El Camino Real de California : From Ancient Pathways to Modern Byways /

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"The arrival of Spaniards in 1769 served as a defining moment for California's future. They described the First Peoples and their cultures and provided a window into the evolution of California's Camino Real. In an effort to establish the Camino Real de California as a UNESCO World He...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sánchez, Joseph P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Roads.
Discoveries in geography > Spanish.
Expedition de Portolá, Calif., 1769-1770.
Routes > Californie > Histoire.
Portolá's Expedition, Calif., 1769-1770.
Roads > California > History.
California > El Camino Real.
California.
Californie > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1846.
California > History > To 1846.
California > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
El Camino Real (Calif.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Doing the king's business" on El Camino Real de California : an introduction
  • Early Spanish maritime views of the California coast
  • The origins of the Camino Real : the maritime and land expeditions of 1769 from Baja California Sur to Alta California
  • Portolá's expedition and the establishment of Alta California, part I : From San Diego Bay to the Santa Bárbara Channel and the Santa Inez River, July through August, 1769
  • Portolá's expedition and the establishment of Alta California, part II : the search for Monterey Bay : from the Sierra de Santa Lucía to San Francisco Bay, September to November 1769
  • Portolá's expedition and the establishment of Alta California, part III : the expedition returns to San Diego : November 1769 to January 1770
  • Missions and ranchos in Spanish colonial and Mexican territorial Alta California.

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