✓ VERIFIED vs scan n365 (2026-07-08): '1797 Junio 27 Sⁿ Carlos… Fundación de Misión de Sⁿ Juan Bautª. Participa que el 24 de aquel [mes] en un hermoso parage nombrado por los naturales Popeloutchum, y por nuestros… Sr Sn Benito… con asistencia de Fr. Magín Catalá y José Manuel de Martiarena' — the 24 Jun 1797 founding confirmed. founding report of Mission San Juan Bautista — on 24 Jun 1797 at the native 'Popeloutchom' (Spanish 'San Benito'), by the camino real, with Fr. Magín Catalá & Fr. José Manuel de Martiarena assisting; many gentiles of good demeanor; blessed water/place/cross, sang the Litany & Mass in a flower-adorned enramada, Te Deum; dedicated to St John the Baptist on his own day (certified by Borica)
| Date | 1797-06-27 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Fr. Fermín Francisco de Lasuén (San Carlos) |
| To | Gob. Borica |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | X–XIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | 392–393 |
| Savage copy page | 366–367 |
| Scan leaf | n365–366 |
| Document type | abstract (mission-founding) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Fr. Fermín Francisco de Lasuén (San Carlos) to Gob. Borica, 1797-06-27, State Papers, Sacramento, X–XIX, 392–393, Archives of California, C-A 56, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within X–XIX]Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca56/ca56-d424.html