Documents relating to Southwest history, 1736-1795 (bulk 1736-1740).

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Documents relating to Southwest history, 1736-1795 (bulk 1736-1740).

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Letters and other documents; consists of 7 volumes of typewritten transcripts created in 1925 from the original manuscripts. Vols. 1-5, 1736-1740, cover discovery of silver at Arizonac in the jurisdiction of Juan Bautista de Anza, and the question of whether the find is a mine or hidden treasure, the answer of which affected ownership rights. Vol. 6 and the first half of Vol. 7 deal with the governorship of Juan Bautista de Anza (son of above mentioned) in New Mexico, and his policies toward the Moquis, 1775-1782. The second half of Vol. 7, 1778-1795, concerns the career of José de Zúniga, including his expedition from Tucson to Zuni.

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Anza, Juan Bautista de, 1735-1788

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Juan Bautista de Anza was born in 1735 in Fronteras, Sonora. He was a Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire. From the description of Diario de Rutta de Senora, 1774, January-May. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 752619147 ...

Echagoyan, Juan de.

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Cañas, Cristóbal de.

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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...

Zúniga, José de, fl. 1782-1795.

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Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, d. 1747.

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Crespo y Monroy, Benito, 1673-1737

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Hammond, George Peter 1896-

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American historian, author, director of the Bancroft Library, and professor of history at various American universities. From the description of Papers, 1628-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599113 George P. Hammond, son of a Danish homesteader in North Dakota, resided in that state until his adolescence, at which point he moved, along with his family, to California. There, he pursued his doctoral degree and established himself as a known scholar of Mexic...

Melgarejo, Ambrosio Eugenio

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Croix, Teodoro ˜deœ 1730-1791

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Gálvez, José de, 1720-1787

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José de Gálvez was a Spanish official who was in charge of administrative and financial reforms of New Spanish colonies during the last half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents relating to New Spain, 1771-1773. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758983529 José de Gálvez, Spanish statesman, was sent in 1765 by Charles III to New Spain (Mexico) as Visitador-General in order to effect administrative and fina...

Toral, José

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Anza, Juan Bautista de, d. 1739?

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Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre, -1792

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Spanish Franciscan missionary priest who came to New Spain in 1769. He served in various missions, and was head of the Zuni mission. In 1776-77, he and Father Francisco Domínguez led an expedition to open an overland trail from Santa Fe to Monterey. Although they never reached Monterey, they explored the Utah Basin and succeeded in crossing the Colorado River near Glen Canyon, which today lies beneath Lake Powell. From the description of Letters, 1775 Aug. 18-1776 July 29. (Newberry...