Memorial to the King of Spain, giving an account of New Mexico 1630

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Memorial to the King of Spain, giving an account of New Mexico 1630

Fray Alonso de Benavides was a Franciscan missionary in New Mexico. Manuscript translation from the Spanish by John G. Shea.

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Benavides, Alonso de, active 1630

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Fray Alonso de Benavides was a Franciscan missionary in New Mexico. From the description of Ristretto della relazione del Nuovo Messico data alla sacra Congrg. del Padre Alonso Benavides, min. osste and memorial 1634. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67615702 From the guide to the Memorial to the King of Spain, giving an account of New Mexico, 1630, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Franciscan missionary to New Mexico...

Franciscans

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Fray Mariano Payeras held the position of Padre Presidente of the California missions from July, 1815-April 1820. From the description of California missions report, 1820 Feb. 22. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 758678979 Franciscan describes all those men and women of the Franciscan first, second, and third (regular and secular) orders. Members of the first order include Friars Minor, Friars Minor Conventual, and Friars Minor Capuchin. All three br...

Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892

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John Dawson Gilmary Shea was born in 1824 in New York City. He attended law school before joining the Society of Jesus in 1848. He then studied at St. John's College (Fordham, NY) and St. Mary's College (Montreal, Canada). Shea left the order in 1852 to pursue a career as a historian. He married Sophie Savage in 1854. During his lifetime, Shea wrote or edited over 250 titles. His most popular works included Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley (1852), History of the Catholic Missi...