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Francisco Antonio Mourelle papers

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Description: Letters and official papers of Francisco Antonio Mourelle, Spanish naval officer and explorer who figured prominently in the Hezeta expedition to the northwest coast of North America in 1775.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1774-1846.
Call number: mssHM 169
Creator: Mourelle de la Rúa, Francisco Antonio (1750-1820)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of February 1926.
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Segunda exploracion de la costa septentrional de Californias: handwritten manuscript

Manuscripts

This account of the 1775 expedition to the Northwest Coast of America is based on the diary of Francisco Antonio Mourelle, pilot of the schooner "Sonora" under the command of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Cuadra. In Spanish.

mssHM 161

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Francisco Antonio Barbastro letter to Charles III, King of Spain

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Fray Francisco Antonio Barbastro appeals to the King of Spain to return to the old system of administering the functions and duties of the missions in New Spain. In Spanish. Also contains an undated eight-page typescript that contains a brief synopsis of the document, as well as a translation into English, attributed to H. Smith.

mssHM 16199

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Alonso de Torres y Guerra report to Antonio Valdés

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

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Francisco de Gamboa letter to Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa

Manuscripts

In this report, Francisco de Gamboa discusses the character of New Spanish officials, as well as details of land and sea expeditions in California and Sonora. In Spanish.

mssHM 4043

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Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Manual Antonio Flores

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters and documents in one bound volume regarding the outfitting of Pedro Alberni's expedition at San Blas, Mexico (in 1789 and 1790), the occupation of his troops at Nootka, and their return to San Blas in 1792. Persons represented in the collection include: Pedro de Alberni (16 letters), Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (10 letters), Manuel Antonio Flores (8 letters), Pedro Gorostiza (8 letters), Juan Vicente de Guemes Pacheco, Conde de Revillagigedo (63 letters), Francisco Hijosa (7 letters), Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo (17 letters), Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola (5 letters).

mssHM 327

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Antonio Villaurrutia y Salcedo to Manual Antonio Flores

Manuscripts

mssHM 327

Francisco Antonio Mourelle papers

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