The 1824 Chumash Revolt at La Purísima: investigation of what the rebel Indians robbed, took & burned…

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LIII–LXVIII · BANC MSS C-A 18, document 114

The 1824 Chumash Revolt at La Purísima: investigation of what the rebel Indians robbed, took & burned from the mission escort (cabo + soldiers + their families) when they rose on 24 Feb 1824; the escort lost everything; the rebels held soldiers & families captive in the 'nueva ranchería de sublevados'; the alcaldes' claim that all was returned is false. Goal: make the Mission compensate the troops

Date1825-07-15 (exact)
Fromfiscal José Joaquín Maitorena
PlaceSanta Bárbara
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLIII–LXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageLVI.529–67
Scan leafn149–n150
Document typetranscription
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentfiscal José Joaquín Maitorena, Santa Bárbara, 1825-07-15, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LVI.529–67, Archives of California, C-A 18, 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 LIII–LXVIII]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/ca18/ca18-d114.html
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