Micheltorena's decree RETURNING the missions to the Franciscans (the 1843 secularization reversal): a declension preamble (mission lands now dispersed to private hands, the padres without subsistence, Indians fleeing to the woods 'una vida de esclavitud'); Art. 1 hands 12 named missions (S. Diego, S. Luis Rey, S. Juan Capistrano, S. Gabriel, S. Fernando, S. Buenaventura, Sta Bárbara, Sta Inés, La Purísima, Sta Clara, S. Antonio, S. José) to the padres 'como en tutoría de los Indígenas'; Art. 2 the existing private land grants stay irrevocable; padres re-gather dispersed neophytes (art. 3), use mission fruits for the Indians + moderate subsistence remitting an 8th of products + a year-end report (art. 4), with government military escort & grant-protection (art. 5). Signed Micheltorena, Narciso Durán, the mission presidents & sec. Francisco Arce
| Date | 1843-03-29 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Gov. Manuel Micheltorena (Los Ángeles) |
| To | Fr. José Mª González Rubio & Fr. José Joaquín Jimeno |
| Series | State Papers, Missions and Colonization |
| Tomo | II |
| Original tomo page | p.392–397 (Sav. pp. 669–74) |
| Savage copy page | 311–316 |
| Scan leaf | n310–315 |
| Document type | abstract (verbatim, decree) |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Gov. Manuel Micheltorena (Los Ángeles) to Fr. José Mª González Rubio & Fr. José Joaquín Jimeno, 1843-03-29, State Papers, Missions and Colonization, II, p.392–397 (Sav. pp. 669–74), Archives of California, C-A 53, 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/ca53/ca53-d185.html