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The Friars' Bed Room II
To protect themselves from the sun, the Friars wore grey hats, such as this one. The clothing that the original Mission Friars wore, call a habit, was very much like the clothing we Franciscans wear today, but grey in color - like the hat.
In this room, there is an old Mexican saddle. Cattle ranching was a very important agricultural enterprise for Mission San Miguel, as well as all the missions in general. This was the beginning of the California Vaquero tradition, which is still alive today on the Central Coast of California.
For those of you who are interested, you should read "Two years before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana. Dana tells his own story of what it was like to be a young sailor on a Yankee Clipper Ship back in the time of the missions. He describes what life was like for him in early California as his clipper ship traded for cattle hides with the missions up and down the California Coast.
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