✓ VERIFIED vs scan n134 (2026-07-25) — 2 abstract errors fixed: ship's alias = 'el Hércules' (was mistranscribed 'El Hombre'); commander = 'Conde de San Donás' (was 'San Denis'); of the Casa de Ostáriz. The wreck of the Macao ship 'San Francisco de Paula alias el Hércules' at the Bahía de San José del Cabo (3 Nov 1784): from Macao (East India) under the 'Conde de San Donás,' bound Macao→Callao (Lima), ran aground ('varase contra la costa á causa de no haber agarrado bien la ancla'; broken rudder, 14 in. water/hr, small crew); given Spanish aid (*socorro*) by the Juez del Partido, on the express condition of returning the men to the Peninsula; the count then armed it as a corsair for the Lima merchants, sailed the Philippine coasts → E2
| Date | 1785-05-04 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Pedro Fages |
| Place | San Gabriel, copying Arrillaga |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | V |
| Original tomo page | v.277–278 |
| Savage copy page | 135–136 |
| Scan leaf | n134–n135 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Pedro Fages, San Gabriel, copying Arrillaga, 1785-05-04, Provincial State Papers, v.277–278, Archives of California, C-A 3, 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/ca3/ca3-d157.html