NEW DOCUMENT. MAJOR. Verbatim heading: '+ 1813. = Febrero 4. = Monterey. / Gob.r á Virrey

Provincial Records, tomo VIII–X · BANC MSS C-A 25, document 1035

NEW DOCUMENT. MAJOR. Verbatim heading: '+ 1813. = Febrero 4. = Monterey. / Gob.r á Virrey. Temblor de tierra &.a' Text: 'Que el dia 8 de Diciembre se sintió un temblor muy fuerte desde el Pres.o de S.n Diego hasta el de S.ta Barbara y aun mas al Norte como 25 leguas; Que terreno q.e abrazo dicho temblor puede ser de 100 leguas; q.e causo grandes estragos pereciendo multitud de gente: en S.n Juan Capistrano, Mis.n de S.n Fernando, S.n Buenaventura, Pres.o de S.ta Barbara, S.ta Ynés y Purisima.; q.e en S.n Juan Capistrano se encontraba la gente en misa y al salir se cayó la torre sobre las bóvedas y murieron 11 personas; q.e en el resto de Mis.nes mencionadas hizo estragos en los edificios y personas, quedando soldados y sus familias á la inclemencia.' Closing cite: 'pp 408-409.' Then, in Savage own hand: '(Este documento está duplicado) pp 410-413.' [= the 8 December 1812 earthquake, felt from San Diego presidio to Santa Barbara and some 25 leagues further north, over a tract he reckons at 100 leagues; heavy damage and many dead at San Juan Capistrano, San Fernando, San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara presidio, Santa Inés and La Purísima; at Capistrano the congregation was at mass and the tower fell on the vaults as they came out, killing 11; soldiers and their families left exposed.] [orig cite: Savage notes the same document duplicated at pp 410-413]

Date1813-02-04 (reporting 1812-12-08) (exact)
FromGobernador (Arrillaga) to the Virrey
PlaceMonterey
SeriesProvincial Records
TomoVIII–X (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagepp 408-409
Savage copy page379 / 130-
Scan leafn382
Document typeabstract of a letter
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentGobernador (Arrillaga) to the Virrey, Monterey, 1813-02-04 (reporting 1812-12-08), Provincial Records, VIII–X, pp 408-409, Archives of California, C-A 25, 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 VIII–X]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/ca25/ca25-d1035.html
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