'Plagas chahuistle y langosta.' VERBATIM: '...'La cosecha de trigo ha sido muy corta y estoy entendido de qe la mayor causa es el chahuistle de los indios, qe no se cuidan, sino qe anocheciendo ya no hay quien se acuerde de lo qe está en el campo... 'La siembra del maiz comienza á hacer plagas desde el principio, y si le cae la langosta (llamada vulgarmᵗᵉ chapulin ó chapule) al trigo, habemos quedado bien. Vd cele con todo esmero á los ladrones, á los flojos, y qe se cuide bien ese maiz, qe de no lograrse tendran esas gentes qe padecer, como este año.''' [The wheat harvest was very short, the greatest cause being the Indians' 'chahuistle' (neglect); no one watches the fields at nightfall. The maize sowing plagued from the start, & if locust (vulgarly 'chapulín'/'chapule') hits the wheat, we are in trouble. Watch carefully the thieves & idlers & guard the maize, else these people will suffer, as this year.]
| Date | 1783-10-19 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Fages |
| To | Ortega |
| Place | San Fernando |
| Series | Provincial Records |
| Tomo | III |
| Original tomo page | p.266-267 |
| Savage copy page | 131 |
| Scan leaf | n133 |
| Document type | letter |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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