Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-03
Papers on the Early History Of
California.
rAPER NO. 3.

rAPER NO. 3.
In 1910 the Viceroy Marquee dt
Villena in obedience to the order.
OF Phillip w. instructed the Gov
ernor of Slnalos, Luis Cestinos, Z
proceed to the CALIFORNIA; to re
connoitre we'll it's coasts and thu
islands adjacent thereto. This wal
done by the Governor In company
with two Jesuit fathers. This
voyage only confirmed what wa.
already known about the country
He found the native Indians very
gentle In their character; found
that the coast of Lower California
possessed in great abundance
placeres (this was the name given
In Mexico to the deposits of pearls),
but the country most barren, rocky
( and uninviting.
In I643 the Marquee de Villena
suggested to the King Of Spain the
advantages that would result from
establishing safe anchorage in
some of the ports of Lower Califor.
MIA so as to render protection to
the vessels that came annually
from the PHILIPPINE Islands. This
object and the fact that pearls were
80 abundant in the new country,
induced Phillip w. to send to
Mexico Don Pedro Portel de Casa.
nate with full authorization to
people the Californias. This gem
tleman arrived in Mexico in 1914
and the Viceroy Conde de Saliva
TERRA ordered that the Royal cof-
fers should furnish him with all
he required with the object of con.
quering the CaliforniRs. Soldiers
and families were to accompany
the expedition, and all was ready
about the end of the year to set
sail, when some evil-minded en-
emy Of Casanate set fire to the
vessels. This misfortune had the
effect Of disbanding the soldiers
and families, who went to reside in
the neighboring towns to await
the construction of other vessels.
In 1916 the two vessels were
ready, and Casanste set sail, TAX
ing with him two Jesuit fathers
who were to remain in the new
country as missionaries, q good
number of soldiers and some FAM
lilies. He sailed all along the eastern
coasts of Lower California, disem-
barking frequently and examining
the country with view of estab-
fishing presidiO military post),
but the sterility of the country was
such that be despaired of finding q
place proper for the object, and he
returned to Mexico, Just at the
time that tho intelligent and en-
terprising Count Salvatierra, Vice.
roy of Mexico, was compelled to pro.
ceed to Peru In obedience to orders
from the king. This retarded for a
short time new expeditions, but in
1865, Don Bernardo Bernai Pifiare-
do left port with two vessels to full
fill the object with which Cosanate
had been entrusted. Unfortunately
Piharedo, instead of prosecuting
searches, devoted himself to the
fisheries of the pearls, and 40 NAL.
treated the native Indians that for
a long while they entertained a
fierce enmity towards the Span
iards. The conduct Of this bad
man also produced mutiny and de-
moraliZatiOn in the crews of both
vessels, compelling him to go
back to Mexico, where he was re-
ceived with extreme displeasure by
the Conde de Bafios, who reported
him to the King AZ having been
the cause of the failure of the expe-
dition.
In 1865, on the 18th of Septem-
ber. Phillip w. died, being sue
cseded by his wife as regent during
the minority of the young king,
Charles III. In 1867, while the Mar
quez de Masera was Viceroy OF
Mexico, he received orders from
the queen regent to compel Pifia-
redo TO fulfill his contract and pro-
ceed to the Californias, where three
years before he had covered him.
self with igno:niny. Pifiaredo left
Mexico with two vessels, but soon
returned, AS 1t is supposed, without
touching at any of the California
coasts.
IL 1868 another expedition was
SEM under the command of one
Francisco Lncenilla. This, how
ever, had the same result, for Lu-
cenilTa, frightened by the terrible
aridity of the Lower California
coasts, and his provisions having
been exhausted, returned to port.
In 1877 the Viceroy Of Mexico,
urged by the imperative commands
of the Queer Regent, ordered Don
Ysidro Otonco to get ready suffi-
cient vessels SO as to take num- :
ber Of colonists to the CALIFORNIA;.
In 1888, Charles III. being King OF
Spain and the Marquis de la La
guna Viceroy of Mexico, the exps-
dition, consisting of ten vessels,
which for six years had been pre-.
pairing, set sail from the port of
Chacslo, under the command of
Don Ysidro Otondo. Another yes.
sci, containing provisions, also set
sail afterwards, and, although it
was delayed by storms, 1t finally
Joined the other ten vessels. With
the families and soldiers who were
to remain at the Presidios there
were three Jesuit Fathers, one of
them the celebrated mathemati-
clan and missionary, Father Fuse.
bio Kin0. On the third day after
they left the expedition arrived at
the port of La Paz. The natives of
the country seeing 80 many Span
iards arrive, experienced great
grief, having received such bad