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Spanish mission
Spanish and North American history
Also known as: missions, Spanish
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history of Latin American architecture
- In Latin American architecture: The new urban strategy: Checkerboard plans and the Laws of the Indies
…Spain, oversaw the creation of mission establishments. Representing different religious orders, these missions were inspired by the theories of Europeans such as Leon Battista Alberti, Erasmus, and Sir Thomas More. The plan usually included a single nave church, a convent around a patio, a large walled atrium or churchyard with…
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impact in Southwestern Native American history
- In Native American: The Southwest and the southern Pacific Coast
… and his successors established 21 missions, while their military and civilian counterparts chose nearby sites for presidios (forts) and haciendas (estates).
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