Which explorer sailed from England and found harbor at what is now the city of San Francisco?

Who came to California first?

From what country did Hernando Cortes sail?

Who was the first explorer to reach Alta California?

During the 1700s, fur traders from Russia explored the California coastline.

A route is the direction that a person takes to get lost.

Which of the Spanish missions was the first in California?

A presidio is a mission that housed Native California.

A community that was built by Native Californians and people from Spain, Mexico, and Africa.

Portola and Serra built the first mission in Los Angeles.

A mission was a fort built to protect pueblos from enemy attack.

Presidios were located near the best harbors and were evenly spaced between the missions.

Settlers built a pueblo near the Los Angeles River that grew to become Los Angeles.

Some Native Californians were forced to stay on missions and give up their religion, language, and culture.

A settlement is a new community and the people who live in a settlement are called settlers.

What happened after King Carlos sent Portola and Serra to Alta California?

Presidios were government buildings and most of the people who lived in them were Spanish soldiers and their families.

Spanish priests did most of the work on the missions.

European kings and queens sent explores on voyages to find treasure, spread religion, and to claim land.