Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1565-1763 -- Sources; Saint Augustine (Fla.) -- History
_Letter from Father Francisco Parga to the King, as one of eleven
monks sent out by his Majesty to spread the Gospel--Eighty churches
in different Missions--Complaint of lazy Indians--Avarice of the
Governor causes dissatisfaction and suffering among the garrison
and impedes the work--Unnecessary war with Indians--People desire
the Governors removal--Fray Baltazar Lopez has labored for twelve
years converting many Indians, among them the Casique, Don Juan,
who stands highly among his people and has quelled many
uprisings--Letter from Juan Nunez Rios--Complains of Governor--Who
allows one Juan Garcia to represent him--People forced to buy of
this Garcia who takes all advantages--Begs for an open port that
the people may be allowed to go back and forth and trade--Antonio
Menendez Canso writes to his Majesty complaining of injustice by
the Governor, and asks to be allowed to serve his Majesty
elsewhere--Letter to his Majesty from Fray Blas De Montes imploring
that he may be allowed to come to Spain for retirement--Gives
account of a fire which burned the church among other
houses--Reports slow progress with the Indians and advises that a
Bishop be sent to administer sacrament of confirmation--Report of
Gonzalo Menendez Canso to his Majesty--A shipmaster bearing
dispatches from New Spain shipwrecked in a dreadful storm--He and
his crew escape in a boat--Governor aids them from the Royal
treasury--Arrival of the Auditor for his Majesty--Garrison
abounding in fruits and grain--Death of a Christian Indian, Don
Juan--Fray Lopez returns from New Spain in good health--Money
brought to establish a hospital--More money needed for Garrison
expenses--Report of Francisco Redondo Villegas, Officer of Customs
and Auditor for his Majesty--Complains of not being treated with
the respect due to Royal officers--Finds affairs in a muddled
condition--Soldiers well drilled--Much land under cultivation which
will be needed as wages are small and rations insufficient._
PATRON LETTER FROM FRAY FRANCISCO PARGA, OF THE SAN FRANCISCAN ORDER, TO
THE KING.
_Your Majesty_:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account