Mission San Diego de Alcalá

by Kathleen J. Edgar and Susan E. Edgar

Fray Junipero Serra established San Diego de Alcal?, the first of the California missions, in 1769. The Catholic Spanish friars established the mission with the hope of converting Native Americans to Catholicism. Although the level of reception to the Catholic religion and subsequently to the mission itself varied, the San Diego de Alcala played an important role in the history of California. The content provided in this book, aligned to California...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082395885X
• ISBN13: 9780823958856
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6