diego May 19 1770.jpg/credit}}<br/>''The Ship! The Ship! California is saved!'' Father Serra rejoices at the sight of the packet ship ''San Antonio'' entering San Diego Bay on March 19, 1770 with desperately-needed food and supplies. The ''San Carlos'' rests at anchor just offshore.<ref>Engelhardt 1920, pp. 35-37</ref>
Image:CHS-1909.jpg|{{CHS-1909.jpg/credit}}<br />An engraved portrait of Fr. Junípero Serra, O.F.M. The well-known and beloved missionary died in Monterey, California, on August 28, 1784.
Image:Jose de Galvez.jpg|{{Jose de Galvez.jpg/credit}}<br />A rare portrait of Visitador General José de Gálvez y Gallardo, marqués de Sonora, completed shortly before his death ''circa'' 1787.
Image:Costanoans fighting Spanish soldier 1791.jpg|{{Costanoans fighting Spanish soldier 1791.jpg/credit}}<br />Costanoans fight a Spanish soldier in 1791.
Image:Costanoans fighting Spanish soldier 1791.jpg|{{Costanoans fighting Spanish soldier 1791.jpg/credit}}<br />Costanoans fight a Spanish soldier in 1791.
Image:A native of the Monterey area.jpg|{{A native of the Monterey area.jpg/credit}}<br />A native of the Monterey area. The Costanoan people spoke eight languages, each of which is considered to designate a different tribelet.  
Image:A native of the Monterey area.jpg|{{A native of the Monterey area.jpg/credit}}<br />A native of the Monterey area. The Costanoan people spoke eight languages, each of which is considered to designate a different tribelet.  
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Image:CHS-46640.jpg|{{CHS-46640.jpg/credit}}<br/>The [[San Antonio de Pala Asistencia]] (or "Pala Mission" as it is known today) ''circa'' 1900. Pala is architecturally unique among all of the Franciscan missions in that it boasts the only completely freestanding campanile, or "bell tower," in all of Alta California. It is also the only outpost that has ministered without interruption to the Mission Indians for whom it was originally built since its inception, and is the only "sub-mission" still intact.<ref name="carillo11">Carillo, p. 11</ref>
Image:CHS-46640.jpg|{{CHS-46640.jpg/credit}}<br/>The [[San Antonio de Pala Asistencia]] (or "Pala Mission" as it is known today) ''circa'' 1900. Pala is architecturally unique among all of the Franciscan missions in that it boasts the only completely freestanding campanile, or "bell tower," in all of Alta California. It is also the only outpost that has ministered without interruption to the Mission Indians for whom it was originally built since its inception, and is the only "sub-mission" still intact.<ref name="carillo11">Carillo, p. 11</ref>
Image:CHS-2097.jpg|{{CHS-2097.jpg/credit}}<br/>[[Mission San Luis Rey de Francia]] is home to with the first Peruvian Pepper Tree (''Schinus molle'') planted in California in 1830, visible at right behind the arches in the above photograph (taken ''circa'' 1900).<ref>Young, p. 18</ref>
Image:CHS-2097.jpg|{{CHS-2097.jpg/credit}}<br/>[[Mission San Luis Rey de Francia]] is home to with the first Peruvian Pepper Tree (''Schinus molle'') planted in California in 1830, visible at right behind the arches in the above photograph (taken ''circa'' 1900).<ref>Young, p. 18</ref>
Image:CHS-1909.jpg|{{CHS-1909.jpg/credit}}<br />An engraved portrait of Fr. Junípero Serra, O.F.M. The well-known and beloved missionary died in Monterey, California, on August 28, 1784.
Image:Cemetery Entrance.jpg|{{Cemetery Entrance.jpg/credit}}<br />Stone "skull and crossbone" carvings denote the cemetery entrance at Mission Santa Barbara. Actual skulls and bones were long used to mark the entrances to Spanish cemeteries (''campo santos''). The practice, dating back many centuries, led to the symbol eventually becoming associated with the concept of death.
Image:Cemetery Entrance.jpg|{{Cemetery Entrance.jpg/credit}}<br />Stone "skull and crossbone" carvings denote the cemetery entrance at Mission Santa Barbara. Actual skulls and bones were long used to mark the entrances to Spanish cemeteries (''campo santos''). The practice, dating back many centuries, led to the symbol eventually becoming associated with the concept of death.
Image:Mission San Buenaventura olive press.jpg|{{Mission San Buenaventura olive press.jpg/credit}}<br />A replica of an olive press at Mission San Buenaventura.
Image:Mission San Buenaventura olive press.jpg|{{Mission San Buenaventura olive press.jpg/credit}}<br />A replica of an olive press at Mission San Buenaventura.

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A collection of images about Spanish missions in California.

Notes and references

  1. Engelhardt 1920, pp. 35-37
  2. Jones and Klar, 307
  3. Carillo, p. 11
  4. Young, p. 18
  5. Fleet Oiler (AO) Photo Index