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Carta edificante histórico-curiosa, escrita desde la misión de Santa María de Bacerac en los fines de Sonora...,

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MS 193
Collection Guide

Holograph report on Mission Santa María de Bacerac including information on baptisms, availability of natural resources, food crops, livestock, and local flora and fauna.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Religion
Mexico
Mexican
Collection Area:
Borderlands

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