Santa Clara University, the oldest college in California, is also the only college in the state to be the successor of a Spanish mission. The history of both institutions is intimately bound up with ...

Drive this 800-mile route along the California coast linking stunning historical sites, each with distinct architecture, ...

Out of 18th century California, the Camino Real runs down the American West Coast, linking 21 Spanish missions between San ...

“When things predominantly get named after Spanish people that were involved in the Spanish colonization of California and the mission system, that is implanting the narrative across the landscape, ...

The following group of California mission postcards includes views associated with the twenty-one missions established between 1769 and 1823 by Spanish Franciscan missionaries along the California ...

Long before Zorro swung onto movie screens in flashy reboots (think Antonio Banderas, Douglas Fairbanks, George Hamilton, and more), the masked hero galloped through Southern California’s most ...

Lompoc's first Spanish mission was established by Father Lasuen in December 1787 following the founding of the Santa Barbara Presidio in 1782 by Spanish King Carlos III. Reference: The Royal ...