On 'falta de juzgados, desórdenes cometidos por oficiales': his resignation declined

Departmental State Papers, tomo VII–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 31, document 279

On 'falta de juzgados, desórdenes cometidos por oficiales': his resignation declined; the substitute alcalde abolished the court's rulings, put a foreigner over municipal funds at 20%, clashed with garrison officers, surrendered the vara and quit; Monterey went a month with no judge; Capt. José de la Torre named but 'muchos no lo quieren obedecer'; the officers went out 'en gallo' beating Mexicans and smashing their windows; cattle-thefts rising; the jail turned to a guardhouse, prisoners freed after 2–3 days; officers tore down the posted bando bearing his signature; the breakdown extends to San Juan, San José, Santa Cruz, San Francisco; 'los juzgados quedan cerrados'

Date1845-06-12 (exact)
FromMarcelino Escobar
ToGov. Pico
PlaceMonterey
SeriesDepartmental State Papers
TomoVIII
Original tomo pageVIII:113–119
Savage copy page40–44
Scan leafn174–n179
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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