Full heading '1847. Diciembre 23 La Palma. / Maur[ici]º Castro. al Comandte Pral de Baja California'. «en d[ic]ho punto hay 60 hombres, que se han fortificado en el Medano, y un Cerro inmediato dominando ambos la Poblacion, agregandose á ellos Felipe Montes Con 5 hombres, Siendo Con resolucion de pedir armamento á los Norte Americanos, por que dicen: que ya no pueden sufrir los robos que diariam[en]te se les esta haciendo» (Savage underlines the quoted complaint) and «el punto de S. Lucas se puede tomar Con la Comp[añí]a de los Yaquis... los puntos del Medano y el Cerro se puede vencer Con la infant[eri]a de Opatas» = his move on Cabo San Lucas failed; 60 men are fortified on the Medano and a commanding hill, joined by Felipe Montes with 5 men, resolved to ask arms of the North Americans because of daily robberies; he lacked force for a coup de main and proposes taking San Lucas with the Yaqui company and the heights with Opata infantry.
| Date | 1847-12-23 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Mauricio Castro |
| To | Comandante Pral de Baja California |
| Place | La Palma |
| Series | Archives of California, Miscellaneous |
| Tomo | — |
| Original tomo page | pp 448 - 53 |
| Savage copy page | 211 [stamp] / 51 [hand] |
| Scan leaf | n233 |
| Document type | report (Savage abstract) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Mauricio Castro to Comandante Pral de Baja California, La Palma, 1847-12-23, Miscellaneous, —, pp 448 - 53, Archives of California, C-A 62, 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/ca62/ca62-d252.html