The Founding of the Mission and Presidio of San Francisco, 1776, June 17-Oct. 21.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

The Founding of the Mission and Presidio of San Francisco, 1776, June 17-Oct. 21.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761393717

This diary is Father Palóu's description of the establishment of a mission at San Francisco Bay, and the exploration of the surrounding area. The diary also claims to contain the first authenticated account of the arrival of a sailing vessel to the Bay. Translated to English by Frank de Thoma in 1899.

1 manuscript, 25 cm., 28 pages, A.D.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8150019

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Palóu, Francisco, 1723-1789

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61r78rj (person)

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 ...

Thoma, Frank de,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x92xf2 (person)