The Mother of California: Being an Historical Sketch of the Little Known Land of Baja California, from the Days of Cortez to the Present Time, Depicting the Ancient Missions Therein Established, the Mines There Found, and the Physical, Social and Politica
The Mother of California: Being an Historical Sketch of the Little Known Land of Baja California, from the Days of Cortez to the Present Time, Depicting the Ancient Missions Therein Established, the Mines There Found, and the Physical, Social and Politica
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... II THE SWAY OF THE JESUIT PADRES Over one hundred and fifty years had now elapsed since the voyages of Cortez to California, and all attempts of Spain to occupy the country had resulted in disastrous failures; the Spanish government, discouraged by its costly and unremunerative expeditions, decided to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... II THE SWAY OF THE JESUIT PADRES Over one hundred and fifty years had now elapsed since the voyages of Cortez to California, and all attempts of Spain to occupy the country had resulted in disastrous failures; the Spanish government, discouraged by its costly and unremunerative expeditions, decided to delegate the task of colonizing the country. With this end in view they turned to the Company of Jesus, a Roman Catholic society founded in France by Ignatius Loyola a century and a half before. The French explorers of the New World were brave men and tactful with the natives. The English settlers were more aggressive than the French, certainly less tactful. In later generations the American frontiersmen and trappers became noted as the embodiments of personal courage, and occasionally they were diplomatic with the Indians. The Jesuits, who entered the missionary field in California, however, were possessed of the tact of the French explorers, the persistency of the English settlers and the diplomacy and bravery of the American frontiersmen. Of this even a skeptic can become thoroughly convinced by traveling through the wildernesses of Lower California and observing the works and studying the history of the Society of Jesus. The Spanish government had made no mistake in its policy, and it showed further wisdom in placing Padre Juan Maria Salvatierra, a native of Milan and a priest of noble parentage and ancient Spanish descent, in full charge of the occupation of California. In the history of the Californias the name of Salvatierra must take rank with that of Fernando Cortez; for the priest developed what the conqueror had discovered. On the mainland Salvatierra was to have the active assistance of Padre Kino. Padre Juan Ugarte, a man of...
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