Foreign Relations of the United States, 1902, United States vs. Mexico, In the matter of the case of the Pious Fund of the Californias, Appendix II - Office of the Historian

Translation of extracts referred to in the “Brief History of the Pious Fund of the Californias,” and to be found on pages 187 to 221 of the record in the case of Alemany v. Mexico.

[26] extracts from the work entitled “account of california, and of its temporal and spiritual conquest up to the present time, taken from the manuscript history, made in mexico in the year 1739, by father miguel venegas, of the society of jesus, and from other reports and accounts, ancient and modern, dedicated to the king our lord by the society of jesus of the supreme council of the inquisition, 1757.” madrid: press of the widow of manuel fern andes and the supreme council of the inquisition, 1757.

[Madrid, 1757]

[27] extracts from the work entitled “history of california, posthumous work of the noble abbot don francisco saverio clavigero.” venice, 1789.

[Venice, 1789]

[28] extracts from work entitled “account of american peninsula of california,” written by a priest of the society of jesus, who within the last year lived as such manheim, 1772.

[Manheim, 1772]

[29] income and management of the missions in california.

[undated]

[30] extract from the work published under the title of “documentos para la historia de mexico,” fourth series, mexico, 1857, published by vincente garcia torres, no. 3 san juan de letran street.

From this mission of your reverence of Our Lady of Loreto of California on the 12th day of February, 1772.

[31] divisions of the missions of california between the dominicans and franciscans—extent of the territory known by the name of california.

Mexico, April 7, 1772.

[32] decree.

Mexico , April 24, 1772.

[33] extracts from the membrete of the viceroy, count revilla-gigedo, dated april 12, 1793, contained in the work entitled “supplement to the history of the three centuries of mexico,” by father andres cavo; presented to lic. carlos maria bustamente, the author continuing the work.” volume 3, p. 112 et seq.

[April 12, 1793]

[34] extracts from the work of m. duflot de mofras, entitled “exploration of the territory of oregon and the californias,” etc. work published by order of the king: paris, 1847.

[Paris, 1847]

[35] report made by the general board of the pious fund through don fernando mangino to the viceroy, marquis de croix, relative to the general agency of the missions of california.

[1775]

[36] pious fund of the californias—matters which appear in the report which the secretary of interior and exterior presented to the chambers in 1830.

[1830]