★ ARRILLAGA MISSION REPORT (cont. from deep read pp. 337–340) — ~17 pages total. FOOD: proportional to abundance; some neophytes 'dispatched' to forage. CLOTHING: 'el gentil siempre anda desnudo'; cotones/blankets sufficient; looms since *Concepción*. HOUSING: prefers chozas for health; infirmería/Casa de Solteras reformed. LABOR: work 'sumamente flojo'; women more docile; denies forced labor of pregnant women. PUNISHMENT: stocks, shackles, dark rooms, calabozos exist; 'the common punishment is azotes y grillos'; 'in my estimation the Padres lack more indulgence than rigor.' MISSIONARY SALES: few excesses; defends missionaries' right to wine/aguardiente — 'they do well to have it in such unhappy destinations... scolding a rational species of second class.' MISSION FINANCES: libranzas for 18 Alta Cal. missions total 12–18,000 pesos/year. DEFENSE OF SYSTEM: punishment 'has its origin in the very conquest of Antigua California, practiced for more than 100 years'; 'varying it could have fatal consequences.' PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY: witnessed 5 consecutive President appointments in Baja Cal.; missionaries shown cuaderno of 10–16 pages of spiritual faculties. Signed: 'I consider I have been somewhat diffuse and tiresome.' pp. 835–41
| Date | 1804 Nov 10 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Arrillaga (Loreto) [borrador] |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XVIII |
| Original tomo page | p.337–50 |
| Savage copy page | 340–53 |
| Scan leaf | n341–354 |
| Document type | transcription |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Arrillaga (Loreto) [borrador], 1804 Nov 10, Provincial State Papers, XVIII, p.337–50, Archives of California, C-A 11, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca11/ca11-d391.html