✓ VERIFIED vs scans n139+n141 (2026-07-07): header '1831 Mzo 11 S. Carlos, Gómez, Asesor del Territᵒ — Proceso contra el mayordomo García por haber azotado cruelmente á neófitos y gentiles de S. Diego'; the fiscal's 10-yr-presidio demand + Juan Bandini as *defensor* discrediting the gentile witnesses ('son de gentiles impuestos á echar mentiras') both confirmed. Proceso vs. the mayordomo García of the Estancia de Santa Isabel (SD) for cruelly flogging SD neophytes & gentiles caught for cattle-theft — 7 Indians incl. an old captain of the Ranchería de los Cogriñes[?] flogged to death ('se acabaron 3 rollos de varas,' García tore out the captain's hair). Fiscal del Valle sought 10 yrs presidio, condemning García (an ex-cabo who knew the rules) for punishing 'arbitrariamente.' Defender Juan Bandini (Diputación vocal/interim SD asesor) defended routine flogging — 'tan común en toda la Cal.,' 'el único medio q[u]e hay para contenerlos en los robos' — and argued the captain died of a hunger strike, not the beating. Asesor Gómez: 5 yrs presidio; Gov. Victoria confirmed 20 Apr 1831. → verbatim in Expanded Entry C. Orig. pp.332–510.
| Date | 1831-03-11 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Lic. [Rafael] Gómez, Asesor (fiscal cadet Ignacio del Valle) |
| Place | San Carlos / San Diego |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | LXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | 332–510 |
| Savage copy page | 136–140 |
| Scan leaf | n139–n143 |
| Document type | verbatim/criminal |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Lic. [Rafael] Gómez, Asesor (fiscal cadet Ignacio del Valle), San Carlos / San Diego, 1831-03-11, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 332–510, Archives of California, C-A 19, 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 LXIX–LXXVII]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/ca19/ca19-d124.html