Something to Think About #132: Part 3: The Mission Indians by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker – BRE: 00957107; MLO: 249261
The construction of Spanish missions was cabined by limitations on skilled labor, available building materials, and the priestly desire to create notable buildings, perhaps even reminiscent of the grand public buildings in Spain. This article briefly summarizes the effect of Spanish rule on the Indians providing the unskilled labor that first constructed and later supported…