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Report of an Exploration, Written at Mission Dolores, Pimeria A

1699
AZ 438
Digital Collection
Collection Guide

The collection contains holograph reports of an expedition made by Eusebio Francisco Kino, a Jesuit missionary, and Father Antonio Leal into southwestern Arizona, known at the time as Pimeria Alta, in 1699. Includes extensive description of the geography, resources, native peoples, and missionary organization in the area.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Mexico
Religion
Mexican
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Collection Area:
Borderlands

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