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- 008: Native Knowledge in Colonial Latin America: Interview with Ezekiel Stear (Part 2)
As the Spanish Empire become more consolidated, language and writing became more and more important — both for the Spanish government and for native peoples. In part 2 of this interview we learn how indigenous people in Colonial Spanish America preserved their knowledge in the face of restrictive government policies. Listen to Part 1 Highlights […]
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[email protected]30 min - 007: Aztec Memories and the Florentine Codex: Interview with Ezekiel Stear (Part 1)
The story of the Spanish missions in California has its roots in 16th century Mexico. There, Franciscan friars and their native partners sought to record the memories of Aztec elders before their culture was changed forever. The information they collected is contained in the Florentine Codex. Ezekiel Stear Dr. Ezekiel Stear is Assistant Professor of […]
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In this second part of the interview we learn about what studying economic history can reveal about the past. In particular, we learn about California’s early connections to the Far East, and how competition over the fur trade created some unusual rivalries and alliances. Highlights of Part 2: Franciscan views of money and morality. The […]
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[email protected]35 min - Missions and Misconceptions: Interview with Marie Christine Duggan (Part 1)The story of the Spanish missions in California isn’t always what it seems. By delving into Mexico’s National Archives, Dr. Marie Christine Duggan uncovered facts that provide a unique inside view of mission life. From murder trials to Indian militias, we talk about some of the lesser-known aspects of California mission history.Marie Christine DugganMarie Christine Duggan is an economic historian and Professor of Global Economic History at Keene State University in New Hampshire. She studies how market forces shaped human lives in 18th century Spanish California and 19th century Mexican California.Dr. Duggan grew up in Berkeley, California and finished her education at the New School for Social Research in New York. In 1995, Dr. Duggan located account books for nine California missions in Mexico’s National Archives, which were the basis for her 2000 PHD dissertation, Market and Church on the Mexican Frontier. She received in 1997 the Maynard Geiger Fellowship for research at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library and the Haynes Foundation Fellowship for Research at the Huntington Library.In 2017 she received the Norman Neuerburg Award from the California Missions Foundation for her contributions to scholarship on California’s missions, presidios, pueblos, and ranchos.Highlights of Part 1:* Early research Into trials murder trials at the California Missions.* How mission communities exerted pressure on their members. * How were missionaries spending their money? Account books as a view from inside the missions: * Native Americans as blacksmiths and cowboys. * Franciscans and Indian militias * Why missionaries resisted teaching Spanish to Native Americans. * What constituted a missionary’s power? The case of Antonio Peyrí in San Luis Rey. * The town in Catalonia that produced three California missionaries. * The radical transformation of the missions after 1810. * Conflicts between missionaries and the military over land grants. * Misconceptions about the size of missions. * Conflicts between mission communities over boundaries.To Learn More* Marie Christine Duggan at Keene State University* Book: The Chumash and the Presidio of Santa Barbara by Marie Christine Duggan* Mentioned in the interview: “With and Without an Empire: Financing for California Missions Before and After 1810” from the Pacific Historical Review (2016).* Other articles by Marie Christine Duggan28 min
- 005: Missions and Misconceptions: Interview with Marie Christine Duggan (Part 1)
The story of the Spanish missions in California isn’t always what it seems. By delving into Mexico’s National Archives, Dr. Marie Christine Duggan uncovered facts that provide a unique inside view of mission life. From murder trials to Indian militias, we talk about some of the lesser-known aspects of California mission history.
Marie Christine Duggan is an economic historian and Professor of Global Economic History at Keene State University in New Hampshire. She studies how market forces shaped human lives in 18th century Spanish California and 19th century Mexican California.
Dr. Duggan grew up in Berkeley, California and finished her education at the New School for Social Research in New York. In 1995, Dr. Duggan located account books for nine California missions in Mexico’s National Archives, which were the basis for her 2000 PHD dissertation, Market and Church on the Mexican Frontier. She received in 1997 the Maynard Geiger Fellowship for research at the Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library and the Haynes Foundation Fellowship for Research at the Huntington Library.
In 2017 she received the Norman Neuerburg Award from the California Missions Foundation for her contributions to scholarship on California’s missions, presidios, pueblos, and ranchos.
Highlights of Part 1:
- Early research Into trials murder trials at the California Missions.
- How mission communities exerted pressure on their members.
- How were missionaries spending their money? Account books as a view from inside the missions:
- Native Americans as blacksmiths and cowboys.
- Franciscans and Indian militias
- Why missionaries resisted teaching Spanish to Native Americans.
- What constituted a missionary’s power? The case of Antonio Peyrí in San Luis Rey.
- The town in Catalonia that produced three California missionaries.
- The radical transformation of the missions after 1810.
- Conflicts between missionaries and the military over land grants.
- Misconceptions about the size of missions.
- Conflicts between mission communities over boundaries.
To Learn More
- Marie Christine Duggan at Keene State University
- Book: The Chumash and the Presidio of Santa Barbara by Marie Christine Duggan
- Mentioned in the interview: “With and Without an Empire: Financing for California Missions Before and After 1810” from the Pacific Historical Review (2016).
- Other articles by Marie Christine Duggan
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The story of land ownership in modern California begins with the practice of Spanish land grants. Beginning in the 18th century, Spain allowed farming and ranching by private individuals in California. In the 19th century the Mexican government continued and expanded the program.
Learn More about Land Grants in CaliforniaLand in California by W.W. Robinson. One of the classic texts about the saga of California’s land struggles, from mission times to the 20th century.
Let There Be Towns: Spanish Municipal Origins in the American Southwest, 1610-1810 by Gilbert R. Cruz. A great introduction to the evolution of the pueblo in the pre-independence period.
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[email protected]34 min - Early Exploration of California (Part 1 of 2)European interest in California stretches back over 400 years. Spanish mariners began exploring the Pacific coast of North America in the early 16th century.22 min
- Early Exploration of California (Part 1 of 2)European interest in California stretches back over 400 years. Spanish mariners began exploring the Pacific coast of North America in the early 16th century.22 min
- 003: Early Sea Exploration of California
Why did Spanish Explorers Come to California?
Spanish mariners began exploring the Pacific coast of North America in the early 16th century in hopes of finding new civilizations to join their empire.
It was a time when powers such as Spain, England, France and the Ottoman Empire competed for control of land and trade in Europe, the Near East and Africa. Seeking to outflank her European rivals, Spain supported explorers and adventurers who could find areas of expansion in the Americas, where empires such as the Aztecs and Incas also expanded and conquered neighboring peoples.Send a Comment.
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[email protected]22 min - 002: How did California Get its Name? You Might be Surprised
The name “California” comes from a 16th century Spanish novel that involves a warrior queen named Calafia. But the name also has much deeper roots that connect North African pirates and a medieval epic poem.
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About California Frontier
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Prof. Damian Bacich shares the history you didn't learn in school. Each episode is a deep dive into the fascinating early history of California and the West. Listen to stories and interviews with…
scholars, experts, and people who are passionate about a time when California was the frontier of empire and imagination.