Informe del P. Jaime Bravo sobre la vida y virtudes del P. Francisco María Picolo, ca. 1701.

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Informe del P. Jaime Bravo sobre la vida y virtudes del P. Francisco María Picolo, ca. 1701.

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A report by Father Bravo on the life of Father Francesco María Picolo, a Jesuit priest active in the foundation of missions in California. Bravo describes Picolo's training, arrival in the new world, work among the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico, and missionary travels in California with Father Juan María de Salvatierra. In 1701, Picolo returned to Mexico to raise funds for further missionary work in California.

24 p.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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