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Title
Decreto del gobierno mexicano disponiendo la secularización de las misiones de la Alta y Baja California. (Decree by the Mexican Government Stipulating the Secularization of the California Missions)
Date Created and/or Issued
1833
Publication Information
Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Santa Clara University
Collection
Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection
Rights Information
Permission to copy or publish any item or materials from Archives & Special Collections must be given by Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections.
Description
This document, which consists of 15 articles, is the plan formulated by the Mexican Congress in 1833 to secularize the California missions. It stipulates, among other things, that the mission churches would become parishes, and that the friars would be replaced by secular clergy who would receive a salary as determined by the government. Furthermore, the mission buildings would now be utilized as town hall, elementary schools, workshops and public offices.
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
http://content.scu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/msc/id/82
Language
Spanish
Subject
California Missions
Mission Santa Clara
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Relation
Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection

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