A Guide to the Spanish Missions in Texas and California Collection, 1691-1825
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Spanish Missions in Texas and California | |
| Title: | Spanish Missions in Texas and California Collection | |
| Dates: | 1691-1825 | |
| Abstract: | Composed of seven volumes of typescripts and Photostats of narratives and a report, the Spanish Missions in Texas and California Collection, 1691-1825, documents the activities of various Spanish missions in Texas and California between the 17th and 19th centuries. | |
| Extent: | 7 vols. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in Spanish and English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Scope and Contents
Composed of seven volumes of typescripts and Photostats of narratives and a report, the Spanish Missions in Texas and California Collection, 1691-1825, documents the activities of various Spanish missions in Texas and California between the 17th and 19th centuries. Missions represented in the volumes include Nuestra Señora de los Delores de la Punta, Nuestra Señora del Refugio, San Antonio de Valero, San Sabá, San Francisco Xavier, and San Juan Capistrano. The narratives shed light on Spanish relations with Native American tribes, such as the Apache, as well as religious and military activities, while also providing biographical sketches of missionaries, such as Alonso Giraldo de Terreros and Francisco Garcés. A report penned by Miguel Sevillaro de Pardes chronicles his experiences as well as economic and social conditions at the Mission Nuestra Señora de los Delores de la Punta.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Casanas, Francisco de Jesus Maria | ||
| Garcés, Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo, 1738-1781 | ||
| Pardes, Miguel Sevillaro de | ||
| Terreros, Alonso Giraldo de | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Apache Indians -- History | ||
| Indians of North America -- California -- History | ||
| Indians of North America -- Texas -- History | ||
| Missions and Missionaries -- Texas -- History | ||
| Missions and Missionaries -- California -- History | ||
| Places | ||
| California -- History -- To 1846 | ||
| Mission San Antonio de Valero -- History | ||
| Mission San Francisco Xavier -- History | ||
| New Spain -- History | ||
| Nuestra Señora del Refugio de la Bahia (Refugio, Tex.) -- Archives | ||
| Nuestra Señora de los Delores de la Punta -- Archives | ||
| San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) -- History | ||
| San Sabá Mission -- Archives | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Spanish Missions in Texas and California Collection, 1691-1825, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light" project, 2009-2011.
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