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This is a printed form, filled out by hand, documenting Argüello's promotion of ranks and deeds while serving in the Spanish army at the Presidio of San Francisco. In Spanish.
mssHM 26190
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mssHM 543
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These two manuscripts are excerpts from Bernal's diaries regarding the general conditions of the missions of Santo Tomas, San Vicente, San Pedro, San Fernando, and Santo Domingo. HM 16562 is dated 1796, February 19 - March 22, and HM 16563 is dated 1796, April 23 - May 22. In Spanish.
mssHM 16562-16563
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Visual Materials
This disbound album contains 33 pictorial photographs of California mission ruins taken by photographer Louis Fleckenstein around 1930, including Missions San Carlos Borromeo, San Francisco Solano, San Gabriel Arcangel, San Juan Capistrano, San Jose, La Purísima Concepción, San Luis Obispo, San Miguel Arcangel, Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, San Antonio de Pádua, San Buenaventura, San Fernando Rey, San Francisco de Asís, San Juan Bautista, San Luis Rey, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, San Diego, and Santa Inés. Churches and missions that are also shown are Plaza Church (also known as the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels), the Royal Presidio Chapel (also known as San Carlos Cathedral), and San Antonio de Pala Asistencia. Item titles transcribed from penciled captions below photographs.
photCL 411
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This letter appoints José Francisco de Ortega as syndic of the California Missions for the College of San Fernando. With pressed paper seal of the college. In Spanish.
mssHM 8061
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Includes indexes of books and furniture at the college.
mssHM 15002-15003