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Mission Santa Clara Plaque; "Santa Clara, the first California Mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint, was founded nearby on the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777. It once had the largest Indian population of any California…

Fray Junipero Serra plaque; "Fray Junipero Serra 1713-1784 Founder of the California Missions In Memory of Eugenie B. Hannon Donated by William H. Hannon Foundation"

Fray Junipero Serra statue and plaque at Mission Santa Clara; plaque reads, "Fray Junipero Serra 1713-1784 Founder of the California Missions In Memory of Eugenie B. Hannon Donated by William H. Hannon Foundation"

"Charles Copeland Morse Residence The House that Seeds Built" was constructed in 1892 by Charles Copeland Morse, co-founder of one of the largest vegetable and flower seed companies in the world, the Ferry-Morse seed company. This outstanding Queen…

Article on the land of the Carmelite Monastery and previous owners, especially highlighting Judge Hiram Bond

I decided to go on a walk, which is something I do on a regular basis. However, in the spirit of using walking as a methodology, I decided on the fly to turn my morning walk into a walking lab, a la the inspiration of scholars Stephanie Springgay and…

The Hispanic population in the United States continues to expand rapidly due primarily to a large flow of immigrants from Mexico. Historical observations of disadvantage in the immigrant population, when compared to the native population, had helped…

A snippet of text from Euripides' Bacchae which shows a conversation between the god Dionysus and mortal Pentheus in which Pentheus changes into a woman's clothes with the god's help.