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Father Garces

Barstow, California
· 1738-1781
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In early 1776, Father Garces set out northward from Yuma Villages on the Colorado River on a journey that took him across the Mojave Desert to the Mission of San Gabriel. He was a master of finding guides who would escort him through their own lands.
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Barstow, California · United States
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