Lisbeth haas pablo tac biography

Luiseño convert to Christianity

Pablo Tac (c.

Lisbeth haas pablo tac biography

1822–1841) was a Luiseño (Quechnajuichom also spelled "Qéchngawichum") Indian and indigenous scholar who provided a rare contemporary Native American perspective on the institutions and early history of Alta California. He created the first writing system for Luiseño,^[1] and his work is the "only primary source of Luiseño language written by a Luiseño until the twentieth century."^[2]

Life

Tac was born of Luiseño parents at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and attended the Mission school.

A promising student, he (along with another boy) was singled out by the Franciscan missionary, Father Antonio Peyrí, to accompany Peyrí when he left California in 1832. "On January 15, 1834, Father Peyrí, Pablo, and Agapito left San Fernando College [Mexico City] and in February boarded a ship for Europe.

They travelled via New York and France, arriving in Barcelona, Spain, on June 21. The 'New' World was coming t