Camp and camino in Lower California; a record of the adventures of the author while exploring peninsular California, Mexico . twenty leagues slightlysouth of east of Matancital, we arrived at the old JesuitMission of San Luis Gonzaga, founded in 1740. Thoughsmall the iglesia is well ornamented and in excellent state ofrepair. The subsidiary mission buildings are used by DonBenigno de la Toba, a descendant of one of the old Cali-fornia Spanish governors and the proprietor of theHacienda or Plantation of San Luis. Near the mission weobserved an extensive red brick store, the most imposingmodern
Camp and camino in Lower California; a record of the adventures of the author while exploring peninsular California, Mexico . twenty leagues slightlysouth of east of Matancital, we arrived at the old JesuitMission of San Luis Gonzaga, founded in 1740. Thoughsmall the iglesia is well ornamented and in excellent state ofrepair. The subsidiary mission buildings are used by DonBenigno de la Toba, a descendant of one of the old Cali-fornia Spanish governors and the proprietor of theHacienda or Plantation of San Luis. Near the mission weobserved an extensive red brick store, the most imposingmodern private building In Lower California. In the ab-sence of the Don, we were cared for by his major domo, anold Mexican of methodical ways. At dusk, two days later, we met Don Benigno on thecamino. He was mounted upon a splendid animal and hisdress and accoutrement were well chosen. Perhaps he wasforty-five years of age, perhaps a trifle more. In build hewas rather portly. His manners and bearing were those ofa gentleman accustomed to the company of gentlemen. Afterreading a letter which I presented to him, he answered my.
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