Movies: Spanish mission

  • 1942
    The First Swallow

    The First Swallow (1942)

    The First Swallow

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    The story of a single swallow who, taking a rest from southward flight at a mission in California, ultimately brings about the famed migration of swallows to the mission at San Juan Capistrano....

    The First Swallow
  • 1969
    Toppling a Saint

    Toppling a Saint (1969)

    Toppling a Saint

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    An exploration of America’s cultural divide ignited by the 2020 controversy surrounding the forcible toppling of Father Junipero Serra’s statues. Best-selling author Arthur Brooks examines the toxic polarization gripping the nation. Can we bridge thi...

    Toppling a Saint
  • 1946
    The Mission Trail

    The Mission Trail (1946)

    The Mission Trail

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    This Traveltalk series short follows the route laid out by the famous chain of 21 Spanish missions, begun in 1769 and extending northward for over 500 miles, from San Diego to Sonoma, California. We stop briefly at San Luis Rey and San Juan Capistran...

    The Mission Trail