Certified resolution on the punitive expedition against the rebel Yumas — see Entry 14. Junta of Croix, Intendant Pedro Corbalán & auditor Pedro Galindo Navarro; reviews the Anza/Garcés expeditions & the founding of the Yuma establishments (Comte. Santiago de Islas, P. Juan Díaz), the Yumas' voluntary submission then apostasy/rebellion (per Capts. Juan Manuel de Bonilla of Tucson & Pedro de Tueros of Sta Gertrudis del Altar, reports 6/18/31 Aug); legal basis (*Recopilación* ley 9 tít 4 lib 3); fears rebellion spreading to nations by San Gabriel/San Diego/Sta Bárbara Channel & the land route being cut; resolves to send a 'cuerpo respetable de tropas'; terms — surrender all prisoners & stolen stock/arms, hand over the ringleaders for exemplary capital punishment, else mercy this once; 3 reales daily rations for the auxiliary Pima/Gileño/Pápago Indians; route via the Pimería Alta (Tueros); communicated to Neve & to Rivera y Moncada at Mission San Gabriel; signed Croix, Corbalán, Galindo Navarro, Bonilla [cf. ]
| Date | 1781-10-10 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Antonio Bonilla (Arispe), certifying the Junta de Guerra y Rl. Hacienda |
| Place | Croix presiding |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | VI–IX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | p.i.710–720 |
| Savage copy page | 124–134 |
| Scan leaf | n123–n133 |
| Document type | verbatim (cert. copy) |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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