Durán's canonical opinion (as Vicario Forense) on the duel between cabo Camilo Berenda[?] & Melitón…

State Papers, Sacramento, tomo X–XIX · BANC MSS C-A 56, document 458

Durán's canonical opinion (as Vicario Forense) on the duel between cabo Camilo Berenda[?] & Melitón Sota[?] near Monterey Presidio — cites the Council of Trent (Session 25) condemning duels as 'detestable, introduced by the Devil'; rules it a 'simple and private' duel, both duelists incurring excommunication ipso facto (papally reserved), needing absolution + public satisfaction for the scandal

Date1825-04-15 (exact)
FromFr. Narciso Durán (San José)
ToLuis Antonio Argüello
SeriesState Papers, Sacramento
TomoX–XIX (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pageXIX·44–52
Savage copy page397–401
Scan leafn396–400
Document typeabstract (corr.)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentFr. Narciso Durán (San José) to Luis Antonio Argüello, 1825-04-15, State Papers, Sacramento, X–XIX, XIX·44–52, 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-d458.html
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