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Missions Of California Series: Mission San Diego De Alcala (Spanish)

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Closeup of the Mission San Diego de Alcala overlaid with a map of California. Gold crosses mark locations along the coast of the map. Spanish caption. La misión San Diego.

Tours this historic compound and views its beautiful grounds. Talks about the Mission Indians, discovers the significance of the bells, and visits the Casa del Padre Serra, which illustrates the simple and sparse lifestyle of the Franciscan padres who lived here.

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Runtime: 8 minutes 27 seconds

Topic: History, Sports and Recreation
Subtopic: Native Americans, Travel, U.S. History (General)
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 12
Release Year: 2011
Producer/Distributor: Chip Taylor Communications
Series: The Missions Of California

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Closeup of a stone archway topped with a cross. A weathered stone wall looms in the background. Caption. As the father and founder of California.

Cardboard model of a Spanish mission rests in the grass. Spanish caption. El modelo de July de la tercera misión.

Color illustration of a green fountain with colorful mission style buildings in the background. Caption. That is very much alive in California today.

Closeup of the Mission San Diego de Alcala overlaid with a map of California. Gold crosses mark locations along the coast of the map. Spanish caption. La misión San Diego.

Closeup of the Mission San Diego de Alcala surrounded by trees. Caption. Father Junipero Serra.

Closeup of the bell wall at the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. Caption. All who and all who hear the ringing of its bells.

Mission Santa Barbara stands behind a paved plaza with trees and mountains in the background. Caption. Mission Santa Barbara is a noble landmark.

Stone ledges stand on both sides of a curved brick wall. Caption. The mission Indians mixed this quicklime with water.

Closeup of a fountain in front of the arches of the Mission Santa Barbara. Caption. So soundly was this water system engineered that, remarkably.

Closeup of the bell wall at the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. Spanish caption. Ésta la distinguida misión de San Gabriel Arcángel.