SUBSISTENCE OF THE SETTLERS. Underlined heading: “Borica al Virrey. Subsistencia de pobladores.” Verbatim: “‘El corto numero de vecinos españoles q.e existen en los pueblos de S.n José y N.S.a de Guadalupe - pues de todas clases y sexos no llega á 400 individuos, solo se ha aplicado ahora a cultivar la tierra y a criar ganados - porq.e los artesanos costeados p.r S.M. p.a la enseñanza de sus oficios en la Penins.a fueron destinados todos á las mis.s p.r el Ex.mo antecesor de V.E. conde de Revillagigedo.’” They sell their surplus to the presidial habilitados; until the population grows and turns industrious there is no point in seeking outlets for goods they do not have. On the missions: as a general rule they do not raise the harvests needed to keep their neophytes under the bell; the blankets, sayal, jerga and cotton pieces they weave do not suffice to clothe them, though San Juan Capistrano, having wool, makes some for sale to the presidios. Concludes (n415) that only Santa Clara, Purísima and Santa Barbara make aparejos, costales and cofinillos for the habilitados, and that the peninsula's small industry is not hampered by want of an outlet. Verbatim identification note: N.S.a de Guadalupe recorded as written; the two Alta California pueblos of 1797 were San José de Guadalupe and Los Angeles, so the phrase may be Savage's or Borica's compression.
| Date | 1797 Abril 28 [year written above the date; marked with a small o in the left margin] (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Borica al Virrey |
| Place | Monterrey |
| Series | Provincial Records |
| Tomo | V–VII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp. 347-50. (cite closes on n415) |
| Savage copy page | 413 / 89. |
| Scan leaf | n414 |
| Document type | fuller-letter entry; spans n414-n415 |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Borica al Virrey, Monterrey, 1797 Abril 28 [year written above the date; marked with a small o in the left margin], Provincial Records, V–VII, pp. 347-50. (cite closes on n415), Archives of California, C-A 24, 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 V–VII]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/ca24/ca24-d743.html