Salida á contra Indios* — punitive expedition (8–15 May)

*Salida á contra Indios* — punitive expedition (8–15 May): from Santa Clara, found the relocated rancheria the 9th, Indians fled to the Sierra; used lance & sword, killed a captain, others fled; took 10 prisoners to the San José escort; on the 11th fell on 7 rancherías and recovered 21 Christian fugitives handed over by the captains (no gentile would convert); disarmed the gentiles (seized bows & arrows) as punishment 'for daring to bear arms against us'; identified men who had helped kill [SF] Christians; one captain, run through by a lance, kept throwing stones and grasped the lance with his hands; reached San Francisco the 15th

Date	1800-05-15 (exact)
From	Sgt Pedro Amador
Place	San Francisco
Series	Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military)
Tomo	XX–XXXIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page	303–11
Savage copy page	130–132
Scan leaf	n129–131
Document type	abstract
Source	Savage abstract

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Sgt Pedro Amador, San Francisco, 1800-05-15, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XX–XXXIX, 303–11, Archives of California, C-A 16, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within XX–XXXIX]

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