Rafael José Verger report : Colegio de San Fernanado de Mexico, to Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, 1772 Dec. 25.

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Rafael José Verger report : Colegio de San Fernanado de Mexico, to Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa, 1772 Dec. 25.

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Contains response to letter written by Mexican Viceroy Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa on July 15, 1772 to Father Rafael José Verger requesting an account of the California missions. Response incorporates Verger's unpublished report and Father Juan Crespí's diary detailing his second exploration of the San Francisco Bay area. Details: the miseries and problems being caused by faltering efforts to found the missions and by wayward soldiers; the local population; baptisms of children; planting of crops; the landscape of the San Francisco Bay area and the importance as a port; the founding of Mission San Antonio de Pádua.

16 p. ; 31 x 22 cm.

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Verger, Rafael José, 1722-1790

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San Antonio de Pádua (Mission)

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Bucareli y Ursúa, Antonio María, frey, 1717-1779

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Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa was a Spanish official who is considered by many to be one of Mexico's top early viceroys. He was responsible for many administrative, economic, and commercial improvements in New Spain during the last half of the 18th century. From the description of Letters to Felipe Barri and Felipe de Neve, 1771-1776. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758984226 ...

Crespí, Juan 1721-1782

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