1790 interior-Chumash ambush of a Santa Bárbara patrol. Sargto Olivera + 8 men sent (24 Aug) after a deserter Indian to the ranchería de Tinoqui, also to prospect for metal veins (vetas de metales); joined by 9 Indians of Napalayagua (enemies of Tinoqui). After detaching men to gather ore, the camp (real) was attacked from the rear by 60+ Indians; the sergeant fought back wounding several but could not reach camp, found it in ruins; soldiers Gabriel Espinosa & Ignacio Carlón were killed (Carlón slain asleep; Espinosa made a vigorous defense), weapons (espadas, mangas, escopetas) seized. The survivors regrouped near San Buenaventura & returned to SB 1 Oct. Goycoechea requests mission reinforcements to punish the hostile Indians. Orig. pp.435–437.
| Date | 1790-09-02 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Felipe de Goycoechea, Comandante |
| To | Gob. Fages |
| Place | Santa Bárbara |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | IX |
| Original tomo page | 435–437 |
| Savage copy page | 209–211 |
| Scan leaf | n214–n216 |
| Document type | verbatim/narrative |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Felipe de Goycoechea, Comandante to Gob. Fages, Santa Bárbara, 1790-09-02, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), IX, 435–437, Archives of California, C-A 15, 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/ca15/ca15-d296.html