Autograph letter, signed, to Father Juan de Ugarte, reporting the arrival of supplies and describing a battle with local Indians. In the letter, Father Salvatierra also expresses his opinions about the Spanish mission system in the American southwest and what it requires to succeed

• 1698-04-17

• Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717

Jesuit priest who attempted to establish several missions in Baja California between 1697 and 1704. Salvatierra also authored several important histories and biographies about the missions and missionaries of the Spanish Southwest

2 leaves; 31 cm

Acquired 1998

• Ugarte, Jan de, 1662-1730

• Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--History
• Indians of Mexico--Missions--Loreto (Baja California Sur)--History
• Jesuits--Missions--Mexico--Loreto (Baja California Sur)
• Letters--Mexico--17th Century
• Loreto (Baja California Sur, Mexico)--History
• Missions, Spanish--Mexico--Loreto (Baja California Sur)
• Salvatierra, Juan María de, 1648-1717--Correspondence

• text

• Spanish

F1246 .S16 1698 VLT

Juan María de Salvatierra. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego

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2020-10-28