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 Political Aspects of the Country ; Together with an Extensive Bibliography Relative to the SamePaul Elder and Comapny, 1908 - 169 strani |
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American arroyo Bay of San Camino Cape Region Cape San Lucas Captain church coast Cochieme Cocupa Colorado River Comondú Distrito Dominicans Ensenada erected established the Mission explorers feet filibusters fornia Frontera gold Guadalupe Gulf Hardy Indians island Jesuits José del Cabo La Paz land later latitude leagues northwest located longitude Loreto Lower California Magdalena Bay Manila galleons Mexican Mexico miles mines Mission of San mountains Mulege natives northern northward Pacific pearls Pedro Mártir Sierra Peninsula Pericues pesos Pious Fund pithaya pueblos Purísima sailed Salvatierra San Borja San Diego San Francisco San Ignacio San José San Juan San Pedro Mártir San Quintin San Vicenti San Xavier Santa Catarina Santa Rosalia Santo Sea of Cortez Señora soldiers southern Spain Spanish Main stone Tehuantepec territory Todos Santos traveler tribes Ugarte United UNIVE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Upper California Vigge Viscaino visited voyage Walker Yuma
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Stran 64 - Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated — so: "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges — "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!
Stran 34 - My views as thus reduced to writing were in substance that we would continue the prosecution of the war with an increased force, hold all the country we had conquered, or might conquer, and levy contributions upon the enemy to support the war, until a just peace was obtained...
Stran 99 - The colors of these paintings are of four kinds : yellow, a reddish color, green and black. The greater part of them are painted in high places, and from this it is inferred by some that the old tradition is true, that there were giants among the ancient Californians. . . . [One] inscription. . . . resembles Gothic letters interspersed with Hebrew and Chaldean characters. ... It is evident that the paintings and drawings of the Californians are significant symbols and landmarks by which they intended...
Stran 56 - Harbors, which has reviewed this report in pursuance of the provisions of sections 3 and 14 of the abovementioned act, expresses the opinion in its report of February 17, 1903, that it is not desirable for the United States to undertake this improvement.
Stran 4 - ... inhabited by women without any men, although at certain times they are visited by men from the main land ; and if the women bear female children they are protected, but if males they are driven from their society. This island is ten days' journey from that province, and many have gone there and seen it.* They also tell me it is very rich in pearls and gold ; respecting which I shall labor to obtain the truth, and to give your Majesty a full account of it.
Stran 99 - Mallery,1 a missionary thus expressed himself on the subject in 1790 : Throughout civilized California, from south to north, and especially in the caves and smooth rocks, there remain various rude paintings. . . . The colors of these paintings are of four kinds : yellow, a reddish color, green and black. The greater part of them are painted in high places, and from this it is inferred by some that the old tradition is true, that there were giants among the ancient Californians. . . . [One] inscription....
Stran 7 - ... find the channel. And it pleased God that after this sort we came to the very bottom of the bay ; where we found a very mighty river, which ran with so great a fury of stream that we could hardly sail against it.
Stran 15 - It empowered Salvatierra and Kino to undertake the conversion of the Californians on two conditions; first, that it should be at their own expense, and second, that the country should be taken possession of in the name of the king.
Stran 4 - ... twenty foot. The relation he brought of the country contained information of an excellent harbor which was found on that coast, which afforded me much pleasure, as there are few harbors there ; and he also brought me an account of the lords of the province of Ciguatan, in which there is affirmed to be an island inhabited by women without any men, although at certain times they are visited by men from the main land ; and if the women bear female children they are protected, but if males they are...
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