The Spell of the California's Spanish Colonial Missions, by Donald Francis Toomey. Particularly useful for the definition of architectural and religious terms.

 

Spain in the Southwest by John L. Kessell. Glossary contains concise definitions of Spanish terms used during the mission period.

 

Illustrated Glossary of Terms Relating to California Missions and Other Hispanic Sites http://www.ca-missions.org/illusgl.html An Internet source developed by Sasha Honig, posted on the California Missions Studies Assn. website.. Contains illustrations, examples and extensive explanations.

 

The Chumash by Robert O. Gibson. Concise definitions of Native-American terms.

 

Franciscan Missionaries in Hispanic California by Fr. Maynard Geiger. This book's glossary contains definitions of terms used by the Catholic Church, the Franciscan Order and Spanish authorities during the mission era.

 

Michael Hardwick graciously supplied terms he has uncovered and defined in his extensive research and writing.

 

http://www.spanishnewyork.com/spanish-translators-spanish-dicctionaries-on-line.html contains an extensive list of specialized and general sites for the translation, meaning and interpretation of Spanish terms.

 

Another useful on-line tool to search for relevant glossaries is: http://glossarist.com/glossaries/lifestyle/