HIGH VALUE. Congress secularizes the missions of the Republic. Savage, in full

Departmental State Papers, San José, tomo I–III · BANC MSS C-A 44, document 386

HIGH VALUE. Congress secularizes the missions of the Republic. Savage, in full: 'Decreto del Cong.o Gral. secularizando las Misiones de la Republica.' This is the national secularization law of 17 [16 as dated here] April 1834, the enabling instrument behind California mission secularization; Savage gives it a single line and one original page (603).

Date1834-04-16 (exact)
FromCongreso General
To(decreto general)
PlaceMexico
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, San José
TomoI–III (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep. 603
Savage copy page270 [stamp] / 117 [hw]
Scan leafn270
Document typedecree
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentCongreso General to (decreto general), Mexico, 1834-04-16, Departmental State Papers, San José, I–III, p. 603, Archives of California, C-A 44, 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 I–III]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/ca44/ca44-d386.html
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