Contents

• TRANSLATORS' PREFACE

• TRANSLATORS' INTRODUCTION
• INTRODUCTION
• PART ONE—  OF CALIFORNIA ITSELF ITS CHARACTERISTICS, CLIMATE, AND PRODUCTS
  • Chapter One—  Of the Location, Longitude, Latitude, and Size of California, and of the Gulf
  • Chapter Two—  Of the Heat, the Cold, and the Four Seasons of the Year in California
  • Chapter Three—  Of the Rainfall, the Rivers, and Other Waters of California
  • Chapter Four—  Of the Character, Fertility, and Barrenness of the Soil of California
  • Chapter Five—  Of the Trees, Shrubs, and Thorn Bushes of California
  • Chapter Six—  Of the Fruits of California
  • Chapter Seven—  Of the Quadrupeds, Fish, Fowl, and Birds of California
  • Chapter Eight—  Of the Vermin of California
  • Chapter Nine—  Of the Pearl Fisheries and the Mines of California
• PART TWO—  OF THE INHABITANTS OF CALIFORNIA
  • Chapter One—  Of the Physical Appearance of the Californians, Their Color and Number, When and How They Might Have Come to California
  • Chapter Two—  Of the Habitations and Shelters of the Californians
  • Chapter Three—  Of the Manner of Dress and Decoration of the Californians
  • Chapter Four—  Of Property and Utensils, of Labor and Occupations of the Californians
  • Chapter Five—  Of Food and Drink, of Cooking and the Voracity of the Californians
  • Chapter Six—  Of Marriage and the Education of Children in California
  • Chapter Seven—  Of Diseases and Medicines, of Death and the Burial Customs of the Californians
  • Chapter Eight—  Of the Character, Nature, and Customs of the Californians
  • Chapter Nine—  Of Certain Mores and Manners of Living of the Californians
  • Chapter Ten—  Of the Language and the Manner of Speech of the Californians
• PART THREE—  OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPANIARDS, INTRODUCTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND OF THE MISSIONS
  • Chapter One—  Futile Expeditions of the Spaniards to California.  Father Salvatierra Gains a Firm Footing and Establishes Mission Loreto
  • Chapter Two—  Of the Progress of the Established Missions and of the Founding of New Ones
  • Chapter Three—  Of the Revenues and the Administration of the Missions
  • Chapter Four—  Of the Churches in California, Their Furnishings and Ornaments
  • Chapter Five—  Of Agriculture in California
  • Chapter Six—  Of the Livestock in California
  • Chapter Seven—  Of the Soldiers, Sailors, Craftsmen, as well as of Buying and Selling in California
  • Chapter Eight—  Of the Death of the Two Jesuit Fathers, Támaral and Carranco
  • Chapter Nine—  Some Questions Directed to Protestants and Particularly to Protestant Ministers
  • Chapter Ten—  Of the Arrival of Don Gaspar Portolá and the Departure of the Jesuits from California

• APPENDIX ONE—  FALSE REPORTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA AND THE CALIFORNIANS
• APPENDIX TWO—  FALSE REPORTS ABOUT THE MISSIONARIES IN CALIFORNIA
• JESUIT MISSIONARIES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, 1697–1768
• Notes