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The Padres do not abandon their determination to found 
the other missions, for which funds have been promised. 
With this design in view, and also to bring new matters of 
interest to the minds of the distressed people, Padres Salva 
Tierra and Pedro Ugarte visit the district of Ligui, lying on 
the coast south of Loretto. A single soldier and two Indians 
accompany them. As they approach the village, many In¬ 
dians rush from an ambush and begin to fire their arrows at 
them with great fury. The soldier, Francisco Xavier Va¬ 
lenzuela, draws his scimitar and brandishes it briskly in the 
sun with one hand, while with the other he fires his mus- 
ketoon in the air. These movements so frighten the savages 
that they throw their weapons and themselves on the ground, 
and allow the whites to approach them. The two Indians 
interpret for Padre Salva Tierra. He assures them that he 
comes only to do them good; that he has brought Padre 
Ugarte to live with them as a father, who will lead them to a 
happy futurity. On hearing this, they affectionately embrace 
Padre Salva Tierra, and bid their wives and children to 
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come from their hiding-places. The Indians are sad that the 
Padres do not remain longer with them, and can only be 
comforted by a strong promise that Padre Ugarte will soon 
return. They baptize forty-eight of the children, and depart 
for Loretto. 
In the month of August, of this year, the vessel and bark 
return from Guaymas with provisions. Close upon this happy 
event, follows another, which causes much grief to the Padres 
and the Indians. Padre Salva Tierra is appointed visitor to 
the missions of Cinaloa and Senora. The prospect of losing 
the society and fatherly love of this great and good man, 
causes deep sorrow among all ranks. He is also called to 
Mexico by order of the Viceroy, to attend an assembly to 
be soon convened by command of his Sovereign, in which the 
propriety and possibility of executing certain royal orders 
concerning the conquest and settlement of California are to 
be discussed. Before he departs, he consecrates the new 
