028: Native Life at Mission San Miguel
In this episode, we look at Native American life at Mission San Miguel Arcángel through the eyes of the padres who oversaw the mission.
Mission San Miguel is located in central California, almost equally distant from San Francisco to the north and Los Angeles to the south.
In 1813, the Spanish Government sent a questionnaire to the priests of the California Missions to learn about the life of the native people at each of the missions.
Each mission provided answers with more or less detail depending on the temperament and experience of the missionaries.
The padres recorded their observations…
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