'Nota analítica sobre la formación de la estadística' — the full 1834 geographic/economic survey of the Sta Bárbara district / Alta CA for the Mexican national statistics, as numbered answers to a questionnaire: coordinates, extent (55 leguas E–W × 25 N–S), the 5 missions & inter-mission distances, mission by mission (San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Inés…) — terrain (Sierra Madre, llanuras, passes), routes/water, buildings (adobe/tile), orchards/vineyards, aguardiente (~60 barrels; San Fernando 60 bbl, the Tujunga acequia), wheat/barley harvests; climate (No.10–11: no thermometer, summers ~30°, fog/rain Oct–Mar); rural/fabril/comercial industry (No.24–29: the *gente*'s trades — shoes, blankets, coarse leather/timber goods); admin/missions arts 48–56 ('son Misⁿᵉˢ de neófitos… se nombran sus prelados con el títº de Presidᵗᵉ y Vicario foráneo sujeto á la mitra de Sonora'); lands & waters. A rich economic-geography snapshot on the eve of secularization. Ends n179 with 'pp 1119–34' and 'Fin del tomo nº 79' *(✓ end pinned vs scan n179, 2026-07-02 verification pass; an earlier duplicate pass logged Savage pages as scans, hence its 'n147–n180')*
| Date | 1834-07-25 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | J. Mª García, Alcalde |
| Place | Santa Bárbara |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | LXXVIII–LXXXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.1119–34 |
| Savage copy page | 147–180 |
| Scan leaf | n146–n179 |
| Document type | descriptive (survey) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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J. Mª García, Alcalde, Santa Bárbara, 1834-07-25, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXXVIII–LXXXVIII, p.1119–34, Archives of California, C-A 20, 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 LXXVIII–LXXXVIII]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/ca20/ca20-d223.html