Papers Relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and Other Northern Regions in New Spain, 1686-1793

Summary

Title:

Papers Relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and Other Northern Regions in New Spain,

Dates:

1686-1793

Abstract:

Letters and reports (mostly signed originals) dealing primarily with the work of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino and his fellow Jesuit missionaries in Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and other parts of New Spain. Include histories of missions, accounts of explorations and uprisings, and information on relations between missionaries and civil authorities.

Extent:

Number of containers: 75 volumes and 1 oversize folder

Language:

Collection materials are in Spanish

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Papers relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and other regions in New Spain, BANC MSS M-M 1716, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Related resources

Other descriptive data:

These letters and reports (mostly signed originals) relate to the work of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino and his fellow missionaries in Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and other parts of the northern New Spain, including portions of the present southwestern United States. The documents contain histories of the missions, accounts of explorations and Indian uprisings, and information on relations between the Jesuit missionaries and the civil authorities.

The collection, in 75 volumes, was purchased from Jake Zeitlin in 1936. The dealer's calendar of documents and correspondence concerning the collection constitute volumes 76 and 77.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by The Bancroft Library staff

Date Prepared:

© 1997

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by Charlotte Gerstein. Date of source: Unknown

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Papers relating to the Jesuits in Baja California and other regions in New Spain, BANC MSS M-M 1716, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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