Correspondence in August 1760 between Andrés Marcos Burriel and Francisco Zevallos / by copied by an unknown hand, [ca. 1760].

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Correspondence in August 1760 between Andrés Marcos Burriel and Francisco Zevallos / by copied by an unknown hand, [ca. 1760].

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An exchange between Fray Burriel and Fray Zevallos, Procurador Provincial, discussing the historiography of California. Burriel urges a more thorough documentation of California's natural history and suggests using the histories written by the Franciscans as a model.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Burriel, Andrés Marcos 1719-1762

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Andrés Marcos Burriel was born in November 1719 in Alarcon, Spain. He was a Spanish historian, writer, and Jesuit. While examining the archives in Toledo, he amassed a great deal of information about California. Burriel then decided to devote his full attention towards presenting a picture of the New World for the Europeans, specifically the Spanish. Burriel passed away in 1762, leaving much of his work unfinished. From the description of Venegas-Burriel Manuscripts, circa 1750. (Hu...

Zevallos, Francisco, 1704-1770.

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Francisco Zevallos (1704-1770), born in Oaxaca, entered the Society of Jesus in 1720 and became Visitador de las Misiones de la Compania de Jesus. From the description of Visitador reports, 1755-1756. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702130183 ...