It's a beautiful place, but yeah ...there were probably so many horrors committed there. :(
Years ago my grandma gave me a book about a priest who walked to all the California missions as a pilgrimage and relied on the kindness of strangers for food and shelter. I'm not sure if I still have it, or gave it away.
Every mission ive been to has mass graves of Indians, its pretty surreal. Thank goodness times have changed. They can get better, but what a dark period it was back in those times. Soon ill be doing another mission post but at a different mission. There are 6 missions within a 50 mile radius of me. Hopefully ill do post on all of them