Spanish mission
California historic landmark
A Spanish mission is a religious and colonial outpost established by Spanish Catholic missionaries, particularly in the Americas from the 16th through 19th centuries.
The term now typically refers to the distinctive architectural style of these settlements—white stucco walls, red tile roofs, bell towers, and arched colonnades: The hotel was built in Spanish mission style.
Many original missions survive as churches, museums, or California landmarks.
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- clay tilesKiln-hardened earthen shingles
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
- evangelizationSpreading religious doctrine
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
bell tower · assimilation · syncretism · baptism · irrigation systems · vineyards · frontier outpost · sacraments · chapel · altar · catechism · granaries · cloister · livestock farming · language preservation · pilgrimage · courtyard · oral traditions
- Southwestmesa, Monument Valley, Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon
- California historystatehood, gold rush, Sutter's Mill, railroad expansion, water wars
- historic settlementsghost town, ghost towns, abandoned village, deserted town, frontier towns
- dwellingshouse, home, apartment, cabin, cottage
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- MarianasGuam, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Rota, Pagan
Spanish missionpresidio
Fortified colonial military post
military garrison · trading post · frontier fort · military outpost · plantation
Spanish missionfort
Defensive military installation
military installation · trading post · tavern · marketplace · courthouse
Spanish, Spain, Spaniard, Spaniards, mission, missions, missionary, missionaries, emissary