Naval council on the best means to drive foreign ships off the California coasts & where to station the…

Provincial State Papers, tomo XIX · BANC MSS C-A 12, document 87

Naval council on the best means to drive foreign ships off the California coasts & where to station the patrol (resolving the Arrillaga–Vivero dispute). Officers (pilot Salvador Menéndez, Alférez Manuel Murga, Braulio Otalora, Francisco Taraga[?]): the frigate to leave San Blas in Jan/Feb for Monterey, anchor ~1 month, then cruise the coast checking every cove down to Cabo San Lucas for English/American smugglers; also notes foreigners whaling off the coast. Signed by all 5 officers.

Date1805-09-20 San Blas (exact)
FromJunta de Guerra y Marina, San Blas (pres. Ramón de Saavedra)
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXIX
Original tomo page232–237
Savage copy page91–98
Scan leafn93–n100
Document typetranscription (junta minutes)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJunta de Guerra y Marina, San Blas (pres. Ramón de Saavedra), 1805-09-20 San Blas, Provincial State Papers, XIX, 232–237, 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-d87.html
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