The explorers of that era were gold and silver obsessed, that was their primary motivation. When I think of Drake, I think less of what he found in Nor Cal and more about what he missed. He missed the opening of San Francisco Bay, and little did he know that some 100 miles inland lay the richest gold fields on the planet and beyond that over the mountains one of the richest silver deposits in the world. It would be fun to go back in time and meet Drake at the dock when he returned to England and tell him of the wealth he didn't discover.
I remember when I was in elementary school we had to do a reenactment at at La Prisma. I remember refusing to participate because what the Catholic Church did to those poor Indians. This was in the 70s. I remember saying I didn’t want to do it and I told my teacher why and I was told I wasn’t allowed to talk about stuff like that. I remember it being such a sad place.
Forking fascinating subject, explained succinctly. Next time you're on the east coast of Oz, look me up at Rainbow Bay surf club. We'd benefit of your observation and confirmation of the geography of our local area - sub strata shale overlaid by volcanic forces, resulting, today, in a formation that produces optimum waves for surfing. B.J. Lee, Coolangatta, Australia.
I don't believe the bedrock motor are for grinding food...why would u need so many?? that doesn't make sense even if there was a large city...how many people can work that close to each other cracking nuts-??
The Chumash didn’t leave the areas of the missions for the simple facts that the missions were build right on top of the old Chumash village sites, in their traditional territory! Why would they want their leave their homelands!? The Padres specifically mentions that the missions should be built were the indigenous Chumash Congregated for easy access to them! That is why we still live in our ancestral homelands!! Even though our lands were stolen and squatted on we refuse to leave until our lands are returned back to us!!
The Indians did not want to have anything to do with the Spanish or Mexican independence! The Native Chumash wanted to leave the missions and go back to their their old ways of life!
Native American birthrates went down due to the mass epidemics that ripped thru the indigenous population imprisoned inside the missions! They kept the woman and girls separate from them by locking them up in dirty dormitories with bars on the windows and lock doors! The women died in mass due to the cramped airless conditions! Even though the indigenous demographic went down and down the padres could care less as long as their souls were saved which is disgraceful and disgusting!! These place were prisons due to the forced lock up and not being able to come and go at will!!
Very cool, i was just at point reyes but i was not prepared with enough info on where to go. I can't wait to go back and visit all the historical sites.
