the 1834 San Gabriel 'conspiracy' investigation — Figueroa (on 3 letters from Ángel Ramírez the customs adm., Fr. Blas Ordaz, & Antonio Mª Lugo) has Gutiérrez investigate Capt. José de la Guerra, Fr. Narciso Durán (Padre Presidente), Fr. Tomás Estenaga, Sgt José Antⁿ Pico — accused of favoring a central over the federal government, circulating a secretly-signed petition, and diverting San Gabriel mission money. ⭐ The 'petition' proved a legit 1829 cattle contract (San Gabriel→de la Guerra, Rancho de Simí; $1,251 receipt); the money = legitimate mission accounting ($1,000 to W. Hartnell, schooling costs); Chapman recanted. OUTCOME: fiscal Gutiérrez dismisses the case (2 Oct 1834); de la Guerra & Durán exonerated, restored to 'la buena opinión y fama que siempre han tenido' — *expanded below*
| Date | 1834-05-26 → 10-02 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Comandⁿ Genⁱ Figueroa |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military) |
| Tomo | LXXVIII–LXXXVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.635–701 |
| Savage copy page | 24–40 |
| Scan leaf | n23–39 |
| Document type | abstract (political investigation → dismissal) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Comandⁿ Genⁱ Figueroa, Monterey, 1834-05-26 → 10-02, Dep. State Papers, Benicia (Military), LXXVIII–LXXXVIII, p.635–701, 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-d25.html