Femicide at Mission San José: neophyte José Antonio killed the Christian India Valencia (~20, of…

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LIII–LXVIII · BANC MSS C-A 18, document 163

Femicide at Mission San José: neophyte José Antonio killed the Christian India Valencia (~20, of ranchería Suchun) on 20 Feb 1824 — bludgeoned with stones & knifed (neck & head) after she refused his sexual advances; took refuge in the church; cabo Salvio Pacheco removed him under caución juratoria; case to defender Joaquín de la Torre

Date1824-03-10 (exact)
Fromfiscal Ignacio Martínez
PlaceSan Francisco / Mission San José
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLIII–LXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageLVII.653–73
Scan leafn191–n194
Document typetranscription
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentfiscal Ignacio Martínez, San Francisco / Mission San José, 1824-03-10, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LVII.653–73, 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-d163.html
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