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San Diego Chicano History

Chapter 2: Spanish San Diego

Key Questions

  1. Why did the Spanish decide to settle San Diego?
  2. Who were the first settlers of San Diego?
  3. Were these first settlers Spanish?
  4. When and why did the first violence take place between Indian and Spaniard?
  5. When and why was the Mission San Diego de Alcalá founded?
  6. Did the Indians accept the mission?
  7. Was the mission a school or a concentration camp?
  8. What evidence is there that the missions mistreated the Indians?
  9. Did the San Diegans participate in the revolt against Spain in 1810?

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Chapters

  • 1. Indigenous San Diego
  • 2. Spanish San Diego
    • Why San Diego?
    • First Settlers
    • Spanish Settlers?
    • First Violence
    • Mission San Diego
    • The Mission and Indians
    • The Mission's Influence
    • Evidence
    • 1810 Revolt
    • Resources
  • 3. Mexican San Diego
  • 4. The U.S. - Mexican War in San Diego
  • 5. San Diego's Mexican Community, 1850-1910
  • 6. Revolutionary San Diego and Tijuana
  • 7. La Lucha: The Beginnings of the Struggle, 1920-1930s
  • 8. World War II
  • 9. El Campo
  • 10. Activism 1965 – 2000
  • 11. The Chicana and the Arts
  • 12. Gentrification in Barrio Logan
  • 13. The Border and Human Rights

Resources

  • A. Maps
  • B. Photo Gallery
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Last Update:
November 7, 2011

Photos


  • Fr. Luis
    Jaime

  • Feast of
    Corpus
    Christi

  • Mission
    Floorplan

  • Fr. Junipero
    Serra

  • Indians

  • Mission
    San Diego

  • Indios

  • 1570 Map

  • 1782 Map

  • Map of
    New World
 

Audio

Audio file: Evening PrayerEvening Prayer or Vespers (.wav)
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