The Domingo Olivas causa (desertion + first-cousin concubinage — NOT a straightforward homicide

Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), tomo LXIX–LXXVII · BANC MSS C-A 19, document 222

⚠️ The Domingo Olivas causa (desertion + first-cousin concubinage — NOT a straightforward homicide; corrected in the completeness pass). Soldier Domingo Olivas of the San Gabriel escort deserted and had by force taken Luisa Pérez — his first cousin, with whom he had lived *amancebado* for years (3 living daughters); her brother José Pérez complained. After 7+ months' jail the LA alcalde absolved him (to rejoin his company). ⚠️ A separate/entangled dictamen (n405) states Olivas 'infirió á Luisa Pérez la muerte del 5 de Feb' and refers *that* matter to the Superior Consejo de la Guerra — but the two leaves don't fully reconcile (the abduction complaint treats her as alive) and Savage's record is incomplete ('Facultado no aparece'). Do not assert a homicide as established — flagged for a careful re-read. Orig. pp.135–63.

Date1833 (year)
FromAlcalde José Antonio Carrillo
ToAsesor Gómez
PlaceLos Ángeles
SeriesDep. State Papers, Benicia (Military)
TomoLXIX–LXXVII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page135–163
Savage copy page397–400
Scan leafn402–n405
Document typeverbatim/criminal
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentAlcalde José Antonio Carrillo to Asesor Gómez, Los Ángeles, 1833, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXIX–LXXVII, 135–163, 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-d222.html
The originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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