Baja California Series Part II
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Massive and beautiful missions of Baja California first established by Jesuit Priests.
See the massive and beautiful missions of the Jesuit Priests that arrived in the late 17th Century to Christianize the Native peoples and colonize the region for Spain. Many are still standing today. Also, little information is known about the first Spanish soldiers who accompanied them. Learn their stories from one of the descendants who travels to San Diego to tell his ancestor's history.
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Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California's History is a local public television program presented by KPBS
Baja California Series Part II
4/14/2016 | 25m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
See the massive and beautiful missions of the Jesuit Priests that arrived in the late 17th Century to Christianize the Native peoples and colonize the region for Spain. Many are still standing today. Also, little information is known about the first Spanish soldiers who accompanied them. Learn their stories from one of the descendants who travels to San Diego to tell his ancestor's history.
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