transmits a copy of Felipe de Neve's *Instrucción* to his successor Pedro Fages. *(✎ bounds & orig pp CORRECTED vs scans, 2026-07-02 verification pass: the Instrucción ENDS at n103 top, signed 'Parage del Saucito, á la Salida del Cajón de Santa Catarina 7 de Setᵉ de 1782 = Felipe de Neve,' Savage ref 'pp 440–63' — the old 'orig. pp. 72–105' was savage-page arithmetic, and the old '~n105' bound concealed 6 uncataloged docs, now Docs 70b–70e & 71b–71c below)* — Nava forwards the full text of ex-Gov. Felipe de Neve's handover *Instrucción* to Gov. Pedro Fages (Neve governed 1777–82), because the original was missing from the Cal. government archive (per the gov.'s oficio No. 88 of 21 Jan 1792). A long, article-numbered governance document (arts. 1–18+) spanning ~34 Savage pages. ⭐⭐ Major source for early-1780s administration of *both* Californias. Sampled content: (core policy) 'El principal objeto del acierto de Gobierno debe consistir en conservar en una perfecta paz y tranquilidad la Península, manteniendo la amistad y buen trato de todas las Naciones gentiles sin permitir se les persiga en modo alguno' — conciliation via small gifts ('uno á dos hilos de abalorios'). (Colorado/Yuma frontier, n76) the Quechan attacks — killing of Cabo Antonio Briones, fires set before Alférez José Velásquez's 50-mule pack-train; Neve's planned 40-man *entrada* 'para sorprenderlos en sus rancherías… sin hacerles guerra' was undone by 'la novedad ocurrida en el Colorado' (the 1781 Yuma Revolt). (graduated Indian discipline, n79–81) for stock-killing near Monterey/SF/San José/San Diego: 8–10 days *cepo* + 20–25 lashes for gentiles, *then* admonish & gift an *almud* of maize; names Fr. Junípero Serra (asked to admonish San Carlos neophytes who killed ~10 head of the Monterey *caballada*) and Fr. Peña at Santa Clara; rule that no religious accompany sorties to gentile rancherías. (presidio economy, n88) *matanza*/tallow/*tasajo* provisioning to wean the presidios off San Blas *manteca*. (Baja fiscal, n94–101) Loreto *alcabala*; the Real de Santa Ana silver *hacienda* sold to Capt. Antonio de Osio ($1,000); José de Gálvez's *bando* barring commerce with the Manila *nao*; mission-inventory accounting. (art. 17) a proposed Peninsula–Philippines commerce plan; (art. 18) relations with the Padre Presidente. → the Bay Area borderlands dossier, the Indian-raiding dossier, governance. ⚠️ Long doc — only sampled; a future pass could transcribe arts. fully.
| Date | 1792, May 10, San Diego *(text dates to Neve's 1782 handover)* (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Cmdt.-Gen. Pedro de Nava |
| To | Gov. of Cal. |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | I |
| Original tomo page | p.440–463 |
| Savage copy page | 73–104 |
| Scan leaf | n72–n103 |
| Document type | Transcription |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Cmdt.-Gen. Pedro de Nava to Gov. of Cal., 1792, May 10, San Diego *(text dates to Neve's 1782 handover)*, State Papers, Sacramento, I, p.440–463, Archives of California, C-A 54, 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/ca54/ca54-d68.html