A Cross of Thorns reexamines a chapter of California history that has been largely forgotten -- the enslavement of California's Indian population by Spanish mis

Accurate renderings of 21 structures: San Diego de Alcalá, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asís, San José de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, many more, plus reali

"More than 300 illustrations, including historic photographs, maps, and the history and major events at the missions make this book the most complete contempora

Studies of the Spanish conquest in the Americas traditionally have explained European-Indian encounters in terms of such factors as geography, timing, and the c

Introduce students to the history behind California’s iconic Spanish missions with this nonfiction e-book that builds students’ reading skills and promotes so