Text / [Collection of five letters relating to Father Pedro Benito Cambón, the San …

[Collection of five letters relating to Father Pedro Benito Cambón, the San Diego Mission, and the importation of church decorations for the California Missions], 1781- 1782

Read item on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: [Collection of five letters relating to Father Pedro Benito Cambón, the San Diego Mission, and the importation of church decorations for the California Missions], 1781- 1782
Creator: Cambón, Pedro Benito
Trillo y Bermúdez, Francisco
Date Created and/or Issued: 1781-1782
Contributing Institution: UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection: San Diego History
Rights Information: Public domain
Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Description: Collection of five holograph letters (on seven leaves), including one letter from Fr. Pedro Benito Cambón, dated at San Diego, Dec. 14, 1781, addressed to Fr. Francisco Pangua of the College of San Fernando in Mexico, concerning the diversion of the San Blas supply ship fleet from the California missions to Manila due to the war with England. Cambón also mentions imported fancy goods from China and India brought to California via Manila. The remaining four letters, written from San Blas in 1782, are by Francisco Trillo y Bermúdez, the naval commissary of San Blas. Topics include the importation of church decorations to California from Manila, the needs of the Indian neophytes in the California missions, as well as other administrative details concerning the missions and the establishment at San Blas. Reference is made to various ships: the Favorita, the Princesa, and the Sonora
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
Type: text
Format: 7 leaves ; 21 x 30 cm
Form/Genre: Sources
Identifier: ark:/20775/bb7751646d
Language: Spanish
Subject: Church decoration and ornament
Missions
History
Missions, Spanish
Favorita (Frigate)
San Diego Mission
Princesa (Ship)
Sonora (Schooner)
Franciscans
Sources
San Blas (Mexico)
California
Trillo y Bermúdez, Francisco
Cambón, Pedro Benito
Place: San Blas (Mexico)
California

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.