THE JACUM BATTLE + EXTERMINATION LETTER: the plan's exposé — the northern pronunciados meant to 'REMOVER…

Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, tomo Official Correspondence (Vol. XIV/XI + Tomo XII) · BANC MSS C-A 37, document 188

THE JACUM BATTLE + EXTERMINATION LETTER: the plan's exposé — the northern pronunciados meant to 'REMOVER LA GENTILIDAD SOBRE ESTA PARTE SUR' (declarations from Indians 'comprometidos en la conjuración qe se nos tramaba'); the attributed Indian plan — 'concluir con todos los hombres de razón, dejando á las mujeres pª FORMAR NUEVA RAZA, y seguir… hasta concluir pr el Norte'; the battle: 25 soldados + 50 GENTILES AUXILIARES strike Jacum — 'el capitanejo CHARAGUI… cargó con toda su gente y rodeando nuestras tropas nos las hicieron retirar, hiriéndonos á 9 soldados y 17 indios de los auxiliares… QUEDÓ EL CAMPO PR LOS ENEMIGOS'; the call: a gran espedición w/ LA's armed men — 'destruir al enemigo común de los de nuestra especie'… 'escarmentados con su TOTAL ESTERMINIO… la conclusión de esa RAZA ABOMINABLE'; and the sting: 'se han llevado los bárbaros la caballada de la Misión de Sn Diego, con qe contábamos pª estos casos' (the raiders unhorse the expedition)

Date1837-05-29 (exact)
FromZamorano
ToAyuntº
PlaceSan Diego
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Los Angeles
TomoOfficial Correspondence (Vol. XIV/XI + Tomo XII) (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo page420–424
Savage copy page86–89
Scan leafn87–n90
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentZamorano to Ayuntº, San Diego, 1837-05-29, Departmental State Papers, Los Angeles, Official Correspondence (Vol. XIV/XI + Tomo XII), 420–424, Archives of California, C-A 37, 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 Official Correspondence (Vol. XIV/XI + Tomo XII)]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/ca37/ca37-d188.html
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