Can you tell me the history of California missions where Spaniards enslaved Native Americans?
Can you tell me the history of California missions where Spaniards enslaved Native Americans?
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Several missions established in what is now California during the Spanish colonial period enslaved Native Americans in order to perform manual labor. The practice was heavily criticized by anti-slavery groups throughout the 19th century, and later contributed to California's decision to abolish slavery early in the state's history. Despite this, mission histories remain an integral part of California's heritage and legacy, as many landmarks, streets, parks and cities have been named after them.
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Can you tell me the history of California missions where Spaniards enslaved Native Americans?
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The history of California missions is a complex and tragic one. Spanish priests and military men established nine of the missions in present-day California between 1769 and 1823, in an effort to colonize the area, convert Native Americans to Catholicism, and extract resources from the land. As part of this system, numerous Indigenous people were forcibly taken from their land and families, striped of their culture and religious beliefs, subjected to forced labor and brutal discipline under a system known as coadoptionismo. Over generations these atrocities would lead to wide-spread population declines among many Indigenous communities which would have far reaching economic implications for centuries afterwards.
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