THE STA BÁRBARA BOUNDARY & REPRESENTATION PROTEST: encloses an acta in which the Pueblo of Sta Bárbara resolved to make observations on the 3-Jun-1849 Riley proclamation (the civil-govt plan of the country); a first observation objects to the new marking of California district limits, by which part of Sta Bárbara's inhabitants & extension of its population would pass to Los Ángeles & San Luis Obispo, to the detriment of their interests — the Pueblo asks the limits of Sta Bárbara on the south side remain as the Assembly marked them in 1846; a second observation: Sta Bárbara has not been given the representation due it at the Convention, while other districts of lesser population were assigned 4 or 5 delegates & Sta Bárbara only 2; objects to the appointment of supernumerary/suplente delegates; signed Pablo de la Guerra (Presidente), Antonio María de la Guerra & Raymundo Carrillo (Secretarios) — ⭐⭐ a Californio protest against under-representation at the 1849 constitutional convention
| Date | 1849-07-02 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Pablo de la Guerra |
| To | Gob. Riley |
| Place | Sta Bárbara |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 372 |
| Scan leaf | n374–375 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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