Manuscripts
The expedition of José Longinos Martínez
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Diary of His Expedition to Northern California
Manuscripts
The manuscript diary signed twice by Esteban José Martínez, the officer commanding the expedition to San Lorenzo de Nuca, which he undertook by order of the Viceroy of New Spain. This manuscript diary was written from his own rough notes jotted down during his voyage, as he states at the end of this manuscript. Text in Spanish. Included is a vocabulary in the Hawaiian language.
mssHM 529
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José de Gálvez letter to Bernardo de Gálvez
Manuscripts
José de Gálvez writes to Bernardo de Gálvez about improvements in New Spanish commerce. In Spanish.
mssHM 4062
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José Maria Flores letter to Manuel Castañares
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Flores writes of his arrival to San Diego and Monterey with General José Castro. Flores finds the lands to be very tranquil, and writes of other political matters and his travels. In Spanish.
mssHM 16690
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José Manuel Ruiz letter to Felipe de Goycoechea
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In this letter, Ruiz acknowledges receipt of a promotion for José Maria Gonzalez, a fellow soldier. in Spanish.
mssHM 16592
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Derrotero by José Manuel de Moraleda y Montero
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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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José Matías Moreno titulo de San Vicente
Manuscripts
Three documents sewn together (all in Spanish). The first being the handwritten manuscript entitling José Matías Moreno with the "Establecimiento a San Vicente." The other two documents also relate to José Matías Moreno and San Vicente. Two of the documents are signed by Pío Pico. The third document was written and signed by La Frontera Mayor Tomas Bona. Watermarked "GIOR MAGNANI" with scrollwork, bird above tower and countermarked "ALMASSO" and "GUISE POLLERI" with scrollwork and tower.
mssHM 83191