Where is it now located: Mission Santa Clara is now a historical sight on the Santa Clara University campus. It is at 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050.
Life at our Mission
Which tribe(s) lived at your mission?
The bay Miwok, Tayen, and Yokuts.Ohlone tribes were also in the area.
What jobs were done at Mission Santa Clara?The men worked in the fields while women weaved baskets, made clothes, and cooked.
Did the missions help or hurt the Native Americans ways of life? The Natives often tried to escape because they missed freedom, but the missions did not treat the Natives badly. The priests were embracing of the natives ways.
How were the Native Americans treated at your Mission? Did they get along with the Spanish priest who lived there? “The Native Americans were reluctant at first, but got along well after a while. “ This piece of info is from California-Missions.org.
What was grown or traded at mission santa clara? Of that , what came from Europe?
They traded mostly olives and garden greens. They also traded clothing. Spain gave mission Santa Clara food for the first three years and three bells. Peaches, apricots, apples, pears, figs and grapes were crops at the mission. There is also a lot of rich soil in the area.
Cool facts about Mission Santa Clara
Mission Santa Clara was the 8th of 22 missions.
Mission Santa Clara was burned down 8 times.
Two of the 4 church bells were from Spain.
Mission Santa Clara moved after it was first built to a better location.