AZ 417
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre, -1792. |
| Collection Name: | Derrotero de los Padres Fray Francisco Atanacio Domínguez, and Fr. Silvestre Vélez, de Escalante, en sus exploraciónes, desde las missiones de Zuñy del Nuevo Mexico, hasta las ymmediaciones de Monte Rey de California |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1776-1777 |
| Physical Description: | 1.9 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Vélez de Escalante, better known as Escalante, was a Spanish Franciscan missionary sent to New Mexico in 1774; he was the recorder of this 1776 expedition. Domínguez, a Mexican Franciscan priest, was his ecclesiastical superior and leader of the expedition. Collection includes eighteenth-century copy of the diary kept by Vélez de Escalante on his expedition with Dominguez through the four corners area of the American Southwest, July 29, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777. |
| Collection Number: | AZ 417 |
| Language: | Materials are in Spanish. |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
Vélez de Escalante, better known as Escalante, was a Spanish Franciscan missionary sent to New Mexico in 1774; he was the recorder of this 1776 expedition. Domínguez, a Mexican Franciscan priest, was his ecclesiastical superior and leader of the expedition.
Eighteenth-century copy of the diary kept by Vélez de Escalante on his expedition with Dominguez through the four corners area of the American Southwest, July 29, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777. Although unsuccessful in their mission to find a route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Monterey, California, their explorations added to the contemporary knowledge about Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The local inhabitants, as well as the natural features, are described in detail.
Original diary lost; this is one of a small number of extant eighteenth century copies. The date and the person who attested to this official copy, Bonilla, are the same as a copy in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville. Thecolophon on this manuscript reads "Escopia de su original que queda el la secretaria dela Comandancia General demi cargo deque Certiico Mexico 26 de Julio de 1777 = Antonio Bonilla."
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Also in the same lot with the two diaries was a 1776 map. Although accompanying the other one, it might relate to this one. See description under AZ 416.
The paper is watermarked with a crowned cross flanked by griffins, the name Fioretto, and the date 1771. This same paper was also used in Az 416, a copy of a 1777 diary by another explorer, Father Francisco Garcés, which was purchased in the same lot as this one. Although the handwriting is by a different scribe, the paper edges have the same careless application of red paint, adding to the impression that both manuscripts might have been produced at the same place.
For an English translation, see The Domínguez-Escalante Journal, translated by Angelico Chavez, Brigham Young Univ. Press, 1976.
Derrotero de los Padres Fray Francisco Atanacio Domínguez, and Fr. Silvestre Vélez, de Escalante, en sus exploraciónes, desde las missiones de Zuñy del Nuevo Mexico, hasta las ymmediaciones de Monte Rey de California (AZ 417). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Acquired as purchase, 1979.
Processed by Staff.