 In 1767 the Spanish king Charles III ordered the expulsion of the Jesuits.As a non-Spanish subject, Baegert traveled back to Sélestat and ultimately settled at Neustadt an der Weinstraße 1770, where he worked as a priest and teacher until he died.He published his description of Baja California in 1771, with a revised edition appearing in 1772 (Baegert 1772, 1952).