*Expedición contra Indios* — Fr. Juan Martín of San Miguel visited the Cholán[?] rancheria (14 leagues off); the chief Guchapa[?] gave some youths to be Christianized but refused himself, saying 'he was not afraid of the soldiers, who were cowards, and he knew for certain they died like everyone else'; de la Guerra sent a sgt + 13 soldiers (out 22 Dec, back 10 Jan), capturing Guchapa, his son, 2 chieftains & 2 Christians; Guchapa then agreed to bring in his rancheria's Christians, leaving his son as hostage, and was rewarded for good conduct, with a charge that they henceforth respect the troops & Padres
| Date | 1805-01-29 *(Savage: '1804')* (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | José de la Guerra |
| To | Arrillaga |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | XX–XXXIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | 183–4 |
| Savage copy page | 266–267 |
| Scan leaf | n265–266 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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José de la Guerra to Arrillaga, Monterey, 1805-01-29 *(Savage: '1804')*, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XX–XXXIX, 183–4, 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]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/ca16/ca16-d449.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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