Verbatim parte y detalle of the assault & retaking of Mission La Purísima (16 Mar 1824): an 80-man force with a 4-lb fieldpiece marched from San Luis Obispo and stormed the loopholed mission held by 400+ armed neophytes (who fought back with a cannon, 2 pedreros, muskets & a rain of arrows); the artisan Fran.co Pacheco charged with 20 cavalry á la arma blanca; Padre Fr. Antonio Rodríguez negotiated the cease-fire at 10:30 AM; rebels 16 dead + many wounded, attackers 1 dead (Miliciano Dionisio Ríos) + 2 lightly wounded; captured 2 pedreros, 16 muskets, 150 lances, 6 machetes ✓ leaf-verified 2026-07-15 (n147/n150 @ scale 2): the parte is first-person ('las valientes tropas que tengo el honor de mandar') and the closing certification reads *'Es Copia del parte y Estado dado por el teniente José Estrada … Monterey 6 de Octubre de 1826 — José Mª Estudillo'* → command = Estrada (field commander/author); Estudillo only certified the copy. This AGREES with Bancroft's account (which also credits Estrada) — the earlier 'flag vs. standard accounts' premise was mistaken; no conflict.
| Date | 1824-03-16 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Lt. José Estrada (parte; copy certified by José Mª Estudillo, Monterey 6 Oct 1826) |
| Place | La Purísima |
| Series | Departmental State Papers |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | p.571–576 |
| Savage copy page | 157–160 |
| Scan leaf | n147–n150 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Lt. José Estrada (parte; copy certified by José Mª Estudillo, Monterey 6 Oct 1826), La Purísima, 1824-03-16, Departmental State Papers, I, p.571–576, Archives of California, C-A 27, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.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/ca27/ca27-d167.html