Photos of Living History Events:

April 21, 2006:	Presidio Days Founding Ceremony
October 12, 2003:	Soldados Honor Bernardo de Gálvez in Long Beach
September 2001:	Soldado Encampment at La Purisima Mission SHP
August, 2001:	In Memoriam: Sargento Distinguido Richard Edgar Lugo
December 11, 1999:	In Memoriam: Alférez Leroy Villa of the Santa Bárbara garrison
1999:	El Zorro!, the Capistrano Living History Pageant, some Docent Training at Misión La Purisima Concepción and Commemoration of the Yuma Massacre at Mission San Gabriel.
1995-1997:	Acolades, Rancheros Visitadores, Yuma, the Hispanic Heroes Parade and other Notable Events.
*Note that most of the photographs on these pages are thumbnails. Click on a photo to see more detail.

Articles and Timelines:

• Desde San Gabriel Hasta Santa Bárbara: From San Gabriel to Santa Bárbara
• Historical Characters: one page vignettes of 18th Century people in the Californias and Northern New Spain 
• A biography of Governor Philipe de Neve
• California Becomes a Province of the Mexican Empire
• Fernando de Rivera y Moncada and a Chronology of his life.
• The Founding of Los Angeles
• Lanza de Cabelleria
• Military History of Baja California
• Organization of the Spanish Empire
• Presidio Line
• Soldados de Cuera
• Settlement of The Channel Coast
• Don Jose de Zuniga

Pictures of Soldiers and Explorers of the Californias and Northern New Spain:

• Illustrations of Rivera y Moncada
• Catalonian Volunteers and the Spanish Royal Artillery
• Soldados de Cuera field uniforms 1791-1804
• Soldier of California in a cuera blanca with his esposa, 1791
• Tropa Liguera and Officers
• Vancouver 1793 visit to Santa Barbara and Cuera Dragoons 1797-1830 by Hefter

  *Note that some paintings or drawings on these pages are thumbnails.  Click on them to see more detail.

Additional Web Sites of Interest:

• Mission Santa Barbara
• Presidios & Soldiers in the Californias & Northern New Spain - A Bibliography hosted by the California Mission Studies Association. 
• The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation

For further information, write or e-mail:

• Michael R. Hardwick
• 205 Vernal
• Santa Barbara, CA 93105