What are the Alto California Missions?

The 21 California missions are the remnants of a long vanquished empire's attempt at colonizing a new world. read more

There are 21 missions in what was called Alto-California. Alto-California is now California, a large State in the US. Baja California or South California is now a State in the Country of Mexico and it also had its own missions. read more

As the number of Spanish settlers grew in Alta California, the boundaries and natural resources of the mission properties became disputed. Conflicts between the Crown and the Church and between Natives and settlers arose. read more