Theoretically every Spanish mission was to be "secularized" within one year of its founding.

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Spanish missions were not intended to be secularized within one year of their founding. The process of secularization was meant to occur over a longer period, often decades, as the mission's indigenous population became sufficiently acculturated to Spanish ways, including Christianity, to allow for the transfer of the mission's control from the church to the secular government.

Theoretically Every Spanish Mission Was to Be "Secularized" Within One