Mimeograph copy of extracts from a book being prepared by a descendant of Don Diego Dionisio de Penaloza [Penalosa] regarding LaSalle's last voyage and his connection with Penaloza. Includes a biographical sketch of Penaloza and his proposal to the French government, dated January 18, 1682, regarding the establishment of a new colony in Florida at the mouth of the river Rio Bravo and the conquest of New Biscay. Also includes Penaloza's account of the "Relation of the Discovery of the Country and City of Quivera..."; an "Account of a Previous Expedition by the Maestro de Campo Vicente de Saldivar"; and notes about an "Auto de la Fe celebration at Santa Domingo, February 1668." (39 pages), No date
Scope and Contents
The Western Travel Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. The collection consists primarily of accounts of travel in the nineteenth-century American West, but also includes material relating to western travel in the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and journals and diaries. Many items are typescript copies, rather than original documents. The collection is arranged chronologically.
Dates
- No date
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet ( (1 box (86 items)))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository