In the end, the missions had mixed results in their objectives: to convert, educate, and transform the natives into Spanish colonial citizens. ... The Alta California government secularized the missions after the passage of the Mexican secularization act of 1833. read more
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When the mission system was created by the Spanish there was no California. It will be another 100 years before California will exist. The largest population that was affected by the mission system were the Native Americans that were forced to work and live at the missions. read more