Letter of Jose Romero
Cover Page of a Letter to Mariano De Urrea, Comandante General De Sonora from Jose Romeria about his unsuccessful return to Sonora.
Collection area: Borderlands
Collection dates: 1824
Letter (photocopy) to Mariana de Urrea, Commandante General de Sonora, from Romero in San Gabriel, Calif., recounting his experiences in attempting unsuccessfully to return to Sonora in the winter of 1823-1824 through the Palm Springs area, and describing the mail route between Tucson and San Gabriel which was conducted by Jose Cocomaricopa, the bearer of this letter, via the Colorado River route.
Lieutenant Colonel, Sonora, Mexico; leader of 1823-1826 expeditions to establish an inland route between Sonora, Mex. and California.
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