Fernando De Rivera y Moncada to Antonio Bucareli discussing building missions in San Diego and San Juan Capistrano [in Spanish] - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC06287.08
From Archive Folder	Collection of eight letters concerning the California missions
Title	Fernando De Rivera y Moncada to Antonio Bucareli discussing building missions in San Diego and San Juan Capistrano [in Spanish]
Date	20 October 1776
Author	Rivera y Moncada, Fernando de (ca. 1725-1781)
Recipient	Bucareli, Antonio
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Discusses building missions in San Diego and San Juan Capistrano. Also mentions soldiers in the stockade and checking on the families of troops.
Subjects	American West Religion Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Christianity Catholicism Military History Children and Family Building Construction
People	Rivera y Moncada, Fernando de (ca. 1725-1781) Bucareli, Antonio (1717-1779)
Theme	Religion; Foreign Affairs; Children & Family; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide On the present day of the 14, I marched from San Diego, everything was quiet without anything new occurring that February, and thirteen have been imprisoned in two stocks; I am being accompanied by thirteen soldiers that had been staying in Monterrey. A little before I left, I was in the guard, I called Lieutenant Francisco de Ortega and those present, I sent and told the soldiers about the right subordination, leaving the [edification] in San Diego; and to continue what was begun at San Juan Capistrano, that in both be raised a Guardian force, and that the rest help [P.P] that have not yet done everything, nor adobes, because there is always something to do and ways to help out, that with this they are doing a service to God and to the King; I felt like I should expose to your Excellency the news that I execute demonstrating that I don't omit any pass. For the time [2] in which the referred Missions will begin, I have not left any yet to the Lieutenant than that one, to proceed on the first announcement given by the Father President whose staying at the Fort. The Father mentioned, spoke to me about the second, that the Indians of California would assist, I heard this news with pleasure; I left a young servant for that. From San Diego, I told Your Excellency that I would leave eight guards where I am writing you from, ultimately it has seemed to me, that for a while it has been with nine, I am not reducing it for now. I am in the mood to move on to San Francisco, I am taking all the families that were detained at Monterrey; we will get the next Mission started and I will not proceed to the next one even that of Your Excellency for the reason that I have just known of Father President's thoughts of wanting to put at the coast and the path to Monterrey to that Port, far from the Fort, that is not yet what your Excellency has given me, I hope you send it to me; and on the subject of the Guard I do not consider it sufficient [3] with six men. There are two locations, one of them will distance the Fort by 18 leagues. And the other passes over 20. When the Boat left, the memory of my plead to Your Excellency for San Carlos' Church stayed with me, the one that accompanies this one. God give Your Excellency's important life an extensive amount of years. San Gabriel and Oct. 20 of 1776 Excellent Sir Ferndo de Riv.a y Moncado Excellent Sir B.o Fr. Don Antonio Bucareli y Ursua

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