Hoja de servicios documenting the capture of the famous fugitive-outlaw Pomponio

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LIII–LXVIII · BANC MSS C-A 18, document 365

Hoja de servicios documenting the capture of the famous fugitive-outlaw Pomponio: 3 campaigns into the Tulares vs cimarrón Christian/gentile Indians (killed a cabecilla); then ~13 leagues north of SF he captured the cimarrón Christian José/Pomponio at the cañada de Novato after a firefight (with only a cabo + 2 soldiers, one comrade wounded) — Pomponio guilty of 'innumerables robos, homicidios (este de un soldado)'; Pomponio was fusilado (shot by firing squad) at Monterey by government order; 29+ yrs total service (entered 1799)

Date1828-12-31 (exact)
FromIgnacio Martínez
PlaceSan Francisco
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLIII–LXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageLXVI.962–3
Scan leafn418–n419
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentIgnacio Martínez, San Francisco, 1828-12-31, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXVI.962–3, 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-d365.html
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