Letters: to R. P. Junípero Serra /by Viceroy Burcareli, 1774-1775.

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Letters: to R. P. Junípero Serra /by Viceroy Burcareli, 1774-1775.

Viceroy Bucareli, having read Father Palóu's diary which suggested the possibilities of more missions in the San Francisco area, is inspired to establish six new missions. The letters inform Fray Junípero Serra, president of the California missions, about the new missions, their needs, and the planned overland expedition to be made by Juan Bautista de Anza from Sonora to Monterey.

6 items (7 p.); 31 cm.

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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 ...

Serra, Junípero, 1713-1784

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Fray Junípero Serra (1713-1784), of the College of San Fernando in Mexico, became president of the missions of Lower California in 1768 and in 1769 joined an overland expedition to San Diego. From the description of Letter: to Governor Felipe de Neve /by Junípero Serra, 1779 Sep17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689206 From the description of Diary. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689137 Franciscan missionary. From the description of Junípero Ser...

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Palóu, Francisco, 1723-1789

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Francisco Palóu was a Franciscan missionary who, along with Junipero Serra, was involved with the building and development of several missions throughout California during the late 18th century. He would eventually become president of all the California missions. From the description of Diary of the Reconnoisance [sic] of the Country surrounding the Port of San Francisco, being the first complete and full reconnoisance [sic] of the Peninsula of San Francisco, now for the first time ...

Rivera y Moncada, Fernando Xavier de, 1725-1781

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Fernando Xavier de Rivera y Moncada was a Captain in the service of Spain in Mexico during the late 18th century. From the description of Letter to Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa, 1776, May 25. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 760905863 Fernando Xavier de Rivera y Moncada served as Spanish Military Governor from 1774-1777. From the description of Letter to Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa , 1776, May 2. (Hunting...