Why Californian Indian leader Estanislao was named after Polish martyr?
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A possible explanation is that he simply received the name of the saint on whose day he was baptized. That would be 11 April in this case. Wikipedia says he traveled to the mission on September 24 and was baptized "soon". Can "soon" refer to a six-month period? I don't know.
Or maybe the fathers at the mission just had a soft spot for St. Stanislaw for some private reason.
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Estanislao was baptized on 24 Sep 1821 by Father Buenaventura Fortuny. The father baptized at least 108 natives during 1821, and over 2300 in total. He had officiated for another Estanislao earlier in the same year, on 26 Apr, and another one back in 1816. Since he went through names so rapidly and regularly, he was bound to repeat them; there were 28 Josefas, 7 Policarpas, 5 Quincios, 3 Estanislaos, and 2 Estanislaas among about 680 unique names he gave to native converts.
On this basis, I suggest there was no explicit link between the saint and the recipient of his name; at most the latter's behavior or interests might have reminded the priest of the saint's martyrdom.
Source for mission records: Early California Population Project.
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