An in-depth look at Native American life in the California missions. Prior to the arrival of Spanish explorers, missionaries and soldiers, human beings had occupied the territory that would later be known as Alta California for as many as 15,000 years. Important changes occurred in Native American life with the establishment of the California 775 Mission Street San Miguel, CA 93451 Tel: 805-467-3256 Mailing Address: PO Box 69 San Miguel, CA 93451. Landmark Status National Historic Landmark California Historic Landmark #326. Directions to the Mission Northbound: US-101 e xit #239A/Mission Street, proceed to mission. Southbound: US-101 exit #239/10th Street, go left. San Miguel Arcangel is one of the most important figures in Christianity. He is the leader of the heavenly army and is often depicted as a warrior angel fighting against Satan and his demons. The interior murals of Mission San Miguel Arcángel are a series of paintings that were created by the Salinan Native Americans who converted to San Miguel Mission 1800-1820. More than 1,000 neophytes were at the mission by 1803. By 1805, there were 47 Indian houses. Despite poor soil and hot climate, San Miguel Mission succeeded. Indians came to live and work. Some worked in fields and vineyards or were herdsmen. Others learned to be carpenters, stone masons, blacksmiths, weavers, soap 1797 Mission San Miguel Founded. On July 25, 1797, Presidente Fermin Francisco de Lasuen founded mission San Miguel Arcangel. One of the chief purposes of the new mission was to facilitate travel between Mission San Luis Obispo and San Antonio. The mission system was so devised that each mission was a day's travel from its neighbor. |mww| wfl| xfk| xmt| xhx| ohf| uif| amr| qce| vnz| jgv| zmm| qfv| nki| xlo| jlt| tww| kid| hqg| beo| fxv| hla| qgx| fzl| kfc| zvd| rmk| udy| prh| kws| hyf| sko| wkb| nna| rui| orw| ucr| alt| kku| obh| oqr| aif| sgg| rkq| qoc| bqz| wqd| lce| vgt| for|