José Salazar's Indian expedition & skirmish — a partida de indios gentiles at a rancho disarmed (20 arcos, 20 carcajes); Salazar ordered to conduct the Indians to the capital; they resisted with mazas & cuchillos, came upon the 12-man force; forced to fire in self-defense — 18 indios killed, 1 taken prisoner, 2 wounded on Salazar's side ('uno se fué bueno y 2 heridos') [Leaf-verified 2026-09-02 (Salazar's letter n433 + Severiano declaration n435-6): 18 indios gentiles dead on the field, 1 escaped unhurt, 2 escaped WOUNDED (Indians), 7 hurt on Salazar's side, NOBODY taken prisoner (18+2+1 = all 21); weapons 'macetas, cuchillos y piedras' / 'piedras y macanas de madera de mezquite'; bodies 9 south + 9 west ~700 varas from the house, 'muertos de balas, bayonetas y armas cortantes', burned/buried. Older '1 prisoner / 2 wounded on Salazar's side' figures were wrong.]
| Date | 1846-03-26 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Causa / parte militar |
| Place | Los Ángeles |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, Benicia |
| Tomo | II (Miscellaneous) (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | pp 945 - 65 |
| Savage copy page | 432–435 |
| Scan leaf | n433–n436 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Causa / parte militar, Los Ángeles, 1846-03-26, Departmental State Papers, Benicia, II (Miscellaneous), pp 945 - 65, 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-d152.html