Pedro Fages Cavalry Inspection Report MS-13
Chris S. Ervin CA
Presidio Research Center
2020-03-25
215 East Canon Perdido St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
chris@sbthp.org
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Contributing Institution:
Presidio Research Center
Title: Pedro Fages Calvary Inspection Report
creator:
Fages, Pedro
Identifier/Call Number: MS-13
Physical Description:
1 Folder
containing 3 pages
Date: 1788-08-22
Abstract: Pedro Fages (1734–1794) was a Spanish soldier, explorer, and first Lieutenant Governor of the Californias under Gaspar de
Portolá. He was the fifth Spanish Governor of Alta California (1782–91) when he wrote the inspection report contained in this
holding. The manuscript details the cavalry at the Santa Barbara Presidio, including evaluation of soldiers, equipment, and
supplies.
Container: SB-01
Container: 1
Container: 1
This holding is a single manuscript dated August 22, 1788 and signed by Alta Californa governor Pedro Fages. It is an inspection
report of the Spanish cavalry at the Santa Barbara Presidio, including evaluation of soldiers, equipment, and supplies.
Pedro Fages (1734–1794) was a Spanish soldier, explorer, first Lieutenant Governor of the Californias under Gaspar de Portolá,
and second (1770–74) and fifth (1782–91) Governor of Alta California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased at auction 1987-05-14
Pedro Fages Calvary Inspection Report, MS-13, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, Santa Barbara, California.
Collection is open to researchers.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist and Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Barbara Presidio (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Fages, Pedro