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- Collection: Mission Santa Clara Fall 2022
Government's Questionnaire (1812) and Responses by the Fathers Ministers of Mission Santa ClaraIn 1812 the Spanish government sent an extensive questionnaire to learn about the local culture and society of its colonies. In 1814 Mission Santa…
Ohlone MuralAn image of a classical Thamien hut characteristic of the time when they were still residing in the land where Santa Clara University still stands.
Mission IndiansIndians, working the Missions of the Spanish settlers of the Americas
Dominican Friars Baptizing Ohlone InfantMany of the baptismal manuscripts make a distinction between solemn baptisms and private baptisms. Solemn (now known as public) baptisms were likely…
Ohlone Language Boundaries vs. Modern Conception of Ohlone TribletsHow distinct language boundaries discovered by late 20th century linguists (left) have come to define the modern categorizations of smaller tribes…
Tamien Dwellings Located Near the Mission CommunityPhoto 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 First Annual Report, 1777Report prepared by missionaries Thomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Murguía for Fray Junípero Serra in December of 1777, the year that Mission Santa…
Decree by the Mexican Government Stipulating the Secularization of the California MissionsThis document, which consists of 15 articles, is the plan formulated by the Mexican Congress in 1833 to secularize the California missions. It…
Ohlone Indians in a Tule Boat in the San Francisco BayOhlone Indians in a Tule Boat in the San Francisco Bay 1822, by Louis Choris
Yokuts by Louis ChorisTwo Ohlone men hunting. Painted by Louis Choris.