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Manuscripts
Juan Manuel de Viniegra letter to José de Gálvez
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
José de Gálvez writes to Bernardo de Gálvez about improvements in New Spanish commerce. In Spanish.
mssHM 4062
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In this letter, King Charles instructs José de Gálvez on his duties as inspector general.
mssHM 4049
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The collection consists of letters, documents, and one map (all in Spanish) which are papers assembled in 1794 for the Conde de Revilla Gigedo. It consists mostly of official correspondence (1765-72) between Gálvez and the successive viceroys of Mexico. They deal with the organization of the expeditions sent to San Diego and Monterey to occupy California, the efforts to enlarge the frontiers of New Spain and subdue the Indians in Sonora and Sinaloa, and the removal of the Jesuit missionaries from Lower California
mssGA 1-734
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This letter concerns various details of the Spanish navy. In Spanish.
mssHM 4078
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This manuscript is an English translation of a letter from the Conde de Revillagigedo to the Duque de Alcudia, dated 1793, April 12, outlining various details related to the exploration of California and other regions of New Spain. The translation was done in 1898, April 22, and is signed by Francisco de Thoma, the translator. Pages 1 and 3 are missing.
mssHM 296
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In this letter, de Godoy discusses how to deal with the increased arrival of British sailing vessels to California. In Spanish.
mssHM 4071