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mission

misión

a religious settlement set up to spread Christianity to Indigenous people.

Example

Spanish priests founded 21 missions in California between 1769 and 1823, including San Diego and Santa Barbara.

In Spanish

misión — un asentamiento religioso creado para difundir el cristianismo entre los pueblos indígenas.

Sacerdotes españoles fundaron 21 misiones en California entre 1769 y 1823, entre ellas San Diego y Santa Bárbara.

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