[1] Short left for Hawaii from Bordeaux in 1826, along with and Abraham Armand, Alexis Bachelot, and several lay brothers.
Kaʻahumanu, the Queen Regent of Hawaii, viewed them with disdain[3] due to her theological disagreements with them as well as her desire for national unity.
[4] Many of the Hawaiian chiefs were skeptical of the group because they suspected that they were covert agents of the government of France.
[14] He also worked at the Seminario del Patrocinio de San Jose that Hartnell founded opened.
The Hawaiian chiefs again attempted to expel them and Charlton again furiously protested on Short's behalf.