Elias Castillo

A Cross of Thorns (eBook, ePUB)

The Enslavement of California's Indians by the Spanish Missions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Linden Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781610352574
• Artikelnr.: 49605446

Autorenporträt

Elias Castillo is a three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and the winner of thirteen journalism awards. Born in Mexicali, Baja California, Castillo holds two degrees from San Jose State University and is a former reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and the Associated Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1) Conquest
2) Servants of God
3) The First Ones
4) Friar Junipero Serra: The Beginning
5) An Ordeal of Tears
6) The Missions
7) Mission Life
8) A Vision Darkened
9) Rebellion
10) Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography