Fray Jose Ignazio Maria Alegre y Capetillo: A Memorandum of his Voyage from Queretaro, Mexico (1771-1773) // Derrotiero que hize Fr. Jose Ignazio María Alegre y Capetillo con particular Razon de todos los acaecimientos y cosas dignas de memoria del viaje, que hize con Don Hugo de Oconor…, 1771-1773
Scope and Contents
Fray Jose Ignazio Maria Alegre y Capetillo accounts in a personal journal of his voyage with Don Hugo de Oconor, a previous European colonel, and the company of other missionaries. Alegre y Capetillo departed on October 10, 1771, from current day Santiago de Queretaro, and arrived at La Hacienda de Santa Catarina on June 24, 1773. Throughout his journey, he visits various established missions and describes numerous violent encounters with Indigenous Rio Grande populations, as well as their resistance to European settlement in their territories.
Dates
- Creation: 1771-1773
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (.83 linear feet)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository