detailed denunciation of neophyte mistreatment (post-secularization)

Legislative Records, tomo III–IV · BANC MSS C-A 61, document 8

detailed denunciation of neophyte mistreatment (post-secularization): the indígenas 'levantan clamores á cada paso' over the *sevicia* of the temporalities-administrator José M. Ramírez & mayordomo Juan Padilla; the old & sick 'muriendo de… hambre y frío'; the mission's wheat & wine sold for profit while 'nada entra en beneficio de los propietarios que son los Indios'; the freed neophytes ('proclamados libres') fleeing to distant ranchos (Alisos, 20 leguas) unsupported. *The secularization's betrayal of the neophytes' property rights, on the record* (pairs w/ C-A 20 Doc 242)

Date1835-12-28 (exact)
FromFr. Jesús Mª Vázquez del Mercado
ToE. Diputación
SeriesLegislative Records
TomoIII–IV (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.34–40 (+5–11)
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn7–n15
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentFr. Jesús Mª Vázquez del Mercado to E. Diputación, 1835-12-28, Legislative Records, III–IV, p.34–40 (+5–11), Archives of California, C-A 61, 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 III–IV]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/ca61/ca61-d8.html
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