'Reglamento para la enajenación y arriendo de las Misiones' — the complete 1845 mission sale-and-lease…

Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles (Decrees & Despatches), tomo Vol. IX · BANC MSS C-A 36, document 107

'Reglamento para la enajenación y arriendo de las Misiones' — the complete 1845 mission sale-and-lease scheme (23 arts, 5 chapters): SELL San Rafael/Dolores/Soledad/San Miguel/La Purísima (+ surplus buildings at SLO/Carmelo/San Juan Bautista/San Juan Capistrano); LEASE 9-yr San Buenaventura/Santa Bárbara/Santa Inés (+ later San Diego/San Luis Rey/San Gabriel/San Antonio/Santa Clara/San José); proceeds → Treasury → mission debts; ⭐⭐⭐ Cap. 4 De los Indios: neophytes freed, not bound to serve lessees, elect 4 *celadores*; ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Art. 20 — Indians may petition for TITLE to their house/garden plots (inalienable); Cap. 5 Jueces de Paz enforce & protect free use of property

Date1845-10-28 (exact)
FromPío Pico & Covarrubias
PlaceLos Ángeles
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Los Angeles (Decrees & Despatches)
TomoVol. IX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page280, 288–289
Savage copy page135–145
Scan leafn134–n144
Document typeverbatim
Sourceverbatim transcription

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How to cite this documentPío Pico & Covarrubias, Los Ángeles, 1845-10-28, Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles (Decrees & Despatches), Vol. IX, 280, 288–289, Archives of California, C-A 36, 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 Vol. IX]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/ca36/ca36-d107.html
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