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- Collection: Mission Santa Clara Fall 2022
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Government's Questionnaire (1812) and Responses by the Fathers Ministers of Mission Santa Clara
In 1812 the Spanish government sent an extensive questionnaire to learn about the local culture and society of its colonies. In 1814 Mission Santa Clara responded to this important document revealing significant information about the beliefs,…
Items Found in the Excavation of an Ohlone Cemetery (CA-SCL-30/H)
During the excavation, almost completely intact skeletons of the Ohlone people were found along with the different items including beads and arrowheads that were often placed inside the cemeteries along with the bodies as these held items of…
Fifty-Fifty Facial Reconstruction of One of the Skulls found in Excavation Site (CA-SCL-30/H)
During the excavation, almost completely intact skeletons of the Ohlone people were found along with the different items including beads and arrowheads that were often placed inside the cemeteries along with the bodies as these held items of…
Mission Santa Clara First Annual Report, 1777
Report prepared by missionaries Thomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Murguía for Fray Junípero Serra in December of 1777, the year that Mission Santa Clara was founded. The report consists of a detailed description of the first Mission Santa Clara…
Mission Indians
Indians, working the Missions of the Spanish settlers of the Americas
Dominican Friars Baptizing Ohlone Infant
Many of the baptismal manuscripts make a distinction between solemn baptisms and private baptisms. Solemn (now known as public) baptisms were likely regular baptisms where the Thamien individual willingly accepted the rite. Private baptisms were…
Tamien Dwellings Located Near the Mission Community
Photo by painter and photographer Mrs. Alice Iola Hare (1857-1926). According to Father Arthur Spearman this Indian "choza" or hut was part of Mission Santa Clara's third site (1784-1818). The Indian home was built of "adobe, ladrillo (brick)…
Fr. García Diego's Response to the Governor Regarding Secularization
In this letter to the governor of Alta California, Fr. Francisco García Diego expressed his opinion regarding secularization. The Franciscan from Mission Santa Clara believed that there were not enough secular priests to replace the friars. …
Decree by the Mexican Government Stipulating the Secularization of the California Missions
This document, which consists of 15 articles, is the plan formulated by the Mexican Congress in 1833 to secularize the California missions. It stipulates, among other things, that the mission churches would become parishes, and that the friars would…