@ajroach42 @felix Same. A boy came to California from Mexico in the 1830s, lived a good, long, rewarding life, kept a diary. Late in life, he shared that diary with a local newspaper reporter. It was printed in a small, CA newspaper, then later reprinted. The stories are remarkable, historically interesting, painting a picture of a pre-gold-rush California few knew. Later, someone heard about or found the newspaper articles, reprinted them with a foreword and some research for the California Historical Society in a small book. That book is long out of print. I've found a copy, read it, loved it, bought more old copies to give to friends or lend out, and clipped the newspaper articles to someday transcribe and research on my blog.

https://www.newspapers.com/clippings/?query=villegas&user=3570264%3Amorganfletcher&sort=score-desc&tag=Ygnacio%20Villegas

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