The Journal of San Diego History Winter 1978, Volume 24, Number 1 Thomas L. Scharf, Managing Editor From Lope de Vega to San Diego The Backgrounds of Spanish Colonization in the Californias Edited by David Ringrose Cover image: Father Junípero Serra. Original Articles: Introduction By David Ringrose San Diego de Alcalá By Reverend Monsignor I. Brent Eagen Cultural Backgrounds of Spanish Imperialism as Presented in Lope de Vega's Play San Diego de Alcalá By Joseph Silverman A Brief Comment on the Text of Lope de Vega's San Diego de Alcalá By Thomas Case San Diego de Alcalá By Lope de Vega Plans for the Occupation of Upper California; A New Look at the "Dark Age" from 1602 to 1769 By Donald C. Cutter The Occupation of the Port of San Diego de Alcalá By Iris Wilson Engstrand Mission Colonization and Political Control in Spanish California By Francis Guest O.F.M. Commentary on Francis Guest's Paper "Mission Colonization and Political Control in Spanish California" By David Piñera Ramírez Impact of Colonization on the Native California Societies By Robert Heizer Commentary on Robert Heizer's Paper "Impact of Colonization on the Native California Societies" By Lucy L. Killea Book Reviews: Northern Mexico on the Eve of the United States Invasion: Rare Imprints Concerning California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, 1821-1846. Edited by David J. Weber. Reviewed by Matt S. Meier. Culturas en Peligro. By Miguel León-Portilla. Reviewed by W. Michael Mathes United States Customs and The Madero Revolution By Michael Dennis Carman. Reviewed by Jaime E. Rodriguez The Politics of Business in California, 1890-1920. By Mansel G. Blackford. Reviewed by Lawrence B. Lee.