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Definition of Padres
1. padre [n] - See also: padre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Padres
Literary usage of Padres
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"—Victoria and padres.—Victoria Exonerates the Missionaries.— Religious Principles
of the Young Californians.—Victoria Accuses padres of Treason. ..."
2. History of California by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... AND THE padres—MISSION AND INDIAN AFFAIRS. 1826-1830. MISSION PREFECT AND
PRESIDENTS—THE QUESTION OF SUPPLIES—THE OATH OF ..."
3. Sixty Years in California: A History of Events and Life in California by William Heath Davis (1889)
"The Missions Well Stored—The padres good at Bartering—Reciprocity of Interests
between the Missions—A Community of Property—A Word of Praise for the ..."
4. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"Hijar and padres Demand Possession of the Missions.—Baffled. ... and largely
through the influence of the Hijar and padres party, had not only discussed a ..."
5. San Francisco and Thereabout by Charles Augustus Keeler (1906)
"THE padres OF SAINT FRANCIS N these days of steam and electricity, when news is
thrilling back and forth over the wire nerves of the land, and trains are ..."
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