Chinigchinich: A Historical Account of the Origin, Customs, and Traditions of the Indians at the Missionary Establishment of St. Juan

by Geronimo Boscana and Friar Geronimo Boscana

Book Overview

Friar Geronimo Boscana (Jeronimo Boscana) (1775- 1831) was an early nineteenth-century Franciscan missionary in Spanish and Mexican California. He is noted for producing the most detailed ethnographic picture of a Native Californian culture to come out of the missionary period. He was educated at Palma and joined the Franciscan order in 1792. He travelled to Mexico in 1803 and to California in 1806. He served at the missions of Soledad, La Purisima,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1409968200
• ISBN13: 9781409968207
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Dodo Press
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"