Kino's Historical Memoir of Pimeria Alta; A Contemporary Account of the Beginnings of California, Sonora, and Arizona Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...were asked of me, one of which I despatched by a messenger to San Joseph de Guaimas to the father visitor, who sent it to Mexico to the father provincial. As his Reverence wrote me, he despatched it to Rome to our father general. This report was accompanied by the long relation of all the posts suitable for very good districts and missions in this Pimeria, with a very clear map of the nine pueblos which we three fathers who have lived in this Pimeria are actually administering, Father Agustin de Campos at San Ygnacio, Santa Maria Magdalena, and San Joseph de Ymires, Father Geronimo Minutuli at San Pedro y San Pablo del Tu-butama, Santa Thereza, and San Anttonio del Uquitoa, and I here at Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, Nuestra Senor de los Remedios, and Nuestra Senora del Pilar y Santiago de Cocospera; an account of the other five alms which his Royal Majesty, God save him, had granted for five other new fathers and five new missions; and the opinion that therefore immediately, besides us three missionary fathers who were here in our three already settled districts, or missions, at least five others could come for five other good districts, or new missions; and that accordingly the fourth Pima father could come for Nuestra Senora de la Consepcion del Caborca, San Diego del Pitquin, and San Valentin, the fifth for Santa Maria, San Lazaro, and San Luys; the sixth for San Ambrosio del Busanic, Santa Gertrudis del Saric, and San Bernardo del Aquimuri; the seventh for San Xavier del Bac, San Agustin, and Santa Rosalia, of the Sobaipuris; the eighth for Santa Ana del Quiburi, San Juachin, and Santa Cruz, where lives the famous Captain Coro. For in all these posts or pueblos already named there are very good beginnings of Christianity, houses in which to...