Spans n98-n100. Heading: “Es copia certificada por Manuel Merino con la fecha precedente. / Dictamen del Asesor Galindo Navarro.” Savage notes “(Este documento lleva al fin un decreto de P. Nava con fecha 11 de Octubre 1791, Chihuahua.)” All churches of the Indies are of the patronato Real (ley 1 tit. 2 lib. 1); no one may meddle in it; vacancies filled by edicts, examen per Trent, terna of three to the vice-patrono. Key for California: “las expediciones espirituales que con licencia predican la divina palabra… son las verdaderas misiones” (leyes 36-38), the name misión being wrongly extended to pueblos administered by clerics that have “pasado á la verdadera doctrina” (leyes 24 y 41 tit. 6 lib. 1); provision of ministers under the R.l patronato (ley 49 tit. 6, ley 4 tit. 15); no curato vacant over 4 months and no further interim salary (ley 48 tit. 6, ley 16 tit. 13). Closing decree: send copies to the bishops of Durango y Sonora, the padres provinciales y guardianes of provinces and colegios apostólicos holding doctrinas, and to the prelados locales é inmediatos.
| Date | 1791 Octubre 11 (year) |
|---|---|
| From | Asesor Galindo Navarro [= Pedro Galindo Navarro, asesor of the Comandancia General]; copy certified by Manuel Merino; closing decree of P. Nava |
| Place | Chihuahua |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | X |
| Original tomo page | p.ff. 333-351 |
| Savage copy page | stamp 98 / hand 97 (through stamp 100 / hand 99) |
| Scan leaf | n98-n100 |
| Document type | dictamen legal, copia certificada (Savage abstract, heavy law citation) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Asesor Galindo Navarro [= Pedro Galindo Navarro, asesor of the Comandancia General]; copy certified by Manuel Merino; closing decree of P. Nava, Chihuahua, 1791 Octubre 11, Provincial State Papers, X, p.ff. 333-351, Archives of California, C-A 6, 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/ca6/ca6-d101.html