Spanish California Missions

why did the governor Neve bring families to Alta California

He wanted them to grow food for soldiers and he hoped they would raise families and make the colony grow.

know the difference between presidio and a pueblo.How do they help each other.

presidio are forts with soldiers and pueblo are town and they help each other by presidio protecting pueblo and poeblos give presidios food

why did the Indians revolt

the Indians revolted because they did not like the rules and they felt like the missonaries tresspased there land fior fathers

alcalde

the mayor or judge in a Spanish pueblo

convert

to persuade someone to change a religon or belief

Where was the first pueblo

The first pueblo was in San Jose.

pueblo

a Spanish town or settlement, often built by stone or adobe

adobe

a brick made of dry clay and straw

Presidio

a fort built by the Spanish to protect there territory

governor

a person chosen to lead a colony,territory,or state

revolt

an uprising to take power away from a ruler

tallow

animal fat used to make candals or or other goods