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Santa Cruz Mission
Some questions about the people and places around the Santa Cruz Mission
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were the people before the coming of the Spaniards in what is now the Santa Cruz area of California? | The land originally was the home of the Ohlone Indians. |
| What did the Ohlone harvest? | The Ohlone also pruned, harvested and burned the grasslands to encourage fresh plant growth. |
| What did the Ohlone make? | The Ohlone twined and coiled baskets. |
| What people came after the first inhabitants of what is now the Santa Cruz area of California? | The Spaniards were the people who came after the Ohlone Indians. |
| In what year did the Spaniards pass along the famed Monterey Bay? | Gaspar Portola passed along the northern shore of Monterey Bay in October 1769. |
| What was the twelfth mission to become established out of the 21 that would be built altogether? | Mission Santa Cruz became the twelfth of 21 missions established in Alta California. |