HIST 150 Dr. Schaffer “Sexuality in California’s Missions: Cultural Perceptions of Historical Realities”, by Albert Hurtado Questions to think about: 1. Compare Native Californian and Spanish attitudes towards a. men’s and women’s roles in society b. marriage c. sex 2. What misunderstandings occurred between Native Californians and the Spanish? 3. What aspects of native Californian society did the Spanish missionaries think needed reforming? What happened when the Spanish missionaries tried to reform them? 4. What events led up to the attack on Mission San Diego by the Kumeyaays in 1775? 5. Under what circumstances did Native Americans in Old California convert to Christianity? (Chapter 1 of Hurtado’s book Intimate Frontiers: Sex, Gender, and Culture in Old California [Albuquerque, NM, 1999], pp. 1‒19 and 145‒49.)