Question

WHY DID SPAIN BUILD MISSIONS IN THE BORDER LANDS OF NEW SPAIN?

Answer 1

http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/lewisclark2/circa1804/WestwardExpansion/EarlyExplorers/CaliforniaMissions.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_missions_in_California
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Also ...
When you type in all-caps, two things happen:
**it's harder to read, and
**it's the online equivalent to SHOUTING (considered rude behavior).

Please just type in regular mode, not with the Caps Lock feature turned on. Thanks.