History of California, Volumen 1

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N.J. Stone, 1898

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Taking of Guayaquil
94
CHAPTER X
98
Passage to Cape San Lucas and capture of a Philippine galleon
105
CHAPTER XI
112
Passage to and stay at Cape San Lucas
118
Ansons voyage
124
Reported voyage of Admiral Fonte
130
CHAPTER XIII
137
Stories of a people resembling the Spaniards in the Interior
139
Viscainos project for a third voyage retirement recall and death
146
Voyages of Ortega and Carboneli
152
Removal of the settlement to San Bruno
158
Tender of the province to the Society of Jesus and its refusal
164
Second voyage of Viscaino passage to San Diego and intercourse with
169
Progress of the spiritual conquest opposition of the medicine men or sor
175
Foundation of the mission of San Francisco Xavier
181
His fourth journey subsequent labors and death
187
CHAPTER V
194
Campaign against the insurgents trial and execution of the ringleader
195
Dawning of brighter days foundation of the new missions of Juan Bautista
201
Was the missionary government beneficial to the natives ?
207
Proposed purchase of California and its rejection instructions to the viceroy
213
CHAPTER VIII
219
Foundation of the mission of La Purísima Concepcion
223
Foundation of the mission of San Ignacio and attack upon it by the natives
229
Murder of Carranco and outrages at Santiago
236
A second Philippine galleon at San Lucas murder of its boats crew
242
Voyage of Consag up the gulf
248
How they were driven out of Sinaloa and Sonora
252
Baegert and his Nachrichten
258
ST FRANCIS AND HIS ORDER
259
Quadrupeds birds reptiles and insects
264
Sexual relations parturition maternal affection
272
Their limited numerals cunning thievery idleness and filth their sound
278
103
286
Circumstances under which the Franciscans assumed control of California
291
JUNIPERO SERRA
300
His qualifications for the presidency of the California missions
306
Preparations and dispatch of the San Antonio
309
Voyages of the San Carlos and San Antonio
315
Withdrawal of Jose de Galvez the visitadorgeneral
317
Juníperos experience ir making converts
321
How it advanced to San Francisco and returned and still failed to find Mon
327
Rejoicings in Mexico
333
SAN ANTONIO SAN GABRIEL AND SAN LUIS OBISPO PAGE
339
Failure of supplies and how remedied slaughter of bears
345
Political changes in Mexico the viceroyalty recall of the visitadorgeneral
351
Resolutions in reference to powers to be exercised by the missionaries
357
His expedition from Altar to Monterey
363
Juníperos arrival at Monterey
366
March of Rivera y Moncada and Anza to the spot
372
How the stratagem of a San Gabriel Indian saved him from destruction
378
What St Francis had to do with the discovery
385
Angel Island and Ayalas camp there
391
The founders of San Francisco and how they left Monterey
395
Minute records of the foundation supplies furnished Hermenegildo Sals
463
His summing up of impressions Indians slaves
469
Brancifortes participation in the new projects
476
Progress of the new establishment
479
Foundation and progress of San Juan Bautista mission
480
Foundation of San Luis Rey mission
486
Lasuens return after his labors to Monterey his pious sweats
488
Presidents Jose Señan and Mariano Payeras foundation and site of San
494
General character of the old establishments churches and buildings court
500
Progress of the establishment 456
507
Pedro Fages and his quarrels with the missionaries
513
Exhibition of Rivera y Moncadas ill humor towards Anza
519
His legislation
525
His raid upon licentiousness general immorality and faultfinding
532
Circuitous manner in which royal orders were transmitted to California
541
Death of Romeu respect paid to his family
547
New missions founded by the Dominicans in Lower California
553
Journey of the governor and his family to Monterey good humor and gal
559
Reforms promised by the missionaries and Boricas manly letter on the sub
565
Fernandez experiences of the usual fate of a good man in a bad age
567
Talk of war with England rumored invasion by Americans pronounced
574
Arrival of the first colonists for Branciforte and their miserable condition
581
Córdobas valuable services to California
587
The bad materials he had to work upon his crusade against aguardiente
590
Recognition and appreciation of his great services by the viceroy Branciforte
603
Progress of San Jose the alameda
616
The British ship Raccoon at San Francisco Captain Blacks correspondence
622
Accession of Fernando VII to the Spanish throne and how allegiance
628
Description of the presidio of Monterey where the festivities took place
634
Celebration at San Carlos the governors opinion of what he had seen
640
Interchange of civilities with cannons readyshotted and men under arms
647
Acceptance of their story repair of Monterey
654
More trouble from insurgents anticipated and what was done
664
Cooks voyages and search for a northern passage
670
Fate of La Pérouse
676
Vessels seized by the Spaniards
683
Revival of old stories about the Straits of Anian
690
Kendrick and Grays voyages in the ship Columbia and sloop Washington
696
Importance of the discovery of the Columbia Grays claims to credit
702
The British possessions on the northwest coast
708
Their journey to the Rocky mountains
714
John Jacob Astors projects
720
How Astoria was founded
721
The Floridatreaty line still a boundary on the United States map
727
Natural capacities disposition to imitate how and why they burned a chief
733
Spanish project of arming the Indians to fight the Buenos Ayres insurgents
739
CHAPTER XIII
746
Attributes and worship of Chinigchinich
752
The puplem or grand council ceremonies upon commencing harvests
758
Descriptions of various dances
764
CHAPTER XIV
770
Differences of customs in different places maternal affection
776
Weapons bows and arrows
783
Canoes and rafts
785
Practices of the medicinemen in cases of disease
791
General characteristics of the aboriginal languages
797

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