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of Father Francisco Hermenegildo Garcés of his part in the colonizing
expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza (October 21 to December 4, 1775),
beginning at the Royal Presidio of San Ignacio de Tubac in what is today
southern Arizona, and ending at the junction of the Gila and Colorado
Rivers. Father Garcés, in conjunction with Father Tomás
Eixarch, went to the Colorado with the intention of establishing a mission
to the Yuma Indians. The purpose of his diary was to report his observations
to the Viceroy of New Spain, Antonio María Bucareli y Ursua, and
ultimately the King of Spain, Charles III. This edition is based upon
Elliott Coues translation of the original in On the Trail of a Spanish
Pioneer: The Diary and Itinerary of Francisco Garcés (Missionary
Priest) in his Travels Through Sonora, Arizona, and California, 1900.
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Introduction
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10/23/1775
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The Expedition gets under way from Tubac, Father Garcés having spent the previous days at Tumacácori
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10/25/1775
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The colonizers arrive at Father Garcés' mission, San Xavier del Bac
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10/31/1775
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While the colonists rest, Anza, Font, Garcés, and others visit the Hohokam ruins called Casa Grande
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11/14/1775
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Father Garcés preaches to 200 Opa Indians at Agua Caliente
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11/28/1775
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Chiefs Palma and Pablo and various Cocomaricopa and Yuma Indians meet with the colonists on the Gila River just north of its junction with the Colorado
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12/01/1775
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Anza, Eixarch, and Garcés meet with Captain Palma at his house
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12/04/1775
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A hut is constructed and Garcés, Eixarch, and six others stay behind as the Expedition continues on to Alta California
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Diary of Garcés, 1775
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