Spanish Mission Rules
Ye are in the house of the Roman Catholic Church, the
religion of your new Spanish king. As an Indian, thou
has been subjected to a permanent stay in the mission
to understand the ways of the Catholic Church.
 As part of being Christian, ye must abide by some
simple rules or thou shalt be sentenced to hard
labor
 Ye must maintain a vow of silence at all times out
of respect to the Lord in which you now worship.
(5 points off if disobeyed)
 Ye shall not touch thy neighbor in any way in
order to remain faithful to your new king, the
king of Spain. (5 points off if disobeyed)
 When walking through the House of the Lord,
thou shalt walk in a slow and respectful manner.
(5 points off if disobeyed)
 Any rule thus broken will sentence thee to a stay
in Sheriff Fletcher’s dungeon.
Station 1
 You are a Native American trying
to learn the Spanish language.
 Copy the words off the overhead
several times on the paper in
front of you.
 Maintain total silence at this
station.
Spanish Translation
Station 2
 Lie on one
your eyes,
(only about
then switch
of the “beds”, close
and sleep or rest
5 people at a time,
after 2 min.).
 While you are waiting for your
turn to “rest”, you may write on
your mission Life Completion card
for this station.
 Maintain
station.
total
silence
at
The Dormitory
this
Station 3
 Your main job is to plant and
cultivate crops.
 Pick the crops (beans) and place
them in the bucket.
 You will have time to write on
your Mission Life Completion card
later.
 Maintain total silence at this
station.
Agriculture
Station 4
 In the workhouse, Native
Americans created pottery,
tools, art, clothing, etc.
 Using the paper given at your
table, draw one or more of these
items.
 Maintain total silence at this
station.
The Workhouse
Station 5
 Pretend you are a Native
American in the Chapel. Sit and
listen to the Gregorian chant.
 Native Americans spent several
hours a day in the chapel.
 As you listen, think about why
the Spanish priests wanted the
Native Americans to convert to
their religion.
 Maintain total silence at this
station.
The Chapel