Felipe de Barri

Felipe de Barri
Died	1784 Durango, Mexico
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Civil Governor of Las Californias
Term	March 1770 to March 4, 1775
Predecessor	Gaspar de Portolá
Successor	Felipe de Neve (Spanish Governor of Las Californias)

Felipe de Barri (?-1784) was Comandante of Alta California. He moved there from Loreto, Baja California Sur Pedro Fages served as the Military Governor from July 9, 1770 to March 23, 1774 at Presidio of Monterey, California. Barri has some friction with the President of the Catholic priests of the Franciscan order, Father President Fray Vicente Mora, but for the most part it was time of peace. But, Barri was quick to judge and was suspicious, fearing the return of troubles that the Jesuits were accused of. He and Francisco Palóu, administrator and historian on the Baja and Alta California has some troubles. There was a small revolt at Todos Santos.^[1]

While Felipe de Barri was the Civil Governor three new Spanish missions in California were established: Mission San Gabriel founded in 1771, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in 1772 and Mission San Francisco de Asís (also called Mission Dolores) founded in 1776.

Felipe de Barri was asked to step down as Governor coming down too hard and too often the missionaries. He joined with Captain Fernando Rivera y Moncada often in judging and being too suspicious of the missionaries. After serving in Baja California he departed on March 26, 1775 for San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico. Later Barri became the Civil Governor of Durango, Mexico. He died in office in Durango in 1784.^[2][3]

See also

• Presidio of Monterey, California
• Presidio Military Districts in Spanish California

References

1. THE AMERICAN ALMANAC, YEAR-BOOK CYCLOPEDIA AND ATLAS 19031903, page 812, by Hearst
2. factcards.califa.org, Pedro Fages
3. North American states. 1883, page 642, By Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Henry Lebbeus Oak, Frances Fuller Victor, Alfred Bates