Causa criminal — the neophyte José Mª (Mission San Diego) flogged to death a gentile woman…

Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo XL–LII · BANC MSS C-A 17, document 246

Causa criminal — the neophyte José Mª (Mission San Diego) flogged to death a gentile woman ('Cuasislpi'), his lover, for squandering his goods & being unfaithful (1 Apr 1811). Fiscal: he 'took justice into his own hands,' a recent convert (1807) — 50 lashes + the 5 months already served; a gentile witness who beat her more harshly to get 50 lashes + 6 months. Indigenous-on-indigenous violence in the mission orbit. Orig. pp.131–56

Date1811-11-09 (events Apr 1811) (exact)
FromComte. Ruiz
ToArrillaga; fiscal Alf. Ignacio Martínez
PlaceSan Diego
SeriesProvincial State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoXL–LII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp.131–56
Savage copy page196–198
Scan leafn195–n197
Document typeverbatim transcription
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentComte. Ruiz to Arrillaga; fiscal Alf. Ignacio Martínez, San Diego, 1811-11-09 (events Apr 1811), Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XL–LII, pp.131–56, 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-d246.html
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