Indian labor was vital to the early economic development of the Los
Angeles region. This first volume in the new series Before Gold:
California under Spain and Mexico explores for the first time
Native contributions to early Southern California.
Opening with a survey of the economic dimension of traditional
southern California Indian cultures, Phillips then examines the
origins and collapse of the missions, the emergence and expansion
of the pueblo of Los Angeles, and the creation and decline of the
ranchos. He closely considers the Indians' incorporation into these
foreign-imposed institutions and the resulting impact on the
region's economy and society. While concentrating on the Tongvas
(Gabrielinos), Phillips also considers Indians who entered the
region from the south.
Based on exhaustive research, Phillips's account focuses on
California Indians more as workers than as victims. He describes
the work they performed and how their relations evolved with the
missionaries, settlers, and rancheros who employed them. Phillips
emphasizes the importance of Indian labor in shaping the economic
history of what is now Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside
counties.
Featuring more than two-dozen illustrations and maps, "Vineyards
and Vaqueros" demonstrates that no history of the region is
complete without a consideration of the Indian contribution.
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