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...

Scope and Contents In brief descriptions of the Spanish monarchy and the necessity of amplifying Christianity, Apostle Senor San Fernando describes the settlement of European missionaries in California and the various resources they were able to acquire through indigenous peoples. In subduing Indigenous tribes for European expansion, Franciscans were able to gather new territory for missions, spices, herbs, and other food sources for survival. Additionally, he details the architecture and people of various...

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An overview of the Pima Revolt, or O’odham Uprising in Pimeria Alta and all of its following events from November 21, 1751–1766. There is an account of frequent conflict between the Pima Nation and missionaries in the area, resulting in vast numbers of deaths from both populations.

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Miguel Jose de Azanza sends a commission to De Agreda in regards to a voyage from Acapulco, Mexico, to Alta California in a brig called "El Galan" with captain Juan de Antepara. In a separate letter, he outlines the commission's terms and costs, including payment to all brig workers and instructions on where and how to pay. There is also an explanation of the justification of these prices and recommendations for shelter.

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The first leaf is an architectural floor plan of the palace. The second and third leaves describe the details of the floor plan, ranging from exterior and interior features and the measurements of each room.

Scope and Contents Fray Juan Calzada reports on the management and operations of up to nineteen missions during 1815–1818. In this report, he details the delay in entrusting the missions to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction and the vital importance of indigenous people converting to Catholicism. Furthermore, Calzada describes the Franciscans in charge of administering the established missions as well as continuing to expand their provinces further west. At the end of the report, there are two statistical reports...

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Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra outlines a double-page map of the "Port of the Capitan Bodega" discovered in the schooner Sonora under his command on the third day of October. This is the next large bay above San Francisco. (pen and ink)

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Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra outlines a single page map of the San Francisco bay entrance, outlining the entrance to the bay charted in the map of the Port of the Captain Bodega.

Scope and Contents Juan Candelaria dictates the founding history of almost all pueblos (villages) and presidios (military settlements) in the New Spain settlement, now modern-day New Mexico. Along these lines are the counties of Bernadillo, Alameda, Valencia, Tome, Cienega, Belen, and Santa Fe. In addition, there are details about uprisings and wars from Native nations in the area, including Isleta Pueblo and Sandia peoples. Towards the end of these historical accounts, there is a page dedicated to a series of...

Scope and Contents This collection of papers describes the established missions in the Rivers of Colorado and Gila (both in Arizona) and contains a selection of five documents that detail the amplification of communication in the west towards California and plans for expansion on more missions in the Rivers of Colorado and Gila.A. Don Hugo Oconor writes a summary of the established missions and imprisonments throughout the Colorado and Gila Rivers In addition, he mentions ideas for expanding...