Diario del P. Fr. Silvestre Vélez de Escalante a Moqui. 1775.

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Diario del P. Fr. Silvestre Vélez de Escalante a Moqui. 1775.

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Includes Photostat of the original manuscript with two typescripts one in Spanish and one in English. English title given as an account sent to the very reverend Father Provincial Fray Isidro Murillo of a journey from Zuni to Moqui. Also includes a copy of a folded map, presumably from the exploration, showing the Southwestern United States. Map was probably based on a map drawn by Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco in 1778. Document discusses interactions with the Indians and describes some of their culture. Also includes a note from F.W. Hodge to Miss Gaines, perhaps Ruth Gaines, mentioning the manuscript.

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