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Diario de la ruta y operaciones que yo el infraescripto capitán de cavallería deel real presidio de Tubc. enla prova. de Sonora practico en solicitud de abrir comunicasión de d[ic]ha prova. ala California setemptrional por los rios Gila y Colorado

其他書名	acuia expedición soi comisionado por el ex[cenlentísi]mo señor thente. general don Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua, virrey governador y capitán general dela Nueba España como consta desu superior orden del dies y siete de septiembre de mill setesientos setenta y tres años
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註釋Unsigned and undated ms. copy of the diary of Anza's first overland expedition to California, from Tubac to San Gabriel Mission, between January 8 and May 27, 1774. Viceroy Bucareli approved the expedition in September of 1773; and early in 1774, Anza and Father Garcés, accompanied by another missionary, Father Juan Díaz and 20 soldiers, set out to establish a land route from Sonora to the port of Monterey. Such a land route, desperately needed for transporting supplies to the settlements in Upper California, had previously been considered unfeasable because of the Gila and Colorado Rivers and the desert beyond. Anza's diary recounts the difficulties of the journey, such as harsh terrain, lack of food and water, and the possibility of hostile Indians. He describes the Yuma Indians in great detail, finding them affectionate and generous. The travelers pass through the Colorado Desert, the San Jacinto Valley, and finally reach the San Gabriel Mission on March 22, although Anza continues on to the presidio in Monterey arriving April 18. The group returns to Tubac on May 27, having traveled 594 leagues, and pronounces the expedition a success. Throughout his diary, Anza comments on the physical terrain, distances travelled, flora and fauna, characteristics and customs of the various Indian tribes, and the mission settlements.