Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico (Photocopies of Selected Spanish California Archives), 1532-1784

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Summary

Title:
Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico photocopies of selected Spanish California archives
Dates:
1532-1784
Creators:
Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico
Abstract:
Collection consists of bound photocopies of letters, reports and other documents on microfilm from originals in Mexican National Archives. Correspondents include Serra, Portola, Anza, Palou, Vizcaino, Escalante and other Spanish religious, military and political leaders.
Extent:
1 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: Spanish
Preferred citation:

Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico photocopies of selected Spanish California archives. MSS 022. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of bound photocopies of letters, reports and other documents on microfilm from originals in Mexican National Archives. Correspondents include Serra, Portola, Anza, Palou, Vizcaino, Escalante and other Spanish religious, military and political leaders. Includes correspondence and reports by Fr. Junipero Serra (1713-1784) on founding of Mission San Diego (1769), on founding of Carmel Mission (1770), on plague of grasshoppers in California (1774) and other topics; Francisco de Palou (1723-1789) diary of Portola expedition (1769), report on state of missions in California (n.d.); Juan Bautista de Anza's diary of overland trip from Sonora, Mexico to San Francisco Bay (1776); and Juan Salvatierra's summary of all California exploration prior to 1697.

Collection consists of bound photocopies of letters, reports and other documents on microfilm from originals in Mexican National Archives. Correspondents include Serra, Portola, Anza, Palou, Vizcaino, Escalante and other Spanish religious, military and political leaders. Includes correspondence and reports by Fr. Junipero Serra (1713-1784) on founding of Mission San Diego (1769), on founding of Carmel Mission (1770), on plague of grasshoppers in California (1774) and other topics; Francisco de Palou (1723-1789) diary of Portola expedition (1769), report on state of missions in California (n.d.); Juan Bautista de Anza's diary of overland trip from Sonora, Mexico to San Francisco Bay (1776); and Juan Salvatierra's summary of all California exploration prior to 1697.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Prepared:
© 2006
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Shan Sutton. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Access Database. Date of source: May 8, 2006.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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 researcher.

Preferred citation:

Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico photocopies of selected Spanish California archives. MSS 022. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library.

Location of this collection:
University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library
Stockton, CA 95211, US
Contact:
(209) 946-2404
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