| Observations in Lower California |
| TRANSLATORS' PREFACE |
| TRANSLATORS' INTRODUCTION |
| INTRODUCTION |
 | PART ONE— OF CALIFORNIA ITSELF ITS CHARACTERISTICS, CLIMATE, AND PRODUCTS |
| • | Chapter One— Of the Location, Longitude, Latitude, and Size of California, and of the Gulf |
| • | Chapter Two— Of the Heat, the Cold, and the Four Seasons of the Year in California |
| • | Chapter Three— Of the Rainfall, the Rivers, and Other Waters of California |
| • | Chapter Four— Of the Character, Fertility, and Barrenness of the Soil of California |
| • | Chapter Five— Of the Trees, Shrubs, and Thorn Bushes of California |
| • | Chapter Six— Of the Fruits of California |
| • | Chapter Seven— Of the Quadrupeds, Fish, Fowl, and Birds of California |
| • | Chapter Eight— Of the Vermin of California |
| • | Chapter Nine— Of the Pearl Fisheries and the Mines of California |
| PART TWO— OF THE INHABITANTS OF CALIFORNIA |
| • | Chapter One— Of the Physical Appearance of the Californians, Their Color and Number, When and How They Might Have Come to California |
| • | Chapter Two— Of the Habitations and Shelters of the Californians |
| • | Chapter Three— Of the Manner of Dress and Decoration of the Californians |
| • | Chapter Four— Of Property and Utensils, of Labor and Occupations of the Californians |
| • | Chapter Five— Of Food and Drink, of Cooking and the Voracity of the Californians |
| • | Chapter Six— Of Marriage and the Education of Children in California |
| • | Chapter Seven— Of Diseases and Medicines, of Death and the Burial Customs of the Californians |
| • | Chapter Eight— Of the Character, Nature, and Customs of the Californians |
| • | Chapter Nine— Of Certain Mores and Manners of Living of the Californians |
 | Chapter Ten— Of the Language and the Manner of Speech of the Californians |
| PART THREE— OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPANIARDS, INTRODUCTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND OF THE MISSIONS |
| • | Chapter One— Futile Expeditions of the Spaniards to California. Father Salvatierra Gains a Firm Footing and Establishes Mission Loreto |
| • | Chapter Two— Of the Progress of the Established Missions and of the Founding of New Ones |
| • | Chapter Three— Of the Revenues and the Administration of the Missions |
| • | Chapter Four— Of the Churches in California, Their Furnishings and Ornaments |
| • | Chapter Five— Of Agriculture in California |
| • | Chapter Six— Of the Livestock in California |
| • | Chapter Seven— Of the Soldiers, Sailors, Craftsmen, as well as of Buying and Selling in California |
| • | Chapter Eight— Of the Death of the Two Jesuit Fathers, Támaral and Carranco |
| • | Chapter Nine— Some Questions Directed to Protestants and Particularly to Protestant Ministers |
| • | Chapter Ten— Of the Arrival of Don Gaspar Portolá and the Departure of the Jesuits from California |
| APPENDIX ONE— FALSE REPORTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA AND THE CALIFORNIANS |
| APPENDIX TWO— FALSE REPORTS ABOUT THE MISSIONARIES IN CALIFORNIA |
| JESUIT MISSIONARIES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, 1697–1768 |
| Notes |
| INDEX |