Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico photocopies of selected Spanish California archives
Dates: 1532-1784
Collection number: MSS 022
Creator:
Biblioteca Nacional de Mexico
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
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.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
Spanish
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Collection is also available on microfilm.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Palou, Francisco, 1723-1789
Serra, Junipero, 1713-1784
Portola, Gaspar de
Anza, Juan Bautista de, 1735-1788
Latin America - History - To 1830
California - History - To 1846
California - History - Sources