Murder-conspiracy / mutiny plot at San Diego: on 30 Nov ~9 PM the guard sentinel José Varelas overheard…

Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo XL–LII · BANC MSS C-A 17, document 112

Murder-conspiracy / mutiny plot at San Diego: on 30 Nov ~9 PM the guard sentinel José Varelas overheard soldiers Ignacio Lugo[?] (artillero), Ramón Rubio, [Mariano?] López and 2 *presidiarios* — the first inciting the others to kill the sentinel, then go house to house murdering the married men, offering to make Ramón Rubio captain. Varelas reported to Sgt. José Mª Pico; the plotters were seized & ordered prosecuted. Orig. pp.495–6

Date1812-12-12 (exact)
FromComte. Ruiz
ToArrillaga
PlaceSan Diego
SeriesProvincial State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoXL–LII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp.xliii.495–6
Savage copy page72–73
Scan leafn71–n72
Document typeverbatim transcription
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentComte. Ruiz to Arrillaga, San Diego, 1812-12-12, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), pp.xliii.495–6, Archives of California, C-A 17, 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 XL–LII]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/ca17/ca17-d112.html
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