The nuns at St. Dominics enjoyed California history. Two stories stayed with me which will be illustrated in the future. One was about the discovery of the West by the Chinese and naming it "The Land of Fusang". There a magic silkworm wove a thread strong enough to hold the weight of many men. This has been identified as the sisal plant that gives us hemp rope. The other tale was about Concepcion Arguello, the daughter of the commandant at the Presidio of San Francisco. She was to marry Count Rezanov from the Russian Fort Ross. He first had to return home where he would tell the Czar that California was ripe for the taking. He would also get Papal dispensation to marry her. But he died during the trip. Conception became our first nun and is buried in Benicia.