Manuscripts
Notes on the establishment of San Diego
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Diario de las operaciones de campaña en el ataque de El Cajon de la Palma, en el Cerro Prieto
Manuscripts
This manuscript, dated from November 13 - December 17 and written by an unknown author, describes Spanish military operations during the attack on Cerro Prieto in the late 18th century. In Spanish.
mssHM 4051
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Sueño sobre la expedición de Sonora
Manuscripts
This manuscript appears to be a poem about the Spanish expedition of Sonora. Unknown author. In Spanish.
mssHM 4053
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Report of attack upon the Cerro Prieto in Sonora
Manuscripts
This manuscript, by an unknown author, describes a skirmish between native Indians and Spanish forces at Cerro Prieto in late 1769. In Spanish.
mssHM 4048

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla letter to unknown recipient, 1810, November 13
Manuscripts
In this letter to an unknown recipient, Costilla describes a conflict and retreat, and requests news and encouragement. In Spanish.
mssHM 19979
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Benjamin Jordan Kern letter to "Joe,"
Manuscripts
In this letter to the otherwise unidentified "Joe", Benjamin Kern describes his treacherous journey with an unknown number of military companions through the wilderness of New Mexico. This was part of Colonel John C. Frémont's fourth expedition, searching for a route to the Pacific coast. Unfortunately, Kern lost his life during the expedition, as he was killed by Indians.
mssHM 20651
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Mission San Diego
Manuscripts
This collection contains the records of the Southern California chapter of the Index of American Design, which was a Federal Arts Project, 1933 to 1943. The collection consists of reports, correspondence, drawings, paintings, photographs, and ephemera, chiefly on California art and architecture within the 18th and 19th centuries, although other subjects and issues are also discussed. Subjects addressed within the collection include the history of African Americans in Los Angeles; Southern California history; California architecture, art and art history; California politics and government; the Federal Art Project; Native Americans in California; the history of California's material culture; old age pension plans in California; the history of Spaniards and Spanish Missions in California; and the United States Works Progress Administration in California.
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