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A Cross of Thorns: The Enslavement of California’s Indians by the Spanish Missions
by Elias Castillo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition★★★★★
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A Cross of Thorns challenges this mythologized history and presents the facts of the Spanish occupation of California, describing the dark and cruel reality of Mission life. Beginning in 1769, California Indians were enticed into the missions, where they and their descendents were imprisoned for 60 years of forced labor and daily beatings. The chilling depictions of colonial cruelty in A Cross of Thorns are based on little known church and Spanish government archives and letters written by the founder of California’s mission, Friar Junipero Serra (who advocated the whipping of Mission Indians as a standard policy), and published first-hand accounts of 18th and 19th century travelers. Read more
Product Information
ASIN | B00U8LGUJ6 |
Publisher | Craven Street Books |
Accessibility | Learn more |
Publication date | February 15, 2015 |
Language | English |
File size | 2.3 MB |
Screen Reader | Supported |
Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
X-Ray | Not Enabled |
Word Wise | Enabled |
Print length | 269 pages |
ISBN-13 | 978-1610352574 |
Page Flip | Enabled |
Best Sellers Rank | #278,112 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #30 in Native American Religions & Spirituality #110 in Native American Religion #112 in Indigenous History eBooks |
Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 119 ratings |