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Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (1798)

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http://www.sanluisrey.org/students

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Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

Quasha, Jennifer
X979.49 QUASHA

Discusses the mission of San Luis Rey from its founding in 1798 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Luiseño Indians.

Missions of the Southern Coast

Lemke, Nancy
X979.49 Lemke

Charts the histories of the California missions of San Diego de Alcala, San Juan Capistrano, and San Luis Rey de Francia, and briefly describes life among the Native Americans of southwestern California before the arrival of the Spaniards.