Mission San Francisco de Solano

by Catherine and Chloe

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The name of my Mission is San Francisco de Solano. It was built on July 4, 1823. The California Mission was built in the late 1700's. The person who started are Mission was (Father) Fray Jun`ipero Serra. It is located on Sonoma Street and on Spain Street. Also on the Valley near the Pacific Coast. The missions were built so the Spanish Missionairies could teach the Native Americans their religion and to earn money. To also gather support. It was their important work.They also wanted to rule the Native Americans. They wanted to expand their business. They wanted the Indians to be like them. They also forced them to do things.

In the valley near the Pacific Coast it has many plants surrounding the mission.They used adobe bricks and paint to build the missions.They also put the cross and a roof top.The layout had a workshop,womens quarters,store rooms,1st cemetary,2nd cemetary,1827 church,1824 church ,patio, kitchen, padres quarters, grist mill,vine yard,bell,cattle brand,orchards,firing kilns,and lavanderia (laundry pool).The buildings were unique because the missionaries have thier owwn little comunity and the soldiers had presidios. They looked interesting & unique.

People and Daily Life

The Spanish brought diseases to California like the measles and influennza.The native americans died because of the diseases .These diseases were deadly to the Native A mericans and Europeon.Fray was a very cruel man.The indians loss thier paient with Fray.Fray left back to Spain.Worked contiued
by Fray Buenaventura Fortuni. It came to a temporary end in 1881. In 1903 the walls began to crumble up. It changed to be a blacksmith shop at first. Then in 1922 it became a musuem.Our mission needed to be repaired in1911. It also was given to the state of California for $13,000.The first thing they grew was a vineyard ,fruits,vegetables and plants like flowers.They made wine with the grapes in the vineyard. The indians were the Miwok and the Pomo tribe. They adapted to the missions by doing what they said and trying to forget about the days outside.

Our mission is now used like a museum.The objects that are surrounding it are resturaunts,hotels,shops,and adobe buildings.What caused it is that Spain and Mexico faut andMexico won the war. They won on September 1821. The mexican government believed that Spanish shouldn't have forced the California Indians to be there. There should not have been missions.The land was given to people who were connected to bthe Mexican President. The
Spanish missionairiesbrought the ideasand skills to Californiasuch as making clothing,Catholic beliefs religionand their language.The mission system changed Californias economy from hunter gatherer to agriculture. They brought horses and knew technoligy (weapons).

http://www.missiontour.org/sonoma/images/son_exteriormain.jpg	Introduction The name of my Mission is San Francisco de Solano. It was built on July 4, 1823. The California Mission was built in the late 1700's. The person who started are Mission was (Father) Fray Jun`ipero Serra. It is located on Sonoma Street and on Spain Street. Also on the Valley near the Pacific Coast. The missions were built so the Spanish Missionairies could teach the Native Americans their religion and to earn money. To also gather support. It was their important work.They also wanted to rule the Native Americans. They wanted to expand their business. They wanted the Indians to be like them. They also forced them to do things.
	Geography and Architecture In the valley near the Pacific Coast it has many plants surrounding the mission.They used adobe bricks and paint to build the missions.They also put the cross and a roof top.The layout had a workshop,womens quarters,store rooms,1st cemetary,2nd cemetary,1827 church,1824 church ,patio, kitchen, padres quarters, grist mill,vine yard,bell,cattle brand,orchards,firing kilns,and lavanderia (laundry pool).The buildings were unique because the missionaries have thier owwn little comunity and the soldiers had presidios. They looked interesting & unique.
	People and Daily Life The people who lived in the missions wre called missionairies, priests, soldiers, and neophytes. the missionairies job and the priests job is to teach neophytes how to farm, made stuff and prey. I would describe this like really hard work. Also like forcing people what to do. What I also think of the Daily Life is that like some neophytes don't care where they are and some do care.
	Hardships and Changes to the Missions The Spanish brought diseases to California like the measles and influennza.The native americans died because of the diseases .These diseases were deadly to the Native A mericans and Europeon.Fray was a very cruel man.The indians loss thier paient with Fray.Fray left back to Spain.Worked contiued by Fray Buenaventura Fortuni. It came to a temporary end in 1881. In 1903 the walls began to crumble up. It changed to be a blacksmith shop at first. Then in 1922 it became a musuem.Our mission needed to be repaired in1911. It also was given to the state of California for $13,000.The first thing they grew was a vineyard ,fruits,vegetables and plants like flowers.They made wine with the grapes in the vineyard. The indians were the Miwok and the Pomo tribe. They adapted to the missions by doing what they said and trying to forget about the days outside.
	The Mission Today Our mission is now used like a museum.The objects that are surrounding it are resturaunts,hotels,shops,and adobe buildings.What caused it is that Spain and Mexico faut andMexico won the war. They won on September 1821. The mexican government believed that Spanish shouldn't have forced the California Indians to be there. There should not have been missions.The land was given to people who were connected to bthe Mexican President. The Spanish missionairiesbrought the ideasand skills to Californiasuch as making clothing,Catholic beliefs religionand their language.The mission system changed Californias economy from hunter gatherer to agriculture. They brought horses and knew technoligy (weapons).