Letter of ... San Diego, October 17, 1772

Book Description

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1970 First edition. Limited to 700 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. Translated and edited by Maynard Geiger, O.F.M. 66pp. Facsimile of the original letter. Red-brown cloth lettered in gilt. A fine copy. The Spanish presence in San Diego in the 1770's led to many frictions, some of which are documented in this letter to Raphael Verger. Father Jayme was in charge of converting a particularly sullen and resistant Indian population, while at the same time trying to ensure that the rambunctious Spanish occupying force set a good Christian example. Tensions would eventually result in a massacre and a burning of the mission in 1775, during which Jayme was killed by the Indians. Baja California Travels Series, No. 22. .

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