Verbatim heading: '1833. Obre. 15 Santa Barbara / Jose Figueroa al Alcalde de San Jose'. Verbatim text: 'Que el adjunto bando se publique, q.e los neofitos son menores y no tienen dro. aun de Ciudadania, q.e no deben hacerse elecciones en las Misiones, pero si pueden votar los indigenas q.e estubiesen emancipados.' [= the enclosed bando is to be published; the neophytes are minors and do not yet have the right of Citizenship; elections are not to be held in the Missions; but indigenous people who have been emancipated CAN vote.] The governors own statement of the citizenship and suffrage line for mission Indians, issued as the companion order to the 15 Oct 1833 elections bando (headed on n130). Emancipation, not baptism, is the franchise threshold.
| Date | 1833-10-15 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Jose Figueroa, Santa Barbara, to the Alcalde de San Jose |
| Place | Santa Barbara |
| Series | Departmental State Papers, San José |
| Tomo | IV+ |
| Original tomo page | pp 562. 63. |
| Savage copy page | 133 / 131. |
| Scan leaf | n133 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Jose Figueroa, Santa Barbara, to the Alcalde de San Jose, Santa Barbara, 1833-10-15, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, pp 562. 63., Archives of California, C-A 45, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.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/ca45/ca45-d513.html