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Mange, Juan Mateo, 1670-1727?. Luz de tierra incognita en la America Septentrional o Indias Orientales de la Nueva España : ms., 1720.

Title: Luz de tierra incognita en la America Septentrional o Indias Orientales de la Nueva España : ms., 1720.

A general history of discoveries in America, with special attention to the places visited by Mange, Libro I; followed by diaries recording his own expeditions and Jesuit participation in them, Libro II. Chapters IX and XI of Libro II have been ascribed by some authorities to the Jesuit, Luis Velarde. Published in Volume X of the Publicaciones del Archivo General de la Nación (Mexico, 1926).

ArchivalResource: Originals : 215 p. ; 21 x 27 cm.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 103:10) and positive.

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Mange, Juan Mateo, 1670-1727?. Epilogo de los Puntos de mas consequencía de la relacion diaria de la jornada...1699. 1699 Mar 16.

Title: Epilogo de los Puntos de mas consequencía de la relacion diaria de la jornada...1699. 1699 Mar 16.

Captain Juan M. Manje makes this report two days after the completion of his journey with Father Kino into Arizona. His account records the date of departure from the Dolores Mission, the direction of their journey north and west to Sonoíta and the Gila River, the number of natives met and converted, the natives' mode of dress in the Pimería Alta region, and the return to the Dolores Mission.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.; 32 cm.

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Ramírez, José Fernando, 1804-1871. Monumentos historicos correspondientes al periodo de la dominacion Española en Mexico : Mexio : ms., 1520 -[1847?].

Title: Monumentos historicos correspondientes al periodo de la dominacion Española en Mexico : Mexio : ms., 1520 -[1847?].

Collection of transcripts and notes relating to the history of Mexico during Spanish rule, under the following topics: chronological list of rulers of New Spain between 1521 and 1789, and summaries of events during the same period, compiled by Diego García Panes y Avellán, ca. 1791; reports on 16th and 17th century expeditions for the conquest, colonization, and conversion of Sinaloa, Sonora, and California, transcribed from the Mexican archives, 1847; the eight closing chapters from Motolinía's account of the martyrdom of three Tlaxcalan child converts, apparently a translation into Spanish of the 1601 Náhuatl translation made by the Franciscan, Juan Bautista; (Cont.) notes by Ramírez on various aspects of Mexico City and its environs from the 16th to the 18th centuries, with particular attention to the Huehuetoca Canal and to certain religious orders; clause from the will of Vasco de Quiroga, January 24, 1565, and news concerning his defense and acquittal on charges connected with the construction of a hospital; account compiled by José Díaz de la Vega, a Franciscan, concerning bestowal of the title of "captain general" and other honors on the 16th century Chichimeca chieftain, Juan Bautista Valerio de la Cruz; miscellaneous notes, 16th to 18th centuries, compiled by Ramírez, including such sources as Juan Mateo Mange and the Jesuit, Luis Velarde.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 744 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (312 exposures) : negative (Rich. 101:14) and positive.

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Kino, Eusebio Francisco, 1644-1711. Materiales para la historia de Sonora, 1658-1778.

Title: Materiales para la historia de Sonora, 1658-1778.

Collection of transcripts dealing with the history, natural features, and inhabitants of Sonora from 1529 to 1778. Contains letters of Father Kino and other Jesuits, official and missionary reports, official instructions, and journals including Mange's 1694 diary. Based on originals dating from 1658 to 1778 in the Mexican National Archives. Mostly reprinted in Documentos para la Historia de México, 3rd and 4th series.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 964 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (471 exposures) : negative (Rich. 393:7) and positive.

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Kappus, Marcos Antonio, 1657-1717. Report, 1695 Jul 28.

Title: Report, 1695 Jul 28.

Reviews the conditions in the missions, the work and number of Indians whom Father Kino had converted, his disappointment in the laxness of the priests who followed him, and the events leading to the uprising of the Pima Indians. He describes in detail the martyrdom of Father Saeta, the escape of Fathers Kino and Campos, and the lack of sufficient military protection for the missions.

ArchivalResource: 14 p. ; 30 cm.

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