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A "Pui" Day

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Joseph Warren Revere was part of the United States military that invaded Alta California in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. In his 1849 book about his military stories and life in a Rancho, Revere includes illustrations. This one depicts a "Pui" (Feast Day) that he saw in person, likely in a Rancho within Monterey County, California, which are the lands of the Esselen, Rumsen, and Salinan peoples.

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1849
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A Tour of Duty in California: Including a Description of the Gold Region: and an Account of the Voyage Around Cape Horn; with Notices of Lower California, the Gulf and Pacific Coasts, and the Principal Events Attending the Conquest of the Californias
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