Solá's comprehensive report to the Viceroy (Monterey, 3 Apr 1818, ~21 MS pages): the Russian establishments at Ross/Bodega, Gabriel Moraga's reconnaissances, the founding of San Rafael as the counter-move across the Bay, and the defensive state of the province — the keystone document of the San Rafael/borderlands argument. (Itemized in the 2026-07-02 audit from the gap-read; full working file with images = vault sola-to-viceroy-april-1818. ⚠ Bancroft's 'Prov. Rec., MS., ix. 777' page ref does not match Savage's numbering — unresolved.) ⭐ ENRICHED 2026-08-04 from the Tomo-IX item-level companion (P-21, foot pp.583-604 confirmed at leaf 195): the ⭐ Bodega passage verbatim — 'por ser provable q.e sabedores los Rusos, Americanos é ingleses de la miseria y estado débil de defensa en q.e se encuentra la Prov.ª, intenten expedición hostil p.a apoderarse de algún terreno y establecerse como lo han hecho los Rusos en la Bodega' + the reinforcement request; the Indian-education plan (6 sons from each of the 19 missions → a native-catechist college 'á la similitud del Colegio de indios… Sn Gregorio'); ⭐ grim demographic note (women 'hacen por abortar… siendo muy pocas las criaturas q.e se logran'); prelate roster — Fr. Esteban Tapis (28 yrs, Min. Sn Juan Bautista), Fr. José Señan (32 yrs), Fr. Mariano Payeras, Fr. Vicente Fco de Sarría (Min. San Carlos).
| Date | 1818-04-03 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Solá |
| To | Virrey |
| Place | — |
| Series | Provincial Records |
| Tomo | VIII–X (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.IX:583–604 |
| Savage copy page | 176–196 |
| Scan leaf | n429–n449 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Solá to Virrey, —, 1818-04-03, Provincial Records, p.IX:583–604, 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-d756.html