User:Robert A. Estremo
I am a California resident and degreed construction manager and historian (Texas A&M University), with a lifelong interest in the history of a) railroading in the United States, b) Alaska and California, and c) the Spanish Catholic mission system (my main interest in participating here; I have personally visited each of the 21 mission sites, and have written about several of them extensively in an encyclopedic context).
Where Robert lives it is approximately: 13:52
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley, circa 1939.
A list of CZ articles I have started (all of which are based on entries I originally made at Wikipedia; the "oiler" articles are are largely taken from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships):
Miscellaneous
- Battle of Sitka [r]: The last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives, which resulted in a decisive victory for the Russian invaders. [e]
Railroading
- Railroads in California [r]: A brief history of the network of interconnected independent rail transport systems located throughout the Union's thirty-first state and how they shaped the region's development. [e]
Spanish missions
- Spanish missions in Baja California [r]: A series of twenty-eight religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Dominican, Franciscan, and Jesuit Orders between 1683 and 1834, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations. [e]
- Spanish missions in California [r]: 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. [e]
- Architecture of the California Missions [r]: Architectural style influenced by limitations in the construction materials that were on hand, an overall lack of skilled labor, and a desire on the part of the founding priests to emulate notable structures in their Spanish homeland. [e]
- Mission Revival Style architecture [r]: Architectural movement that began in the late 19th Century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. [e]
- Las Flores Estancia [r]: A ranch, or "station" established in support of the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (a former religious outpost established in 1798 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown). [e]
- Mission La Purísima Concepción [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1787 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1791 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Antonio de Padua [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1771 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Buenaventura [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1782 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1770 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1769 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Fernando Rey de España [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Francisco de Asís [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1776 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Francisco Solano [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1823 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Gabriel Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1771 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San José [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Juan Bautista [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Juan Capistrano [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1776 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1772 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Luis Rey de Francia [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1798 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Miguel Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission San Rafael Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1817 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission Santa Barbara [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1786 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission Santa Clara de Asís [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1777 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission Santa Cruz [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1791 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Mission Santa Inés [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1804 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles Asistencia [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1784 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
- San Antonio de Pala Asistencia [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1816 by Spanish colonists on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California. [e]
- Santa Ana Estancia [r]: A ranch, or "station" established in support of the Mission San Juan Capistrano (a former religious outpost established in 1776 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown). [e]
- Santa Ysabel Asistencia [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1818 by Spanish colonists on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California. [e]
Mission Buenaventura-class oilers
- USNS Mission Buenaventura (T-AO-111) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AO-112) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission Loreto (T-AO-116) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission San Diego (T-AO-121) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission San Fernando (T-AO-122) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission San Gabriel (T-AO-124) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USNS Mission Santa Ana (T-AO-137) [r]: Add brief definition or description