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 * Jose Francisco Ortega
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 * At first glance, the article does seem viable, I was able to find some sources that provide further information from what is currently present on the article. Jose Francisco Ortega appeared to me as an important figure that is worth researching for a few reasons. First, he reached the rank of lieutenant in the Mexican/Spanish military by the time of his retirement. Second, he traveled up the coast of present-day California from San Diego to San Francisco with a significant figure in the form Padre Junipero Serra. Lastly, he ended up being a big landowner in California before the American acquisition of the territory. My only concern about this historical figure is if the information regarding him might be limited.             As far as content gaps are concerned, the article could use more information on Ortega’s expedition, what event inspired his rank of lieutenant, and the size of his estate after retiring. The citations needed for Ortega’s article include information about his family and their matrimonies to important people. The important connections that Ortega has to other significant figures include Gaspar de Portola who was a military general and the first governor of the Californias and Padre Junipero Serra who founded multiple Spanish missions from San Diego to San Francisco.
 * At first glance, the article does seem viable, I was able to find some sources that provide further information from what is currently present on the article. Jose Francisco Ortega appeared to me as an important figure that is worth researching for a few reasons. First, he reached the rank of lieutenant in the Mexican/Spanish military by the time of his retirement. Second, he traveled up the coast of present-day California from San Diego to San Francisco with a significant figure in the form Padre Junipero Serra. Lastly, he ended up being a big landowner in California before the American acquisition of the territory. My only concern about this historical figure is if the information regarding him might be limited.             As far as content gaps are concerned, the article could use more information on Ortega’s expedition, what event inspired his rank of lieutenant, and the size of his estate after retiring. The citations needed for Ortega’s article include information about his family and their matrimonies to important people. The important connections that Ortega has to other significant figures include Gaspar de Portola who was a military general and the first governor of the Californias and Padre Junipero Serra who founded multiple Spanish missions from San Diego to San Francisco.


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 * Engstrand, Iris H. W. “The Legal Heritage of Spanish California.” Southern California Quarterly 75, no. 3/4 (1993): 205–36. https://doi.org/10.2307/41171680 . Evans, Elliot A. P., and David W. Heron. “Isla de Los Angeles: Unique State Park in San Francisco Bay.” California History 66, no. 1 (1987): 24–39. https://doi.org/10.2307/25158426 . Sánchez, Joseph P. El Camino Real de California: From Ancient Pathways to Modern Byways. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2019. Accessed September 24, 2022. ProQuest Ebook Central.  Treutlein, Theodore E. “The Portolá Expedition of 1769-1770.” California Historical Society Quarterly 47, no. 4 (1968): 291–313. https://doi.org/10.2307/25154307 .  Whitehead, Richard S. “Alta California’s Four Fortresses.” Southern California Quarterly 65, no. 1 (1983): 67–94. https://doi.org/10.2307/41171020.

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