RESERVED intelligence report on Padrés's alleged SEPARATISM

Superior Government State Papers, tomo Vols. I–XVIII · BANC MSS C-A 57, document 99

RESERVED intelligence report on Padrés's alleged SEPARATISM: transcribes the Comᵗᵉ Genⁱ de Sonora's 30-Jul report that Lt. José M. PADRÉS — co-director of the Híjar–Padrés colony, departed 3 Aug — «ha dicho en público y repetidas veces que en caso de revolución á cambio de Gobierno tratará de INDEPENDIZAR aquel Territorio ó de UNIRLE Á LOS ESTADOS DEL NORTE DE AMÉRICA»; the govt (professing to «no dar peso alguno») authorizes the Comᵗᵉ to act «como le dicte su celo y prudencia» and remit Padrés to the capital if necessary — the reserved backdrop to the Figueroa–Híjar–Padrés confrontation

Date1834-10-07 (exact)
FromMora (Min. Guerra, «Reservado»)
ToComᵗᵉ Genⁱ de A.C.
PlaceMéxico
SeriesSuperior Government State Papers
TomoVols. I–XVIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.144
Savage copy page102–103
Scan leafn101–n102
Document typems. (reserved)
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentMora (Min. Guerra, «Reservado») to Comᵗᵉ Genⁱ de A.C., México, 1834-10-07, Superior Government State Papers, Vols. I–XVIII, p.144, Archives of California, C-A 57, 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 Vols. I–XVIII]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/ca57/ca57-d99.html
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