Room 31's Study of the Mission Santa Cruz

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The name of my mission is Mission Santa Cruz. The city it is in is Santa Cruz. The mission was founded around the San Lorenzo River. The man who founded the mission is Father Fermin Lasuen. The name of the tribe that was by it is Costanoan. The Costanoan tribe lived on the coast of northern California. Their houses were made out of poles covered with grass, tule reed and ferns. Other things about the Costanoans, were that they ate bear, deer, fish and small game. In the middle of their houses they had a fire place, and they made nice baskets. The Indians did all the work at the mission. There was no blacksmithing or ranching done there at that time. The padres taught the Indians how to speak Spanish and about Christianity. There was too much violence going on. In 1834 it closed down because there was too much trouble going on. Another reason it closed down was because one of the Indians killed a padre. I learned that in 1840 and 1857 there was an earthquake that made the mission fall down. What's happening today is that they built a new church 200 feet from the old church that was destroyed in 1840 and 1857. Many tourists visit the mission every year.

Room 31's Study of the Mission Santa Cruz

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Mission Santa Cruz was founded on August 28, 1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen. Santa Cruz is a busy city. Today it's filled with schools, homes, and libraries. In the 1700's the Spanish people were hoping to find gold in California. Cabrillo in the 1500's told them about the harbor he found when he returned to Spain. Costanoan was the name of the tribe at the mission. In their village they had assembly houses or dance houses. The assembly house could be big enough to hold up to 200 people. They hunted deer and made baskets. At the mission the padres taught Christianity to the Indians. The Indians learned Spanish and built adobe houses. Mission Santa Cruz got closed down because the Mexican government took over in 1834. Today tourists visit the Mission. This is all I learned about Mission Santa Cruz.

Room 31's Study of the Mission Santa Cruz

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Mission Santa Cruz was founded in August 28,1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen. It is in the city of Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz sits on a gentle slope surrounded by the beautiful redwood trees. The name of the tribe at Santa Cruz mission was Costanoan. Their tribe is near the coast. What they did before coming to the mission is they hunted and fished. The work that the Indians did at the mission was that they built adobe buildings and worked in the fields. The padres gave medicine to the sick people. They had problems when the mission was located too close to another settlement. So there was violence. In 1834 the mission was controlled by the Mexican government. The church was destroyed in the mid 1800's. Later the mission was rebuilt and today tourists visit Mission Santa Cruz.

Room 31's Study of the Mission Santa Cruz

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The name of my mission is Santa Cruz. It was near by Ohlone Villages in August 28, 1791. The person who founded the mission was Father Lasuen. 21 missions were built along the California coast between July 1769 and July 1823. The name of the tribe at the mission was Ohlone. Their tribe region was on the North Coast of California. They hunted deer and made baskets. At the mission they worked at farming, tanning leather, and making adobe buildings.The padres job was to give medicine to the sick people and teach the Indians to speak Spanish and about Christianity. In 1834 the mission closed down because the Mexican Government took over. The Church was destroyed by an earthquake in the mid-1800s'. What is happening right now is the mission is returned back to the Catholic Church. It was rebuilt and tourists come to visit the mission.