petition NOT to expel the Spanish friar-missionaries (nor the Spanish heads-of-family) under the 20 Mar…

State Papers, Missions and Colonization, tomo II · BANC MSS C-A 53, document 6

petition NOT to expel the Spanish friar-missionaries (nor the Spanish heads-of-family) under the 20 Mar 1829 expulsion law — 25 of the mission ministers are Spaniards serving the 21 missions + 4 presidios + 3 pueblos + many ranchos over 200 leguas; 3 Mexican friars could never replace them; praises Echeandía for not yet enforcing it; asks replacements be sent first. Signed José Tiburcio Castro, Francisco Soria, Feliciano Soberanes, Santiago Moreno (secr. José Mª Gijila[?])

Date1829-09-22 (exact)
FromAyuntamiento of Monterey
ToPresident of México
SeriesState Papers, Missions and Colonization
TomoII
Original tomo pagep.15–18
Savage copy page8–11
Scan leafn7–10
Document typeabstract (petition)
SourceSavage abstract

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