par ▁de ▁Port ol á ▁to ▁expand ▁Spanish ▁rule ▁into ▁Al ta ▁California , ▁Cost ans ó ▁consult ed ▁with ▁New ▁Spain ' s ▁visit ador ▁( ins pect or ▁general ) ▁José ▁de ▁G ál vez ▁about ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁land ▁exped itions ▁from ▁B aja ▁California . ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁in ▁La ▁Paz , ▁Cost ans ó ▁board ed ▁the ▁Spanish ▁" pa qu eb ote " ▁( a ▁snow ) ▁San ▁Carlos ▁as ▁cart ograph er ▁and ▁engineer . ▁Also ▁on ▁board ▁were ▁captain ▁Vic ente ▁V ila , ▁Francis can ▁fri ar ▁Fernando ▁Par r ón , ▁lieutenant ▁Pedro ▁F ages , ▁sur geon ▁Pedro ▁Pr at , ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁soldiers ▁under ▁F ages ' ▁command ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁sail ors . ▁ ▁Observ ations ▁of ▁K um ey a ay ▁Indians ▁Upon ▁recover ing ▁from ▁the ▁ill ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁voyage , ▁Cost ans ó ▁set ▁about ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁instructions ▁of ▁José ▁de ▁G ál vez : ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Pedro ▁F ages , ▁he ▁recon no iter ed ▁the ▁port ▁and ▁in land ▁areas ▁of ▁San ▁Diego . ▁In ▁his ▁letter ▁reporting ▁to ▁G ál vez , ▁Cost ans ó ▁called ▁the ▁local ▁K um ey a ay ▁Indians ▁" do cile ▁but ▁incl ined ▁toward ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁th ie very ; ▁they ▁cov et ▁everything ▁and ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁anything ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁see ▁it .