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Why did Spain establish missions and presidios in California?
In the 18th century, Spain's focus on California was to expand their empire and spread the Catholic faith. To do so, they established missions and presidios in order to solidify their presence in the region. The missions were religious outposts, and presidios were military forts that provided protection from foreign invaders. The Spanish also wanted to convert the native population to Christianity and to gain control of the land and its resources.
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