the 1836 ALVARADO REVOLT, from the sovereign body itself — four decrees of the 'Congreso de California'…

Departmental State Papers, San José, tomo IV+ · BANC MSS C-A 45, document 55

the 1836 ALVARADO REVOLT, from the sovereign body itself — four decrees of the 'Congreso de California' (the reconstituted Diputación): (1) 7 Dec naming Juan B. Alvarado gobernador interino (p.111); (2) 7 Dec naming Alvarado coronel de las fuerzas cívicas (p.112); (3) 9 Dec dividing the Territory into two cantones (pp.113–4); (4) 9 Dec a decreto sobre comercio y derechos (customs — the free-trade dimension of the rising, p.115) — the November-1836 pronunciamiento that ousted Gutiérrez, in its own legislative voice → californio self-rule keystone (pairs with the anti-Victoria manifesto Doc 30 & Pico-1832 C-A 59)

Date1836-12-07→09 (exact)
FromEl Congreso de California (decretos) [Monterey]
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, San José
TomoIV+
Original tomo pagep.111–115
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn200
Document typeabstract (decretos)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentEl Congreso de California (decretos) [Monterey], 1836-12-07→09, Departmental State Papers, San José, IV+, p.111–115, 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-d55.html
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