The fullest account of the 1832 civil war. Ávila's 2nd petition: he headed a band of presidiarios 'para restablecer la autoridad legítima contra los que se levantaron en San Diego y destruyeron al… Cap. Político D. Manuel Victoria,' asking return of the arms confiscated in 1832 + a passport to return to Mexico by land. Zamorano's informe: the arms were seized not for the anti-Victoria action but later, 'por haberse puesto á la cabeza de una partida de presidiarios que alarmó de acuerdo con D. Vicente Sánchez, vecino… de los Ángeles, para destituirme'; narrates the pursuit (Alf. Anastasio Carrillo, 25 men), the split with Sánchez ~8 leagues past Mission San Buenaventura (Sánchez meant to attack San Diego, counting on Tte. Ibarra's division), the presidiarios abandoning Ávila 'por verse engañados' and surrendering at Mission Santa Inés. Figueroa returned Ávila's pistol but denied the passport 'hasta que finalice el tiempo por que fue destinado á este Territorio.' Orig. pp.675–9.
| Date | 1833-03-29 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | José Antonio Ávila / Capt. Zamorano (informe) |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | LXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | 675–679 |
| Savage copy page | 379–383 |
| Scan leaf | n384–n388 |
| Document type | verbatim/memorial |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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José Antonio Ávila / Capt. Zamorano (informe), Monterey, 1833-03-29, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 675–679, 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-d218.html