The Francisco Limón rape causa — José Mª Villavicencio (admor de Mission San Fernando) denounced that Francisco Limón, 'abusando criminalmente de la inocencia y debilidad de una criatura de doce años muy tierna, cometió un rapto (estupro) en la persona de Bruna, indígena de este establecimiento,' who then died; the military-vs-civil jurisdiction dispute; Juez Tapia (jueces also Manuel Domínguez & Antonio Machado); Fr. Blas Ordaz's fe de defunción; promotor fiscal Ignacio Coronel; fiscal asked 5 yrs presidio at Chapala, defensor Juan de Dios Padilla argued insufficient proof; Tapia condemned Limón to 2 years presidio (2 May); witnesses (no escribano) Narciso Botello & Francisco Mª Alvarado
| Date | 1839-05-1 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Tiburcio Tapia, Alcalde 1º — Causa criminal |
| Place | Los Angeles |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, Benicia |
| Tomo | II (Miscellaneous) (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp.2–110 |
| Savage copy page | 397–400 |
| Scan leaf | n398–n401 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Tiburcio Tapia, Alcalde 1º — Causa criminal, Los Angeles, 1839-05-1, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, II (Miscellaneous), pp.2–110, Archives of California, C-A 39, 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 II (Miscellaneous)]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/ca39/ca39-d148.html