'Quejas contra el P. Serra' — FULL VERBATIM (key passages): 'Dice qe es ya declarada la oposicion del P. Serra á toda providencia gubernativa, significada no solo en palabras, sino en obras y pr escrito; qe son muy frecuentes los castigos con grillos en todas las Misiones, pr principalmᵗᵉ en el Carmelo, y qe tambien se aplican trabajos forzados; qe en el Presº de Sn Franco [gᵗᵉ] se ha suprimido la misa desde Dicbre pr no dar los derechos; qe en aquel Presº la celebran con poca religiosidad; qe el abuso qe considera muy perjudicial, de mandar los indios á caballo, se va extendiendo muchísimo, pues algunos lo hacen con mas destreza qe los mas hábiles soldados; qe da sus órdenes á los PP sin manifestarse él pr qe y se manifiesta rígido con ellos.' [Fr. Serra's opposition to every governmental providence is now declared, shown in words, deeds & writing; punishments with irons are very frequent in ALL the missions, principally at Carmelo, & forced labor is also applied; at San Francisco presidio Mass has been suppressed since December for not paying the fees; there Mass is celebrated with little religiosity; the abuse — very harmful — of sending Indians on horseback is spreading greatly, some ride more skillfully than the ablest soldiers; the friars give orders without explaining themselves & show themselves rigid]. (Survey row 129 dates this 1783-03-01 and reads 'enseñar los indios á caballo'; companion item-level reading gives Marzo 4 and 'mandar'.)
| Date | 1783-03-04 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Fages |
| To | Inspector Genl |
| Place | Monterey |
| Series | Provincial Records |
| Tomo | III |
| Original tomo page | p.164-167 |
| Savage copy page | 88 |
| Scan leaf | n87 |
| Document type | letter/report |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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