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Excerpt from The Missions and Missionaries of California, Vol. 2 The field covered by this work has proved so vast that it was found necessary to treat what is of general interest separately from that which is of but local concern in order to avoid confusion and endless repetitions. The result is the division into General and Local History. The General Account fills this and the next two volumes.The Local History with the biographical notes on all the missionaries will require two more volumes. Although great pains have been taken to insure accuracy, it is quite possible that errors have crept into the narrative. We are but human. If kindly pointed out, whatever may be amiss will be corrected at the first opportunity. It is but just to remember those gratefully who have lent their assistance in any manner; but their number is so large that it is not practicable to mention them all. May they rest assured that we are deeply sensible of their kindness. We herewith cordially thank each and all for the interest manifested and for the aid so generously given. We are under special obligations to Dr. Herbert E. Bolton, now of the State University at Berkeley, for the use of all the documents quoted under Museo Nacional and Archivo General y Publico, as well as for many other acts of kindness which literary men know how to appreciate; to the Rev. Fr. Guardian Novatus Benzing, O. F. M., of Mission Santa Barbara, for much assistance in the translation of Spanish documents; to the Rev. Florian Zettel, O. F. M., for the tedious labor of photographing numerous autograph signatures and a great number of mission views; and to our youthful assistant, the Rev. Fr. Fernando Ortiz, O. F. M., for translating numerous Spanish documents and for patient aid in revising the manuscript and reading the proofs. Dios los bendiga a todos! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."