Title: El paso por tierra al California
Description: History of eight expeditions by Spanish missionary, explorer, and royal cartographer for northwestern Mexico (1645-1711), based on primary sources. Kino documented land conection between California and rest of North America and disproved Francis Drake's assertion that he had sailed completely around "great island". Documents cited liberally in this text also illustrate friendship between Kino and various colonial officials and other missionaries.
Subjects: Missionaries, Biography, History, Description and travel, Travel
Places: Mexico, Mexico City (Mexico), Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula), Sonora (Mexico : State), Mexico City, Baja California (Peninsula), Sonora (State)
People: Eusebio Francisco Kino (1644-1711)
Time periods: 17th century