After the founding of Mission San Fernando Rey in 1771, the Indians became converts, lived at the mission and helped to farm the large gardens of the mission which, in a few years, had stretched out over most of the valley.
After the founding of Mission San Fernando Rey in 1771, the Indians were forced to learn Catholicism or face severe punishment. They lived at the mission and were forced to farm the large gardens of the mission which, in a few years, had stretched out over most of the valley.