MISSION MYSTERIES AND BURIED SECRETS ON THE MONTEREY BAY
he Native Daughters of the Golden West, Junipero Parlor 141, invites the community to enjoy a presentation about local Monterey County history, “MISSION MYSTERIES AND BURIED SECRETS ON THE MONTEREY BAY” by Professor Rubén Mendoza, PhD, on Monday, September 9, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm at 412 Pacific Street Casa Serrano, in Downtown Monterey.
Following the lecture, there will be refreshments. A $10 donation is suggested. Please RSVP to Wendy Brickman at (831) 633-4444 or brickman@brickmanmarketing.
About Dr. Ruben Mendoza
Professor Rubén G. Mendoza, PhD, is an archaeologist, author, photographer, founding faculty member, professor Emeritus, and former chair of the School of Social, Behavioral & Global Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. His archaeological studies and community service-learning projects include his role as principal investigator on four California missions and the Spanish Royal Presidio of Monterey, where excavations resulted in the discovery of the Serra Chapel of 1770-72. He recently partnered with the US Military as a contractor to identify and recover the original Serra Chapel identified with Mission San Antonio de Padua. He is the co-editor with Richard Chacon of North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence (2007), Latin American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence (2007), The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research (2012), and Feast, Famine or Fighting? Multiple Pathways to Social Complexity (2017). Recent books with photographer Melba Levick include Rizzoli’s The California Missions (2018), The Spanish Style House (2021), and Casa Santa Fe (2023). His The California Mission Source Book with David McLaughlin of Pentacle Press (2009, 2012) is a mainstay for teachers guiding California mission tours. His latest Springer edition is that of Ritual Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerica (2024). He has, in addition, published some two-hundred and fifty articles, chapters, journal contributions, and scores of images spanning a range of topics and media, including Amerindian and Spanish Colonial cultural histories, Mission archaeology, art and architecture, social conflict, and Amerindian science, technology, and medicine. After retiring from CSU Monterey Bay in December 2022, Professor Mendoza accepted recruitment to serve as the CSU Monterey Bay CalNAGPRA Coordinator and as an adjunct research faculty member. He is the current President of the Board of Directors of the Monterey County Historical Society, Inc. / Boronda Adobe History Center of Salinas, California.
About The Native Daughters of the Golden West/Junipero Parlor 141
The Native Daughters of the Golden West Junipero Parlor 141 in Monterey, CA is one of over 80 chapters within the state of California. Established in 1886, the Native Daughters of the Golden West is a non-profit organization of individuals born in California who are dedicated to the preservation of California’s history and the social and cultural development of the State. The Native Daughters of the Golden West Foundation contributes to many charitable projects including California Admission Day, California Lighthouse Preservation, California Mission Restoration, Veteran's