The Pamó conspiracy & firing-squad execution of 4 Indian captains. On 16 Mar, Benito, an Indian capitán, warned (via Fr. Lasuén) that the Indians of Pamó — esp. their capitán Aarán[?] — were gathering arms to kill Christians; 3 neighbouring captains + others 'del otro lado de la sierra' were in the plot, which had killed a fugitive from San Juan Capistrano. Aarán defied Ortega, daring the soldiers to come 'para cogerlos á mano y matarlos á macanazos.' Sargto Mariano Carrillo (+ cabo, 8 soldiers, 2 guides) surprised Pamó at 3am on 31 Mar; the captains were seized & bound; 2 Indians killed, a few burned in a house refusing to surrender; the rest submitted & were flogged. >1,500 arrows, 80+ bows & many war-clubs taken & burned. The 4 captains — Achil, Aalcuirin[?], Aarán, Taguaqui[?] — examined 4 Apr, convicted of conspiring to kill the Christians despite a royal pardon, 'por haber juntado gente… para pelear con los de la Soledad después de la destrucción de la Misión' [1775 SD revolt]. ⚠️ Ortega's sentence (verbatim): 'los condeno á que el día 11 á las 9 de la mañana mueran con la violencia de dos tiros de escopeta, presente la tropa armada en guerra, y todas las rancherías cristianas… para que les sirva de estímulo á obrar bien.' And to the friars (re baptism): 'si se reducen á las aguas del Santo Bautismo, mueran el Sábado 11… por la mañana, y si no, también.' Lasuén began instructing them; the condemned disposed to be baptized. (Savage notes a discrepancy in the certified copy.) Orig. pp.737–764, 767–769.
| Date | 1778-04-06 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Comte. Tte. José Fco. Ortega |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | 737–764, 767–769 |
| Savage copy page | 43–46 |
| Scan leaf | n42–n45 |
| Document type | verbatim transcription |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Comte. Tte. José Fco. Ortega, San Diego, 1778-04-06, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), I, 737–764, 767–769, 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-d46.html