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The effect of the beautiful curve is thereby lost, and Titian shows himself Giorgione's inferior in quality of line. As in the "Caterina Cornare" of the Crespi collection at Milan. Magazine of Art. July 1895. North American Review. October 1899. Magazine of Art, 1890, pp. 91 and 138.
He pleaded and begged Portolá to reconsider. For awhile the governor stood firm. Serra also had a strong will. From a letter written to Padre Palou, who was left behind in charge of the Lower California Missions, we see his intention: "If we see that along with the provisions hope vanishes, I shall remain alone with Father Juan Crespí and hold out to the last breath."
At any rate, the bay between Santa Cruz and the Point of Pines was the only Monterey they could find. According to Washburn, Vizcaino's account was far from a correct one. It was no fault of Portolá and Crespi that, after spending a month on its shores, it never occurred to them to recognize the bay.
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