missions

Follows the life of French missionary priest, Isaac Jogues, from his arrival in Quebec in 1636 through his work with the Hurons, Iroquois, and Mohawk Indians to his death as a martyr in 1646.

Discusses the history of California missions, their dual purpose of converting people to Catholicism and consolidating Spanish territory, and the daily life of friars and natives.

Examines the Christian views of explorers Christopher Columbus and Hern?n Cort?s, arguing that evangelizing was one of their main reasons for coming to the New World and that this fact has been obscured by revisionist history; and also discusses the early Norse explorers and the Crusades.

A brief history of California's missions, why and where they were built, how Native Americans were involved, and what happened to them.

Tells the story of the Chumash Indians, the soldiers, and the missionaries at the southern California mission of La Purisima, which was founded on December 8, 1787.

Describes the life of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century, and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert.

Presents a tour of this Spanish-built mission in California from the point of view of a priest, two Chumash Indian residents, and two military officers.

Describes the arrival of the Spanish in early California, their impact on the native inhabitants, and the founding and construction of missions there to support their claim on the land.

Presents information on how the Spanish, during their exploration and settlement of Florida and the Southwestern U.S., established missions in an attempt to convert the native Americans to Catholicism, and explains how the missions changed regions where they were established. Includes time line.