Mission 2000 Database

Notes: In the village mission of San Ignacio on the nineteenth day of the month of December in the year of one thousand, seven hundred, thirty and seven before the Most Illustrious Doctor Don Martín de Elizacochea, Bishop of Durango, Kingdom of New Vizcaya, of the council of His Majesty, etc., my Lord, this book and two others, in which are recorded the baptismal, marriage, and burial entries of the natives of the villages of Santa María Soamca, Risibas, San Pedro , Santa Cruz Quiburi, Obtuavo, Seugtubors, Scucbat, Baicat, Bapcomarric = San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Upsan, Toasen, Coatac, Gutoabo, and Santa Catharina were presented by the very reverend father and recorder who serves as minister of doctrine for His Majesty in the said villages. His Most Illustrious Lord viewed and examined the said books and their entries to see if they were in conformance with the Holy Council of Trent. He said that they should be approved, and they were approved, and that thanks should be given, and it was given, by the visitors to the Most Reverend Father Minister for his devoted apostolic zeal which he exercises in the completion of his task, which His Most Illustrious Lord hopes he will, and charged him to, continue, and he signed below on this general visit by his bishopric in which he is presently engauged. In good faith = Martín, Bishop of Durango (rubric) Before me, Don Pedro de Echenique (rubric) Scribe for the government and this visit