Ambiguous Justice: Native Americans and the Law in Southern California, 1848-1890

by Vanessa Ann Gunther

In 1769, Spain took action to solidify control over its northern New World territories by establishing a series of missions and presidios in what is now modern California. To populate these remote establishments, the Spanish crown relied on Franciscan priests, whose role it was to convince the Native Californian population to abandon their traditional religious practices and adopt Catholicism. During their tutelage, the Indians of California would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870137794
• ISBN13: 9780870137792
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"