A Historical, Political, and Natural Description of California by Pedro Gages, Soldier of Spain
Entry/Object ID
1984.10.1c
Description
Written ca 1775 for the Viceroy of Spain (Mexico?) by a participant in the first expedition of the Spaniards to Monterey in 1769. This account was a continuation of two earlier accounts (the Galez expedition), both published in 1770. Herbert Priestly, the translator, was Prof.of Mexican History, UC, and Librarian of the Bancroft Library. No index or table of contents.
Collection
Books
Acquisition
Accession
1984.10
Source or Donor
Pond, Fred
Acquisition Method
Gift
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Missions, Geography
Search Terms
Spanish explorers, Spanish California history, Spanish, Spaniards, Mexico, Mexicans, Mexican Viceroy, Missions, Indians, Geography, Flora, Fauna, Fages, Pedro