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Finding Aid to the Papers relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and other regions in
New Spain, 1686-1793
BANC MSS M-M 1716
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Collection Title: Papers Relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and Other Northern
Regions in New Spain,
Date (inclusive): 1686-1793
Collection Number: BANC MSS M-M 1716
Extent:
Number of containers: 75 volumes and 1 oversize folder
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Letters and reports (mostly signed originals) dealing primarily with the work of
Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino and his fellow Jesuit missionaries in Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and
other parts of New Spain. Include histories of missions, accounts of explorations and uprisings, and
information on relations between missionaries and civil authorities.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in Spanish
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
reader.
[Identification of item], Papers relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and other regions in New
Spain, BANC MSS M-M 1716, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
These letters and reports (mostly signed originals) relate to the work of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino
and his fellow missionaries in Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and other parts of the northern New
Spain, including portions of the present southwestern United States. The documents contain histories of
the missions, accounts of explorations and Indian uprisings, and information on relations between the
Jesuit missionaries and the civil authorities.
The collection, in 75 volumes, was purchased from Jake Zeitlin in 1936. The dealer's calendar of
documents and correspondence concerning the collection constitute volumes 76 and 77.