▁sal ary ▁and ▁r ations ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁line ▁of ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁his ▁family . ▁After ▁an ▁art isan ▁finished ▁his ▁four - year ▁teaching ▁commit ment ▁— ▁suggested ▁Cost ans ó ▁— ▁he ▁should ▁receive ▁land , ▁cattle , ▁and ▁other ▁goods ▁as ▁indu c ements ▁to ▁sett le ▁perman ently ▁in ▁California . ▁Cost ans ó ▁recommended ▁sending ▁art is ans ▁to ▁California ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁families , ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁b ach elor ▁art is ans ▁to ▁marry . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁on ▁Cost ans ó ' s ▁proposal , ▁New ▁Spain ▁officials ▁sent ▁around ▁ 2 0 ▁art is ans ▁to ▁California ▁starting ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁them ▁settled ▁perman ently ▁in ▁California , ▁but ▁most ▁returned ▁to ▁Mexico ▁once ▁their ▁contract s ▁exp ired . ▁The ▁Francis can ▁fri ars ▁who ▁ran ▁the ▁miss ions , ▁claim ing ▁lack ▁of ▁funds , ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁art isan / te ach ers ▁work ▁for ▁almost ▁no ▁pay . ▁Cost ans ó ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Spanish / M ex ican ▁pue bl os ▁in ▁California ▁failed ▁to ▁bear ▁fruit . ▁ ▁V ision ▁of ▁Indian ▁assim ilation ▁into ▁His pan ic ▁society ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁Cost ans ó ▁wrote ▁a ▁report ▁to ▁New ▁Spain ' s ▁vic ero y ▁Mar qu és ▁de ▁Bran c if ort , ▁" On ▁the ▁Plan ▁for ▁Str ength ening ▁the ▁Pres id ios ▁of ▁New