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.known as the Encino (O~) Valley, there were large numbers of lndi~
Villa ;>es that could not nossibq be oonvQ.rted mid af'terwards adJ.inister-

ed, from these two llissions. Father Serra. died at ~an Car·los

Mission in 1784, and l:da Jufooolate, Father asuen had suooeeded 11·

rut Pres idsi1te of the Oalifor.nia l.iissions. L.3.suen took up +he torch

of Serra, and, as f ast as Califomia politics, as interpeted by the

California Civil Go11ernors would permit t undor too.k the work of filling

ir.. the gaps in the Ohain.. of . -·'=',:_;~,,-'""Y{~
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{. 'l'n... " ; , In 1795 • W1 ,,pedi tion eK,l>lored the Valley JWrth of San Q..bri el
for a _1ssion site. ,fo which waa attached Fr. ViDente de Bant a Maria.
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From F1\ .. Engelhardt •s "San Fe~--na.ndo ll~y" is taken the foll owing e o~r1rts

of Fr,. Sant.a aaris 'a Report, sent from 1,ti.ssion ~anta .buena Ventura. f

''Mi most Venerable and Esteemed Fr. Presidents: In compliance

·with the resolution of the governor that an examination be mad with

the routest &Jt ct1 tu.de and i n a thorc>ughly satisfactory 1na1mer1 in
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order to f ind the best 1>laoe between this j.ission and th"'t of 8 u

Gabriel, so that ·we m21 pli:ooeed vi th assurance i n case the fowidi ng of

another ssion betivee1i this and tl1.ht be · conceded; a11d. since his Honor

wishes that a Missionary make t e surve:, and our Reve,:euce has en-

trusted this charge to me, l shall have to execut6 it perf .ctly.

1 have to report that on August 15th, at tlielve o'clock at

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noo11, I set out from this Iilssion acoomr,anied by Ensign Don· :E'ublo Cota,

Sergeant Don Jose ~~ria Ortega, and four sold1ers ••• • · •·••• •••·••• ••

on the nineteenth , e left Oal l)az s st half past six 111 the

wo.rn:ing, going on ho enL1ino :real as !b.r as Encino Valle¥, from where we
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took 'the direotion towards the- east northwest. We \ en t to 8Jl,..1,)l ore the

p aoe where the aloalde Of the pueblo (Loe

has his rencho . lt lies