Don Pedro's Confession: A California Saga

After a harrowing shipwreck off the coast of Alta California, a young Spanish boy is rescued at sea by a ship serving the Spanish governor, Gaspar de Portola.

Portola begins his historic 1769 expedition of exploration of the coastal California territories and the aboriginal peoples in residence there.

Now an old man, Don Pedro reflects on his life marching with Portola and Father Juniperro Serra before living and working among the Padres and the Indians as they build the third of the California missions, San Antonio de Padua.

What Don Pedro reveals to us about his life with the coastal Indians during the mission years will bring to life the early history of the California Central Coast in a way never before told.