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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... DIAKY OF THE JOURNEY BY LAND MADE TO THE NORTH OF CALIFORNIA BY ORDER OF HIS EXCEL-LENCY THE MARQUES DE CROIX, VICEROY, GOV-ERNOR AND CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF NEW SPAIN, ETC., ETC.; BY INSTRUCTION OF THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS DON JOSEPH DE GALVEZ, OF THE COUNCIL AND COURT OF HIS MAJESTY IN THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE INDIES, INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF ALL THE TRIBU-NALS, ROYAL EXCHEQUERS, AND DEPARTMENTS OF FINANCE OF HIS MAJESTY IN THE SAME KINGDOM, AND INTENDANT OF THE KING'S ARMY, ETC., ETC.; PERFORMED BY THE TROOPS DETAILED FOR THIS PURPOSE UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE PENINSULA OF CALIFORNIA, DON GASPAR DE PORTÓLA, CAPTAIN IN THE DRAGONES DE ESPAÑA REGIMENT. The departure having been fixed for the 14th of July, the 1769 governor ordered out six soldiers and a corporal to explore the _,_ country for the distance of the first two days' marches. These ¿и1У soldiers left on the morning of the 12th, and returned on the afternoon of the following day with the information that they had found a watering-place sufficient for the men and horses at a distance of six or seven leagues. Friday, July 14, 1769.--After giving water to the animals, as we knew there was none in the place where we were to sleep, we started in the afternoon and proceeded for two leagues. We dentro de una cañada abundante de pastos á la que pusimos nombre de San Diego. De San Diego á la cañada del mismo nombre 2 leguas. Distancia de San Diego 2 leguas. Savado 15 de Julio.--Levantamos el campo en la mañana del parage dicho, y llegámos al sitio reconocido antecedentemente por los exploradores que recibió nombre de la Poza de Osuna, y tambien de San Jacome de la Marca, el primero se lo pusieron los soldados, el segundo...
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- PublisherTheClassics.us
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230276858
- ISBN 13 9781230276854
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages58
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