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Sadelmayer, Jacobo [Relacion de la entrada (in Spanish)].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06290 Author/Creator: Sadelmayer, Jacobo Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: November 1750-December 1750 Pagination: 11 p. 21 x 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Detailed account of exploration, including discussions of the evaluation of Indian tribes' prospects for conversion, the desire to obtain horses, and the reputation of Father Kino.

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