priests and local Indians
Priests at Mission San Gabriel used a system called the Spanish mission system to convert and control Native Americans. They offered food, shelter, and protection in exchange for labor and conversion to Christianity. While some Native Americans were coerced into joining the mission, others volunteered to escape violence or seek better opportunities.
San gabriel mission was not the busiest
Mission San Gabriel conflicts had a earthquake
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel is located in the city San Gabriel.
The earthquake in mission San Gabriel was in 1978.
what happened to san gabriel mission
Mission San Gabriel has 3 bells.
Mission San Gabriel has one bell tower located at the front of the mission church.
At San Gabriel Mission, the indigenous peoples known as the Tongva tribe were converted to Christianity, taught Spanish, and forced into labor by the missionary priests. They were made to work in the fields, tend to livestock, and build the mission buildings.
september 8, 1771
the mission san gabriel opened on September 8, 1771.