California before the Jesuits 1540-1697, typescript
- Image
- View Full Item
- Created Date
- 1908-11-04; 1540/1697
- Description
Typescript copy of a speech on the early history of California, written and delivered by Mrs. M. Burton Williamson bfore the California Badger Club on Nov. 4, 1908. The lecture begins with Columbus' discovery of the West Indies in 1492 and John Cabot's discovery of North America in 1497, although the author points out that California history properly begins with the voyages of Alarc_n in 1540 and Cabrillo in 1542. She continues with Balboa's disc...
- Creator
Williamson, Mrs., Martha Burton Woodhead, 1843-1922
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Lectures and lecturing
History
Columbus, Christopher
Jesuits
World politics
Ships
Manners and customs
Handicraft
Legends
California Badger Club
Ximenez, Pedro
Drake, Sir, Francis
Vizcai?no, Sebastia?n, 1550?-1628?
Balboa, Vasco N��ez de, 1475-1519 - Location
- California
United States
Mexico--Baja California (State)
Mexico
Mexico--Taxco de Alarc�n
Cabrillo
Spain - Type
- image
- Format
- Manuscripts (Documents)Observation
- Rights
- The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions
- Chicago citation style
- Williamson, Mrs., Martha Burton Woodhead, 1843-1922. California before the Jesuits 1540-1697, typescript. 1908-11-04; 1540/1697. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/24085. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Williamson, Mrs., Martha Burton Woodhead, 1843-1922, (1908-11-04; 1540/1697) California before the Jesuits 1540-1697, typescript. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/24085
- MLA citation style
- Williamson, Mrs., Martha Burton Woodhead, 1843-1922. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/24085>.