Barbastro, Francisco Antonio, -1800

Francisco Antonio Barbastro was a Franciscan monk and Prelate of San Carlos de Sonora during the late 18th century.

From the description of Letter to Charles III, King of Spain, 1788, July 9. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 761404553

Franciscan priest; served at Tubutama and various other missions; and was the last Father President of the Sonoran missions, 1781- 1783. Known for his 1788 Compendio, a history of the Sonoran mission activities of the Querétaro Franciscans.

From the description of Carta al Virrey Conde de Revillagigedo, Dec. 1, 1793. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28168500

Franciscan Father President of the northern missions from 1781 to 1783.

From the description of Deberes y obligaciones temporales de los misioneros en el norte de la Nueva España, 1780. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 41437307

Franciscan priest; Father President of the Sonoran missions, 1781-1783; headed the ecclesiastical counteroffensive to Bishop Antonio de los Reyes' plan for the San Carlos "custodia." This was a new administrative district that would institute reforms in the Sonoran mission communities.

From the description of Custodia de San Carlos de Sonora, July 11, 1788. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28404244