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Pedro Fages (1734–1794) was a Spanish soldier, explorer, first Lieutenant Governor of the province of the Californias under Gaspar de Portolá.Fages claimed the governorship after Portolá's departure, acting as governor in opposition to the official governor Felipe de Barri, and later served officially as fifth (1782–91) Governor of the Californias.
Book Notes. A Historical, Political, and Natural Description of California by Pedro Fages, Soldier of Spain. Translated and edited by Herbert Ingram Priestley. Ramona, Ca.: Ballena Press, 1972. Notes. 93 pages. Softbound. $3.95. A key figure in the Spanish settlement of Alta California, Pedro Fages arrived in San Diego aboard the ship San ...
A Historical, Political, and Natural Description of California by Pedro Fages, Soldier of Spain. Edited and translated by Herbert I. Priestley. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1937. xi + 83 pp. Map. $1.50.)
In 1775 Fages wrote A Historical, Political, and Natural Description of California by Pedro Fages, Soldier of Spain. In the book, Fages describes the animals, plants, and people one may encounter during a trip up the coast from San Diego to San Francisco. Fages served as governor of California from 1782 to 1791.
A Historical, Political and Natural Description of California. By Pedro Fages. July 14, 1769 to January 24, 1770. ... Book traversal links for Pedro Fages Journal.
Don Pedro Fages, Herbert I. Priestley, An Historical, Political, and Natural Description of California, The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Apr., 1919), pp ...
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A historical, political, and natural description of California Authors : Pedro Fages , Herbert Ingram Priestley ( Translator ) , Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnografía (Mexico) Print Book , English , 1937
