Peralta's punitive expedition (19–27 Jan 1805) vs. the gentiles who attacked Padre Cuevas near Sta Clara. Left SF 19 Jan w/ inválidos, vecinos & 18 troops; tracked into the sierra (rains hid the trail), seized 2 gentile guides; 23 Jan battle — 'fueron haciendo armas y nos comenzaron á tirar… dimos sobre ellos': ~5 gandules killed incl. captains; pursued into the woods; took 25 women + 11 Indians (2 wounded) captive; released 1 on 27 Jan to prove innocence.
| Date | 1805-01-30 SF (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Sgt. Luis Peralta — diary |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XIX |
| Original tomo page | 64–65 |
| Savage copy page | 33–34 |
| Scan leaf | n33–n34 |
| Document type | transcription (diary) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Sgt. Luis Peralta — diary, 1805-01-30 SF, Provincial State Papers, XIX, 64–65, Archives of California, C-A 12, 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/ca12/ca12-d24.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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