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Ringers of Bells and Teachers of Civilization : the Work of the California Franciscan Missionaries, 1769-1821
<p>In 1769 Spain took active and decisive actions to settle the vast region of her empire known as California. To accomplish the feat she turned to the willing hands of the Franciscan missionaries. The friars willingly answered their call and through their labors assured Spanish hegemony over the …