Serial Number
230-00040
Title
Capitan Joseph Joaquin de Arrillega. Diary of the explorations made by the capitan of Loreto on the frontier.
Author(s)
Arrillega, Jose Joaquin de (Capitan)
Date
12-09-1796
Documentation
San vicente. December 9, 1796. 70p.
Summary
Account of explorations near the Colorado River. Describes vegetation (esp. Trees, cacti). Discusses the feasability of agriculture and livestock in various locales. Some Indian population figures. Some ethnographic information- gathered foods; seasonal habitation; fenced in dancing area; squash preserved by drying; a reference to bow and arrow Indians. Also contains account of an attack on the troops near the mouth of the Colorado. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Arrillega, Jose Joaquin de (Capitan of Loreto)
Fages, Pedro (Gobernador)
Places
San Vicente (Mision)
Loreto (Presidio)
San Luis
San Fernando (Mision)
Santa Catalina (Mountains)
Sierra Grande (Mountains)
Colorado (Rio)
Agua Caliente
Trinidad (Plains)
San Luis (Or los Cochos)
Nuestra Senora del Pilar
San Pedro Martir (Mision)
San Felipe de Jesus (Port)
San Salvador
Jesus Maria (Valle)
Santa Ysabel
San Miguel (Mision)
Santo Tomas (Mision)
la Laguna (Valle)
San Rafael (Arroyo)
San Diego (Presidio)
la Laguna de Santa Eulalia
Ethnic Groups
Playanos
Yumas
Colorados
First Location
CU-BANC. C-B 840 (Bolton Col.) no. 0341 pp. 0001-0070
Original Location
CU-BANC. C-B 0840 no. 341 Pp. 0001-0070
Language
Spanish
Notes
Translated by N.V. Sanchez.
Batch Reference Number
4699
Rights
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Keywords
General Subjects