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HIST 150 Dr. Schaffer
“Sexuality in California’s Missions: Cultural Perceptions of Historical Realities”, by Albert Hurtado
Questions to think about:
1. Compare Native Californian and Spanish attitudes towards
a. men’s and women’s roles in society
b. marriage
c. sex
2. What misunderstandings occurred between Native Californians
and the Spanish?
3. What aspects of native Californian society did the Spanish
missionaries think needed reforming? What happened when
the Spanish missionaries tried to reform them?
4. What events led up to the attack on Mission San Diego by the
Kumeyaays in 1775?
5. Under what circumstances did Native Americans in Old
California convert to Christianity?
(Chapter 1 of Hurtado’s book Intimate Frontiers: Sex, Gender, and
Culture in Old California [Albuquerque, NM, 1999], pp. 1‒19 and
145‒49.)