October 4, 2006

  • According to the Thomas Workman Temple II Collection, on August 10, 1779, Father Junipero Serra at Mission Monterey, California, conferred the Sacrament of Confirmation upon Civente Tallado, a Filipino from Pampanga, Philippines.

    A curator in the History Division of the Los Angeles County Museum researched that Antonio Miranda Rodriguez, 50-years old, born in Sonora Mexicao, a descendant of a "Manila Man," and his daugther, juana Maria, age 11, were among the fouding settlers of the city of Los Angeles, California. he later became the ironsmith of the Santa Barbara Mission in Calfiornia where he lived until his death. he is buried in the Santa Barbara Missions church.

    Captain William Douglas mentioned in his journal that on February 22, 1788, the Iphigneia Nubiana left Zamboanga. This ship arrived at Cook Inlet in Alaska on June 17, 1788 with a "Manilla man" on the crew.