the full 1828 Reglamento implementing the 1824 Colonization Law (17 arts) — jefes políticos may grant *terrenos baldíos* (Art. 1); grants need territorial-diputación approval, then the supreme govt's (Art. 5); a signed grant = title, void if not cultivated in a year (Arts. 8, 11); empresarios must bring ≥12 families (Art. 10); plot minimums 200/800/1,200 varas + a 100-vara solar (Arts. 14–15); ⭐⭐⭐ Art. 17: 'en los territorios en q. haya misiones, los terrenos q. estas ocupan no podrán colonizarse… hasta q. se resuelva si deben considerarse como propiedad de las reducciones de los neófitos, catecúmenos y pobladores mexicanos' (mission lands reserved as possible Indian property) [cf. C-A 53 Reglamento Art. 17; C-A 61 Vázquez del Mercado]
| Date | 1828-11-21 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Ministro Ortiz de la Torre (México) |
| To | Jefe Político |
| Series | State Papers, Sacramento |
| Tomo | X–XIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo) |
| Original tomo page | XVI·888–897 |
| Savage copy page | 322–326 |
| Scan leaf | n321–325 |
| Document type | verbatim (reglamento) |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Ministro Ortiz de la Torre (México) to Jefe Político, 1828-11-21, State Papers, Sacramento, X–XIX, XVI·888–897, Archives of California, C-A 56, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within X–XIX]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/ca56/ca56-d369.html