History of San Luis Obispo County, California; with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . -ments—The Expedition by Land—Governor Portalis Com-mand—Father junipero and the Muleteer—Arrival at San Diego—Founding a IMission—Gathering the Indians—The Expedi-tion to Monterey—Father Juan Crespis Diary—The Expedi-tion in this Region—The Earliest Footprints—Difficult Travel-ing—At the Bay of Monterey—Discovery of the Bay of SanFrancisco—The Missions in 1786—Second Expedition to Mon-terey—Threatened Abandonment of California. /fflNE of the most valuable of the old
History of San Luis Obispo County, California; with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers . -ments—The Expedition by Land—Governor Portalis Com-mand—Father junipero and the Muleteer—Arrival at San Diego—Founding a IMission—Gathering the Indians—The Expedi-tion to Monterey—Father Juan Crespis Diary—The Expedi-tion in this Region—The Earliest Footprints—Difficult Travel-ing—At the Bay of Monterey—Discovery of the Bay of SanFrancisco—The Missions in 1786—Second Expedition to Mon-terey—Threatened Abandonment of California. /fflNE of the most valuable of the old Spanish books pre-to served for the modern historians study is that ofS Father Francisco Palou, published in Mexico in1787. The interest and care taken by the pious father isshown in the manner in which he preserved the records ofthe founding of the missions of California, and his devo-tion to the President of the missions, Father JuniperoSerra, whose life the book purports to relate. Father Palougives prominence to Junipero Serra, and the common be- ?^ en ^ o 00 —77; tn CS en c. THE ABORIGINES. 25 lief appears to be that to him, his enterprise, persever-ance and abiUty is due the settlement of Alta California,and the founding of the missions, but, not wishing to beiconoclastic, we must say the chief credit should beelsewhere bestowed. THE VISITADOR-GENERAL. The King and the ministry of Spain had sent Jose deGalvez, who bore the title of Visitador-General, to thePacific Coast of Mexico with orders to send expeditionsto rediscover and occupy the ports of San Diego andMonterey in Alta California. Galvez was a man of greatability and energy, and his power, as direct from the King,was supreme. He appears to have conceived the idea ofoccupying California by means of missions. To carry outthe plan, he selected Father Junipero Serra as chief mis-sionary, who entered into the project with great enthu-siasm and earnestness. EXPEDITIONS TO CALIFORNIA. Ga
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