general report on the missions of New Spain incl. Baja + Alta California (400+ ¶): history (1751 R.O

State Papers, Missions and Colonization, tomo I · BANC MSS C-A 52, document 2

general report on the missions of New Spain incl. Baja + Alta California (400+ ¶): history (1751 R.O. → Matías de Gálvez 1784 → Fiscal Posada); Baja CA (Jesuit 1697 → 15 missions → Marqués de Sonora suppresses 3 → Franciscans 1767 → Dominicans 1772); Alta CA (incl. 1775 San Diego revolt; livestock/harvest stats); ⭐⭐⭐ ¶423 opposes secularization ('los Curas Clérigos no pueden hacer mas que las Religiosos'); jurisdiction split w/ Cmdte Gral Pedro de Nava ⚠ SPAN NARROWED 2026-08-27 (band audit): read n2-n29 and concealed one document beginning on n28. True close n28.

Date1793-12-30 (exact)
FromVirrey Conde de Revillagigedo
PlaceMéxico
SeriesState Papers, Missions and Colonization
TomoI
Original tomo pagep.3–30
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn2-n28
Document typetranscription (report)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentVirrey Conde de Revillagigedo, México, 1793-12-30, State Papers, Missions and Colonization, I, p.3–30, Archives of California, C-A 52, 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/ca52/ca52-d2.html
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