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Translation of the Names of the Missions

Translation of the Names of the Missions Tribute to Junipero Serra and the Mission Padres Chapter I Junipero Serra, Leader of the Heroic Band of Spanish Missionaries of California. His Coming to San Fernando, Mexico, Thence to California Chapter II Brief Sketch of the Conquest of California and of the Founding of the Missions. Hospitality of the Missions. Care and Benevolence of the Missionaries Toward the Indians Chapter III More About San Carlos Mission and Monterey Chapter IV California Under Spanish Rule Chapter V California Passes from Spanish to Mexican Rule. Secularization of the Missions Chapter VI California Passes from Mexican to American Rule Chapter VII Mission Anecdotes and Hymns Chapter VIII Retrospection of the Work of the Spanish Missionaries, Explorers and Settlers and their place in California's Appreciation Chapter IX Rev. Raymond M. Mestres Writes Historical Drama "Fray Junipero" Appendix A Letter of Junipero Serra. The Meaning of California Missions. Dances of Early California Times