There were several groups at the missions. The priests were at the missions, Native American tribes( once they converted they weren't allowed to leave), and 5-6 soldiers. The Native Americans were often mistreated by both the priests and the soldiers.
All of the missions had 5-6 soldiers living at the missions.
Spanish soldiers in the missions were responsible for protecting the missions from attacks, maintaining order, and enforcing Spanish authority over the indigenous population. They also helped with building and repairing structures, as well as providing security for the missionaries.
They protected the missions
They made them safe by building forts with soldiers in them.
A presidio, in the case of the California missions, were homes for the soldiers. That was why so many presidios were near the missions. To guard the padres living in the missions, the soldiers could simply go over and defend the priests.a fort or military establishmentA garrison, especially a fortress of the kind established in the southwest United States by the Spanish to protect their holdings and missions
The Catholic Church built the missions and still hold services today at missions. The priests lived there with mission Native Americans and 5-6 soldiers stationed at each mission.
it was hard for the native americans beacause the spanish soldiers were unkind to them.
Spanish soldiers guarded the missions and made sure none of the Native Americans inside ran away or revolted.
Missions
Soldiers often get three to four meals in a day. This includes when they are out for missions so as to ensure that they remain effective in the line of duty.
nativeAmericans lived there. the Chumash tribe and many more