ON THE TRAIL OF A SPANISH PIONEER: THE DIARY AND ITINERARY OF...IN HIS TRAVELS THROUGH SONORA, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA, 1775-1776...TRANS. BY ELLIOTT COUES. by Coues, Eliot ed. Garces, Francisco - 1900
by Coues, Eliot ed. Garces, Francisco
ON THE TRAIL OF A SPANISH PIONEER: THE DIARY AND ITINERARY OF...IN HIS TRAVELS THROUGH SONORA, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA, 1775-1776...TRANS. BY ELLIOTT COUES.
by Coues, Eliot ed. Garces, Francisco
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N.Y.: Harper, 1900. First edition. 2 vols. Illus., 3 folded maps, 5 facs., 12 plates. Original cloth. Howes C801. One of 950 numbered sets. Wagner 174(note). Father Garces was one of the indefatigable explorers of the southwest. He made five Entradas or journeys in Sonora, Arizona, and California. On one of his trips, he went down the Rio Gila and the Rio Colorado, almost to the mouth of the latter. On another expedition, he accompanied Captain Anza to California. All these journeys are described in splendid detail in this work which is enriched by numerous valuable notes.
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- Publisher Harper
- Place of Publication N.Y.
- Date Published 1900
- Keywords WESTERN AMERICANA; COLONIAL; RELIGION; HOWES; SPANISH SOUTHWEST