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Children of Coyote Population collapse in Alta California, 1769-1850 (Steven Hackel, Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis ). Mission San Carlos, earliest view. Mission San Carlos, 1875. Mission San Carlos, 1885.
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Children of CoyotePopulation collapse in Alta California, 1769-1850(Steven Hackel, Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis)
Prof. Herbert E. Bolton (1870-1953) at San Carlos, 1920Bolton thesis: study the history of the Americas as a whole
“Cloth of gold” vestments donated to Fray Junípero Serra by the Viceroy of New Spain (1770) for the Missions
Baptism occurred within a few days of birth; therefore the data are of good quality
Age and Sex of converts to Mission San Carlos, 1770-1808almost half below age 15
Deaths always exceeded births:when “Gentile” baptisms ended, the mission population could no longer be sustained
Mortality by age and decadeNote “low” mortality in first decade
Mortality quotients by single years of age and sexOf 1000 only 30% survived to age 11
Marital fertility by age and age at marriage:for a natural fertility population –rates are at most fecund ages are very low
Adult mortality (5qx) is extremely high.The data are accurate because there is little difference between optimistic/pessimist estimates
Population pyramid, 1780 Note relative absence of adult males
Population pyramid, 1800 what does the narrow base indicate?
Population pyramid, 1820 (absence of children 5-19 shows population in decline; note fewer females)
Population of Frontier territories of New Spain (to 1820) and Mexico (1830-40) Year Baja Alta California Texas/Nuevo México 1790 4,076 8,590 30,953 1800 5,751 12,172 34,087 1810 8,117 17,250 37,539 1820 8,158 19,817 50,225 1830 8,200 22,766 67,200 1840 8,243 29,120 89,912
Prof. Herbert E. Bolton (1870-1953) at San Carlos, 1920Bolton thesis: study the history of the Americas as a whole