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Jesuit California

sargentodiaz - 4-23-2014 at 04:17 PM

For those who did not see it on the "other" Baja forum, David K turned me on to a book called Antigua California about the Jesuits and their efforts to found missions there.

Awesome!

In spite of reading everything I could find on the internet and the amazing amount of information David has shared with us, this book opened up entirely new vistas for me of what those men faced and did.

I've posted 3 essays from that on my blog and invite all of you with interests of Baja's past to drop by and read them. The blog is Father Serra's Legacy and can be reached at http://msgdaleday,blogspot.com

As always, comments are welcomed.

Enjoy.

David K - 4-23-2014 at 05:44 PM

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Originally posted by sargentodiaz
For those who did not see it on the "other" Baja forum, David K turned me on to a book called Antigua California about the Jesuits and their efforts to found missions there.

Awesome!

In spite of reading everything I could find on the internet and the amazing amount of information David has shared with us, this book opened up entirely new vistas for me of what those men faced and did.

I've posted 3 essays from that on my blog and invite all of you with interests of Baja's past to drop by and read them. The blog is Father Serra's Legacy and can be reached at http://msgdaleday.blogspot.com

As always, comments are welcomed.

Enjoy.


I am very happy if my contributions on the Internet inspire others to read more of the history of Old California!

Your link had a comma instead of a period... I edited it above.

http://msgdaleday.blogspot.com

sargentodiaz - 4-25-2014 at 11:24 AM

If you're waiting for the second part of Father Mayorga's journey in Jesuit California, there will be a brief pause while I get hard to work on the Proof Copy of my third historical novel in Father Serra's Legacy.

For those that are unfamiliar with this, it's the last stage prior to actual publication.

And then, after posting the next part about Father Mayorga, I have to get to work to finish the fourth – and final – novel in the series.

Stay tuned.:bounce:

sargentodiaz - 5-8-2014 at 05:30 PM

Part III of California Jesuits - How did they do it?

Father Mayorga is horrified when he first sees the savage Indians in their nudity - whipping himself for his venal weakness.

Read @ http://msgdaleday.blogspot.com

David K - 5-8-2014 at 08:00 PM

Glad you are enjoying the California story from before Serra's arrival! The Jesuits had been permanently in California (Baja) over 70 years before Serra arrived to replace the Jesuits.

Thank you for your blog!

sargentodiaz - 5-17-2014 at 12:49 PM

My latest post is Antigua California Raped to Support Nueva California

Portolá took almost everything to support his expedition north and found the mission at San Diego and the other at Monterey.

It's amazing that any of the converts in Old California survived.

For those of you who have been there, can you imagine have almost all of your livestock, stored food, tools, and other stuff taken away?

David K - 5-17-2014 at 02:54 PM

The peninsula has gotten the shaft from the beginning. It even lost its name and has to have Baja added to it. Only the gulf got to keep the same name, yet the romantic name Sea of Cortez is more well known.

Bajahowodd - 5-17-2014 at 03:48 PM

You can, in part, thank the Americanos for seizing over one third of Mexico.
And seemingly the Mexico of today continues to view Baja as a bastard stepson.

sargentodiaz - 5-18-2014 at 12:18 PM

First of all, Americans did not "take over" or steal 1/3 of Mexico. Spain ceded a huge part of the northern - and undeveloped - part of New Spain to France, who in turn, sold it to the Americans as the Louisiana Purchase.

The state of Texas fought to become free of Emperor Santa Ana's tyranny and became an independent republic, than an American territory.

The ONLY part of New Spain, then Mexico, was the Gadsen Purchase after the Spanish/American war.

Baja California had already been split from Alta long before that and, after the Bear Revolt, American military came in and only took over the part currently known as the State of California.

You must realize that the Spanish/Mexicans NEVER efficiently or effectively ruled either the old or new California. Once Mexico gained its freedom, internal strife among Californios was incredible and as divisive as possible.

[Enough. I'll let David finish it]

Bajahowodd - 5-18-2014 at 04:44 PM

Convenient memory, eh?

sargentodiaz - 5-27-2014 at 10:54 AM

Just posted Part II of how Antigua California was Raped for Nueva California.

Already poor to the point where any period without rain or, even worse, after rain when the crops grew and drew hordes of locusts, the Baja missions were stripped of supplies, livestock and even converts.

230+ years later, one still sees the results.

U2U

John M - 5-27-2014 at 11:27 AM

Dale, please check your u2u. John M