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Manuscripts
This letter concerns the governor and the presidios of California. In Spanish.
mssHM 4075
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Manuscripts
In this letter, de Godoy discusses how to deal with the increased arrival of British sailing vessels to California. In Spanish.
mssHM 4071
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Manuscripts
HM 4066 is dated 1795, October 23, and concerns fortification of the presidios of California. HM 4067, dated 1795, November 6, contains two copies, designated A and B, and relates the delivery of documents to California. In Spanish.
mssHM 4066-4067
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Manuscripts
This manuscript is a petition to de Gálvez, signed by de Viniegra, de Arguello, and de Azanza. In Spanish.
mssHM 4057
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Manuscripts
These three documents describe the frigate Santa Gertrudis' voyage from the Port of Callao (Lima, Peru) to Acapulco, Mexico and back.The first document is a 1-page introduction to the following two, dated October 30, 1791, in Acapulco. The second document is a 4-page report by Alonso de Torres y Guerra, the commander of the Santa Gertrudis, to Antonio Valdes, a Spanish naval officer. It summarizes the journey's events, including the assistance provided to an English ship, descriptions of the Galápagos Islands, as well as commentary on Alejandro Malaspina's navigation charts and Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra's upcoming expedition to Nootka Island, Canada. And the third document is a 35-page derrotero, or route journal, written by Jose Manuel de Moraleda y Montero during the round trip from the Port of Callao to Acapulco, detailing landmarks, anchorages, climate, and other nautical and navigational information.
mssMontero
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Manuscripts
These three documents describe the frigate Santa Gertrudis' voyage from the Port of Callao (Lima, Peru) to Acapulco, Mexico and back. The first document is a 1-page introduction to the following two, dated October 30, 1791, in Acapulco. The second document is a 4-page report by Alonso de Torres y Guerra, the commander of the Santa Gertrudis, to Antonio Valdes, a Spanish naval officer. It summarizes the journey's events, including the assistance provided to an English ship, descriptions of the Galapagos Islands, as well as commentary on Alejandro Malaspina's navigation charts and Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra's upcoming expedition to Nootka Island, Canada. And the third document is a 35-page derrotero, or route journal, written by José Manuel de Moraleda y Montero during the round trip from the Port of Callao to Acapulco, detailing landmarks, anchorages, climate, and other nautical and navigational information.
mssMontero