Here's why:
* Primary sources are created during the time period being studied. A book written today about Spanish missions would be a secondary source because it is written after the events it describes.
* Secondary sources analyze and interpret primary sources. This book would likely use diaries, letters, archaeological findings, and other historical documents from the mission period to tell its story.
To be considered a primary source, the book would have to have been written during the time of the Spanish missions in Florida.
Examples of primary sources about Spanish missions in Florida:
* Missionary journals: Diaries kept by priests or friars who lived and worked in the missions.
* Letters: Correspondence between missionaries, government officials, or colonists.
* Archaeological artifacts: Objects found at mission sites that provide evidence of daily life.
* Government documents: Records of mission activities, such as census reports or land grants.
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