![]() The Spanish were impressed with the Chumash economy, so complex that it could be compared to that of China. ![]() Their surroundings were very rich in natural resources, and the tribes developed different specialties. The natives of the coast of California had a network of trade and commerce that had functioned for thousands of years. There were other Franciscan friars in the region supervising the twenty-three missions and preaching the word of Christ among a multitude of Indians from the Chumash, Shoshone, and other tribes who were not always overly cordial in welcoming them. ![]() ![]() He was energetic and commanding, and the most difficult part of his ministry was to emulate the humility and sweet nature of Saint Francis of Assisi. At that time the mission was under the charge of Padre Mendoza, a Franciscan who had the shoulders of a woodcutter and a much younger appearance than his forty well-lived years warranted. It happened in Alta California, in the San Gabriel mission in the year 1790 of Our Lord. Let us begin at the beginning, at an event without which Diego de la Vega would not have been born. Int'l Women's Conference - México, 2013.Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Ceremony, 2017. ![]()
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