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Misión

Misión

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “misión”.

It’s a feminine noun meaning “mission”.  Like the English word “mission”, it comes from Latin missio, which referred to the act of sending something or someone.

Tenemos una misión importante.

We have an important mission.

Rechazó la misión.

He/She rejected the mission.

La misión espacial fue un éxito.

The space mission was a success.

Starting in 1769, Spain started sending missionaries to California. A total of 21 outposts, known as misiones (missions), were established along a route called the Camino Real (Royal Road) from San Diego near the modern-day border with Mexico to Sonoma in the north.

Most of these outposts had a church, living quarters and enough agricultural facilities to be self-sufficient.

The outposts were built with the goal of converting indigenous people to Christianity while also extending Spain’s empire further into the New World.

Many Native Americans were displaced or forced into working at the missions. European diseases also spread rapidly, causing high numbers of deaths among the indigenous population.

You can read more about the Californian missions on Wikipedia:

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