Damian Bacich
Damian Bacich, Ph.D., is a professor, translator, and historical researcher specializing in early California and the Spanish borderlands. His work focuses on exploration, missions, and primary-source history of the American West. Learn more about Damian here.
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The Luiseño of Southern California
The Luiseño people are an indigenous group of coastal Southern California with a unique language and culture. The introduction of the mission…
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Routes to Mexican California
In the early decades of the nineteenth century, growing numbers of people came to Alta California. The routes they took and the…
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The Legend of Chief Solano
“He was of gigantic stature, standing six feet seven inches–without his stockings, for he had none. And he was large all over…
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Todavía Estamos Aquí (We are Still Here)
246 years ago a group of some two hundred people arrived at the Presidio of San Francisco after an arduous trek from…
