Diary of explorations in 1775-76 of Arizona and California, 1777 / by Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo Garcés.

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Diary of explorations in 1775-76 of Arizona and California, 1777 / by Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo Garcés.

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A copy of the diary Garcés kept of his 1775, 1776 explorations with Juan Bautista de Anza through Arizona and California under the orders of Viceroy Buareli. The diary, completed in 1777, describes the region's landscape, interaction with various Indians, and Garcés's proselytizing.

54 p.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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 ...

Garcés, Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo, 1738-1781

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Spanish Franciscan missionary; explorer of the Southwest; priest at San Xavier del Bac, near Tucson, Arizona, from 1768. From the description of Diario, de las ultimas peregrinaciones del Padre Fr. Francisco Garcés, hasta la provincia del Moqui, y noticias de varias nuevas naciones exparcidas hasta el Rio Colorado en California, 1777. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29699425 Spanish Franciscan missionary and explorer of the Southwest. G...