Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers: History Of Santa Clara County, California: Hardcover. Publishers, San Francisco, CA. B&W Illustrations: 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Fair This book is in Fair condition and needs rebinding. Full leather binding – however both front and rear boards are detached previous owner has used clear packing tape to hold them to the spine. The text block is in Very Good clean condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The title page and frontispiece are lacking, however the preface, including the 1881 date is present. The European presence in the region began with the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, The arrival of the Spanish started when Russian exploration into California alarmed the Spanish viceroy in Mexico City. José de Gálvez, the visitor-general of New Spain, wanted to increase New Spain’s territory for the Spanish crown. He sent the Spanish forward into Alta California (present day California). Encountering the native Ohlone people, the Spanish gave them the name of Costeños, or People of the Coast. José Francisco Ortega gave Santa Clara the name “Llano de los Robles” (“Plain of the Oaks”) in 1769 as he scouted the region on the behalf of Captain Gaspar de Portolà. Father Junípero Serra also came into present-day California, establishing a chain of Franciscan missions. It was in 1777 that Father Serra gave Santa Clara Valley its lasting name when he consecrated the Mission Santa Clara de Asís, which is named for Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy. The name “Clare” or “Clara” means “clear” or bright. The 8th of the 21 established missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís claimed land from San Francisquito Creek in present-day Palo Alto to Llagas Creek at Gilroy. We offer combined shippping on multiple orders. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “showlettwest” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.
- Author: Munro-Fraser, J. P. (Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers)
- Book Title: History Of Santa Clara County, California
- Cover: Hardcover
- Language: English
- Publisher: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers
- Publication Year: 1881
- Place Published: San Francisco, CA
- Pages: 798p.
- Topic: Californiana
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Printing: 1st Printing
- Book Condition: Fair
- Defects: This book is in Fair condition and needs rebinding. Full, leather binding – however both front and rear boards are, detached (previous owner has used clear packing tape to hold, them to the spine. The text block is in Very Good clean, condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The title page, and frontispiece are lacking, however the preface, including, the 1881 date is present. \
- Illustration Type: B&W Illustrations
- Binding: Hardcover
- Subject: Californiana
- Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA
- Year Printed: 1881
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition