An example of the number of European-born soldiers includes all of Pedro Fages' Catalan Volunteers and most of the men on the Portola-Serra Expedition of 1769 who were recruited from the Spanish Army infantry regiments, then stationed in Mexico.
An example of the number of European-born soldiers includes all 25 of Lieutenant Pedro Fages detachment of Catalonian Volunteers. Also, most of the soldiers on the Portola-Serra expedition of 1769 and the de Anza expeditions of 1774 and 1775 were recruited from the Spanish Army infantry regiments then stationed in Mexico.