Chico Unified School District

Spanish Missions of California - Scholastic
Provides a brief general history of the mission system along with links to more information on specific topics such as Junipero Serra, the architecture of the missions, daily life in the missions, and more.

California Missions Resource Center
Use the navigation on the left to find Key Facts on each Mission. 

California Missions Foundations
Good information on each mission.  Click on "The Missions" at the top to locate your mission.

Virtual Tour of the California Missions
http://missiontour.org/

San Diego de Acala
http://www.missionsandiego.com/

San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
http://www.carmelmission.org/
Resources for 4^th Grade Mission Reports: http://www.carmelmission.org/museum/students/

San Antonio de Padua
http://missionsanantonio.net/
History: http://missionsanantonio.net/history

San Gabriel Arcangel
http://sangabrielmissionchurch.org
History:   Go to the About Us page

San Luis Obisbo de Tolosa
http://www.missionsanluisobispo.org
Mission History: http://www.missionsanluisobispo.org/?page_id=207

San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores)
http://www.missiondolores.org/
Mission History:  Old Mission Visitor Information

San Juan Capistrano - History
http://www.missionsjc.com/preservation/history.php
Mission San Juan Capistrano - Story of the Swallows
http://www.missionsjc.com/preservation/swallowsstory.php

Santa Clara de Asis
History of Mission Santa Clara de Asis - Santa Clara University
http://www.scu.edu/visitors/mission/history.cfm

San Buenaventura

http://www.sanbuenaventuramission.org/

Santa Barbara
Old Mission Santa Barbara
History:  http://www.santabarbaramission.org/history

La Purisma Concepcion

http://www.lapurisimamission.org/

Santa Cruz

City of Santa Cruz: History - http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=79
Holy Cross Parish: Mission Santa Cruz - http://www.holycrosssantacruz.com/mission.html

Nuestra Senora de la Soledad

City of Soledad:  Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad - http://www.ci.soledad.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=328

San Jose

http://www.missionsanjose.org/
Note the History page as well as the link for 4^th Grade Mission Project where you can mail a request for a free historical packet.

San Juan Bautista (click on History/Restoration on the left)

http://www.oldmissionsjb.org/

San Juan Miguel Arcangel

http://www.missionsanmiguel.com/

San Luis Rey de Francia

http://www.sanluisrey.org/
Visit the Quick Facts, History, Historic Features, or purchase a research packet.

Santa Ines

http://www.missionsantaines.org/home.html

San Rafael Arcangel

http://www.saintraphael.com

San Francisco Solano (Mission Sonoma)

About.com: http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/missioncalifornia/a/sonoma.htm
See also: http://www.parks.sonoma.net/sonoma.html

 

 

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