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Surname: Gamarra Given Name: Felix Sex: M
Place of Birth: Cantabria, Spain Date of Birth: 01/01/1747 Order: Franciscan
Place of Death: Tubutama, Sonora Date of Death: 05/01/1779 Cause of Death:
Race or Tribe: Vizcaino Residence: San Xavier del Bac Title: Misionero (OFM)
Place of Service: San Xavier del Bac; Tumacácori Burial Place: Translation: (Basque - the evergreen oak forest; name of a village in Alava)
Notes: He served for a year at San Xavier while Father Garces was with the second Anza Expedition. Then he went to Átil, here he served until his death. Neither his birth or death dates are exact. He was born in 1747 and died in May of 1779.

 
Event Relationship [2 Records]

Event ID: 1805 Relationship: Priest Event Date: 09/03/1775 View Document A  
 
Event ID: 9286 Relationship: Confessing Priest Event Date: 04/26/1778    
 
 
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