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A ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian work.[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission]
A series of twenty-one religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations

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A definition or brief description of Spanish missions in California.

A series of twenty-one religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations