Font described the California grizzly bear, writing, "He was horrible, fierce, large, and fat." Font interacted with Native Americans and observed homosexual behavior and saw a great need for Christianity to eradicate these "nefarious practices."[5]
Font Street, in San Francisco's Parkmerced neighborhood, is named for Pedro Font.[6]
^ abcZephyrin Engelhardt (1912). The Missions and Missionaries of California, Volume II: Upper California. pp. xxix, 173–190.
^Nancy J. Olmsted. "The Spanish Presence at Mission Bay, 1775–1833". FoundSF.
^Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). "S". Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
^Katz, Jonathan (1976). Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A.. Avon Books. p. 291. ISBN978-0-380-40550-3. OCLC 50381327. Retrieved 1 July 2016. quoted in FitzGerald, Maureen; Rayter, Scott (2012). "Chapter 4 The Regulation of First Nations Sexuality, by Martin Cannon". Queerly Canadian: An Introductory Reader in Sexuality Studies. Canadian Scholars’ Press. p. 52. ISBN978-1-55130-400-7. OCLC 801167318. Retrieved 1 July 2016. Among the women I saw men dressed like women, with whom they go about regularly, never joining the men. From this, I inferred they must be hermaphrodites, but from what I learned later I understood that they were sodomites, dedicated to nefarious practices. ...There will be much to do when the Holy Faith and the Christian religion are established among them."
pedro, font, 1737, 1781, franciscan, missionary, diarist, pedro, frontborn1737, 1737, girona, catalonia, spaindied1781, 1782, aged, diego, pitiquitooccupationfranciscanbiography, editfont, born, 1737, girona, catalonia, spain, received, training, querétaro, mi. Pedro Font 1737 1781 was a Franciscan missionary and diarist Pedro FrontBorn1737 1737 Girona Catalonia SpainDied1781 1782 aged 44 San Diego del PitiquitoOccupationFranciscanBiography editFont was born in 1737 in Girona Catalonia Spain 1 He received his training at Queretaro Missionary College 2 From 1773 to 1775 Font served at Mission San Jose de Tumacacori in Pima Country He was the chaplain of Juan Bautista de Anza s expedition that explored Alta California from 1775 to 1776 2 Font s diary With Anza to California gives the principal account of the expedition 3 in it Font describes military governor Fernando Rivera y Moncada using force against a neophyte Font was involved in Rivera s excommunication citation needed While on the expedition Font drew one of the first maps of the San Francisco Bay naming the mountain range now known as the Sierra Nevada 4 He also identified the site for the proposed Mission San Francisco de Asis which would be established later that year by Junipero Serra and Francisco Palou 2 Font later served at Mission Santa Teresa de Atil Mission Santa Maria Magdalena Mission San Pedro y San Pablo del Tubutama and La Purisima Concepcion de Caborca prior to his death at the visita of San Diego del Pitiquito in 1781 1 Writings and legacy editFont described the California grizzly bear writing He was horrible fierce large and fat Font interacted with Native Americans and observed homosexual behavior and saw a great need for Christianity to eradicate these nefarious practices 5 Font Street in San Francisco s Parkmerced neighborhood is named for Pedro Font 6 References edit a b Pedro Font Tumacacori National Historical Park a b c Zephyrin Engelhardt 1912 The Missions and Missionaries of California Volume II Upper California pp xxix 173 190 Nancy J Olmsted The Spanish Presence at Mission Bay 1775 1833 FoundSF Farquhar Francis P 1926 S Place Names of the Sierra Nevada San Francisco Sierra Club Archived from the original on 2011 05 14 Katz Jonathan 1976 Gay American History Lesbians and Gay Men in the U S A Avon Books p 291 ISBN 978 0 380 40550 3 OCLC 50381327 Retrieved 1 July 2016 quoted in FitzGerald Maureen Rayter Scott 2012 Chapter 4 The Regulation of First Nations Sexuality by Martin Cannon Queerly Canadian An Introductory Reader in Sexuality Studies Canadian Scholars Press p 52 ISBN 978 1 55130 400 7 OCLC 801167318 Retrieved 1 July 2016 Among the women I saw men dressed like women with whom they go about regularly never joining the men From this I inferred they must be hermaphrodites but from what I learned later I understood that they were sodomites dedicated to nefarious practices There will be much to do when the Holy Faith and the Christian religion are established among them The Chronicle 12 April 1987 p 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro Font amp oldid 1221878126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
