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Illumination: California mission secrets
For centuries, California’s missions have stood as historic state landmarks, and windows into the state’s past. But a new understanding of the aging buildings is emerging. Archeologist Ruben Mendoza of California State University Monterey Bay says the missions have hidden a secret for centuries – one involving everything from advanced astronomy in the supposedly science-averse Church, to appeals to paganism Continue Reading...
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Mission San Juan Bautista
Becca and the crew are enlightened by way of a tour by Professor Ruben Mendoza at the Mission in San Juan Bautista....
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Royal Presidio Chapel
The Royal Presidio of Monterey was founded in 1770, and its Chapel of 1794 underwent a major conservation effort that resulted in a host of archaeological and historical discoveries from 2006-2008....
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Soledad Mission Archaeology
In this pilot episode of U Stories, a monthly series on California State University Monterey Bay students and faculty, we spend time with Dr. Ruben G Mendoza and his class as they start a new archaeological dig at California’s 13th Spanish Mission – Mission Soledad....
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Stealing the Mission Model
In this feature, the builder of the Old Mission Model of San Juan Bautista, Mr. Al Vercoutere, reveals the secrets of the 1950s era model, and how it made its way to San Juan....
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