Causa criminal — the 1820 interrogation of the neophyte Alberto (Mission Sta Cruz) re the murder of Fr. Andrés Quintana. Alberto's sworn testimony: the Indian Quirico invited him 'á ayudar á matar al Padre,' luring him to the mission huerta at prayer-time on the pretext of stealing pears, where the other conspirators were gathered; the Indian Andrés confirmed they meant to kill the Padre; Alberto says he refused ('que él no se metía en nada'), left for home, learned next morning the Padre was dead; confessed he did wrong not to warn the guard/mayordomo; fled to the *Monte*/sierra when the others were arrested, fed once by his son via Fr. Marcelino, told to go to Punta de Año Nuevo (the mission rancho). A rich primary indigenous-testimony source on the Quintana assassination (cf. Docs 153/177/188). Orig. pp.707–10
| Date | 1820-11-21 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Ignacio Martínez, juez fiscal (for Comte. Luis Argüello) |
| Place | San Francisco |
| Series | Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | XL–LII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp.707–10 |
| Savage copy page | 248–249+ |
| Scan leaf | n247–n248 |
| Document type | verbatim transcription |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Ignacio Martínez, juez fiscal (for Comte. Luis Argüello), San Francisco, 1820-11-21, Provincial State Papers, Benicia (Military), XL–LII, pp.707–10, 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-d312.html