Solís's own first-person account of the revolt's military collapse (Savage: 'no tiene principio')

Departmental State Papers, tomo I–II · BANC MSS C-A 27, document 306

Solís's own first-person account of the revolt's military collapse (Savage: 'no tiene principio'): learning Capt. Portilla was sent with 130 men to surprise them, and defenseless for lack of munitions, he spiked the cannon and retreated toward Monterey; could enter neither the fortified Santa Bárbara presidio nor the loopholed mission, and realized they were losing; despite ~6 deserting to the General he claims 100+ men still

Date1830-01-20 (exact)
FromJoaquín Solís
ToAlférez José Sánchez
PlaceSan Miguel
SeriesDepartmental State Papers
TomoII
Original tomo pagep.404–406
Savage copy pageII:118
Scan leafn282–n283
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentJoaquín Solís to Alférez José Sánchez, San Miguel, 1830-01-20, Departmental State Papers, II, p.404–406, 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-d306.html
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