Mission San Diego is the first of the California Missions built so it is an appropriate setting for the first of my "Mission Mysteries."
The historical facts, which serve as the basis for this mystery are that Captain Fernando Rivera, of the Spanish army had imprisoned several of the local natives for their part in a revolt at the Mission. Much to Captain Rivera's chagrin, the Franciscans prevailed on the governor of California to have the prisoners released.
On the day the last prisoner was supposed to be released he was found dead in his cell. Suicide was given as the cause of death. For over 200 years there has been a lingering suspicion that the Spanish army was in fact the cause of his death.
With these facts in hand I have created a mystery involving not just one but two deaths. Who is responsible? The Spanish army? A falling out among thieves? Revenge on the part of some of the Natives for wrongs previously committed.
The protagonist of this mystery is a Franciscan Friar who is also a physician. He is called upon to use his unique set of skills in unraveling a very tangled set of facts
The historical facts, which serve as the basis for this mystery are that Captain Fernando Rivera, of the Spanish army had imprisoned several of the local natives for their part in a revolt at the Mission. Much to Captain Rivera's chagrin, the Franciscans prevailed on the governor of California to have the prisoners released.
On the day the last prisoner was supposed to be released he was found dead in his cell. Suicide was given as the cause of death. For over 200 years there has been a lingering suspicion that the Spanish army was in fact the cause of his death.
With these facts in hand I have created a mystery involving not just one but two deaths. Who is responsible? The Spanish army? A falling out among thieves? Revenge on the part of some of the Natives for wrongs previously committed.
The protagonist of this mystery is a Franciscan Friar who is also a physician. He is called upon to use his unique set of skills in unraveling a very tangled set of facts
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