Caballero de Croix → Gov. Neve + Junta de Guerra — the Colorado campaign vs. the Yumas. — ⭐ The military response to the 1781 Yuma Revolt: the war council (Cmdt.-Gen., Intendant Pedro Corbalán, auditor Pedro Galindo) reads Neve's & Fages's Colorado-River dispatches; Gov. Fages to take command of the punitive expedition, 'castigar y sujetar á los pérfidos y cobardes Yumas,' conduct campaign or 'paces honrosas,' treat the allied 'Naciones Amigas' well, letting them keep the booty (horses, mules, cattle), reconnoiter the Colorado for a new presidio + settlement. ⭐ The '3.ª Resolución' requires the death or surrender of the capitanejo Salvador Palma (the Quechan leader) + the interpreter Francisco Xavier before any peace. → the Indian-raiding dossier, military history, borderlands (Colorado frontier).
| Date | 1781, Nov 15, Arispe (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Doc IV-17 |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 346–353 |
| Scan leaf | n345–n352 |
| Document type | Transcription |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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