Produced by David Schwan CHIMES OF MISSION BELLS An Historical Sketch of California and Her Missions By Maria Antonia Field To the Revered Memory of Junipero Serra And of My Great Grandparents Esteban and Catalina Munras This Book Is Affectionately Dedicated Acknowledgment of Gratitude In producing this book I wish to thank my Mother, who wrote for me in modern notation the music of the hymns of the Mission Fathers which are contained in this work, and gave me much welcome information; also Rev. Raymond M. Mestres, my zealous parish Priest, successor and compatriot of Junipero Serra and the Mission Padres, for valuable data, and for allowing me access to the early archives of San Carlos Mission and of the Mission Church of Monterey. Maria Antonia Field Monterey, California, June 1, 1914 Contents Translation of the Names of the Missions Tribute to Junipero Serra and the Mission Padres Chapter I Junipero Serra, Leader of the Heroic Band of Spanish Missionaries of California. His Coming to San Fernando, Mexico, Thence to California Chapter II Brief Sketch of the Conquest of California and of the Founding of the Missions. Hospitality of the Missions. Care and Benevolence of the Missionaries Toward the Indians Chapter III More About San Carlos Mission and Monterey Chapter IV California Under Spanish Rule Chapter V California Passes from Spanish to Mexican Rule. Secularization of the Missions Chapter VI California Passes from Mexican to American Rule Chapter VII Mission Anecdotes and Hymns Chapter VIII Retrospection of the Work of the Spanish Missionaries, Explorers and Settlers and their place in California's Appreciation Chapter IX Rev. Raymond M. Mestres Writes Historical Drama "Fray Junipero" Appendix A Letter of Junipero Serra. The Meaning of California Missions. Dances of Early California Times Preface