Visions of California

I'm currently finishing two books, one on Saint Junípero Serra's time in Orange County and Mission San Juan Capistrano , and another expanded version of Bouchard's attack on the mission . In the mean time, I wrote this article analyzing population statistics at the mission during its years of operation. I will attempt to publish the footnoted version of this article in the future.   Population Size Trends of Mission San Juan Capistrano  - a Simple Analysis          The policies of the Catholic Church required the missionaries in Spanish and Mexican Alta California (roughly 1769-1848) to record each baptism, marriage, and burial in all outposts in the province. Furthermore, the missionaries at each mission wrote annual reports that included data on the number of inhabitants, marriages, and burials at each mission. Additionally, the Father President (head of the missionaries of the province) wrote biannual reports to colonial authorities...