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spiritual welfare of this expedition is committed to Padres 
Jacinto Cortez and Andrez Baes, Missionaries of Cinaloa. 
Having arrived at Cinaloa, Cassanatereceives instructions 
to go out and meet the Philippine ship which it is feared will 
fall into the hands of English or Dutch pirates. He brings 
her safely in ; and while he is making preparations to sail 
again to California, two of his ships are burned. Discourag¬ 
ing as this circumstance is, he resolves not to be defeated by 
it. Two others are built at Cinaloa in 1647—8, in which he 
sails to the place of destination. But he finds the country, as 
far as he explores it, barren and dry. Before he completes 
his survey, however, he receives orders to go a second time 
and conduct a Philippine ship into Acapulco. This done, he 
proceeds to lay the results of his expedition before the Viceroy. 
This excellent man is soon after promoted to the Govern¬ 
ment of Chili; and California is neglected till 1665, when 
Philip IV. again orders its reduction. The execution of this 
effort is entrusted to Don Bernado Bernal de Pinadero. But 
the Spanish treasury is now exhausted; the nation and its 
colonies are impoverished. Two small vessels only, therefore, 
are built in the Valle de Vend eras. In 1666 they sail to the 
coast, rob the poor natives of some pearls, and make their 
way back to report that expedition also, a failure. The Queen 
mother, acting as Regent, orders Pinadero to make another 
attempt. In this he is accompanied by the celebrated Padre 
Kino. This likewise results in nothing valuable. In the fol¬ 
lowing year Francisco Luzenilla obtains a license for a voy¬ 
age at his own expense. This proves, like all others, fruit¬ 
less of results worthy of note. In 1667, the importance of 
making a settlement in California for a rendezvous of ships 
trading to the Philippine Islands, is again brought before the 
Council of the Indies; and it is finally determined to instruct 
the Viceroy and the Archbishop of Mexico to send out Admi¬ 
ral Pinadero again, if he will give security for the perform¬ 
ance of that duty according to the decrees of Council; and if 
he decline, to make the offer to any person who will under- 
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