Excerpt from The California Padres and Their Missions For the facts regarding both the Missionaries and the Mis sions, the authors are indebted particularly to Fr. Francisco Pa16u's Life of Junipero Serra and N otz'cias; the narratives of such travelers as Vancouver, Beechey, and Duflot de Mofras; the books of residents under the Mexican regime, such as Alfred Robinson and William Heath Davis; and the histories of Fr. Zephyrin Engelhardt and Hubert Howe Ban croft. To Father Alexander Buckler, of Mission Santa Ines, and Father St. John o'sullivan, of Mission San Juan Capis trano, an especial meed of thanks is due for invaluable as sistance on many points, as well as for hospitalities enjoyed by the authors which have been peculiarly serviceable in putting them in touch with somewhat of the Missions' inner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.