Buenaventura Sitjar [SEP] date of birth
Buenaventura Sitjar
Buenaventura Sitjar (born 9 December 1739 in Porreres, Majorca – died 3 September 1808 at San Antonio, California) was a Franciscan missionary who served in California until his death. 
He became a monk in April, 1758, joining the College of San Fernando de Mexico. In 1770 he received orders to go to California, and reached San Diego on 21 May 1771. 
He helped found Mission San Antonio de Padua and served there until his death on 3 September 1808. During his tenure, 3400
of the hypothetical Hokan family. Edward Sapir included it in a subfamily of Hokan, along with Chumash and Seri. This classification has found its way into more recent encyclopedias and presentations of language families, but serious supporting evidence for this subfamily has never been presented.
Phonology.
The charts of consonants and vowels in the Salinan language based on J.P. Harrington's notes:
Bibliography.
- University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 14.1-154.
- Sitjar, Fr. Buenaventura (1861) "