cornerstone governance report — ayuntamientos, justice, jails, Baja-frontier division: council composition of each town — Los Ángeles (alcalde + 4 regidores + síndico), San José (alcalde + 2 regidores + síndico), Villa de Branciforte (alcalde under the Monterey commander), Monterey & San Diego neighborhoods; Baja partido seats Loreto / mineral de San Antonio / San José del Cabo / Santo Tomás (each a full ayuntamiento); the civil-military justice split (alcaldes: civil suits ≤100 pesos + minor offenses; serious/criminal → presidio military committee or Sonora's comandancia); 'el estado de la Justicia es lamentable' for lack of a *letrado*; foreigners settled for the fur/hide trade, some married in; Baja partidos 'apenas están al alcance del gobierno' for distance/roads
| Date | 1829-06-25 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Echeandía |
| To | Min. de Justicia y Negocios Ecles. |
| Place | San Diego |
| Series | Departmental Records |
| Tomo | VII–VIII (Books 33–37, 1829 → Jan 1831) (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.113–125 |
| Scan leaf | n20–n23 |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Echeandía to Min. de Justicia y Negocios Ecles., San Diego, 1829-06-25, Departmental Records, VII–VIII (Books 33–37, 1829 → Jan 1831), p.113–125, Archives of California, C-A 48, 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 VII–VIII (Books 33–37, 1829 → Jan 1831)]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/ca48/ca48-d34.html