Order for the Amajaba (Mojave) campaign: the ranchería de Amajaba threatened to attack Missions San…

Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo XL–LII · BANC MSS C-A 17, document 296

Order for the Amajaba (Mojave) campaign: the ranchería de Amajaba threatened to attack Missions San Gabriel & San Fernando; Moraga to take 50 men (35 cavalry from both presidios + 15 Mazatlán under Fabregat) + the armament Tte. Francisco Mª Ruiz brought + 4 artillerymen + a cannon (metralla y bala), march at once to the Mojave ranchería, make the *capitanejos* surrender the fugitive Christian Indians, then leave garrisons of 15 men at Missions San Gabriel & San Fernando. Orig. pp.442–3

Date1819-11-03 (exact)
FromGob. Solá
ToTte. Gabriel Moraga
PlaceMonterey
SeriesProvincial State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoXL–LII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp.442–3
Savage copy page236–238
Scan leafn235–n237
Document typeverbatim transcription
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentGob. Solá to Tte. Gabriel Moraga, Monterey, 1819-11-03, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XL–LII, pp.442–3, 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-d296.html
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