In the Tuesday Editorial on renaming Cabrillo College, the Sentinel states that Santa Cruz, which is Spanish for Holy Cross, “invokes the abuses of Indigenous people under the Spanish mission system.” ...

With the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1769, the lives of the Indians of California changed drastically. The Spanish mission system, established along the Pacific Coast, required that local ...

Spanish missions that dot the landscape in California today exist as centers of historical interpretation. Visitors to California, residents of the state, and school children often turn to these sites ...

California’s missions are some of the oldest landmarks that hold stories from the state’s early days. These sites give you a ...

Explore California's early history, from Spanish colonization and its impact on Native Americans to American expansion. Featuring Sutter, Sloat and Vallejo. Newsom slammed for ignoring voters and ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Markus Bokisch illegally imported vine California from Spain and reignited a Spanish wine movement in ...

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s account flatly contradicts the California Department of Transport’s narrative; no response ...

A statue of a late Native American leader has been unveiled outside California’s state Capitol building, replacing a monument of a Spanish missionary that was toppled by protesters in 2020. The ...