THE PADRE GABRIEL GONZÁLEZ WAR-CONDUCT INQUIRY: Col. Burton ordered (13 Apr 1848) an examination of witnesses Guadalupe González, Andrés Hipólito, y [Félix] Morales (vecinos of Todos Santos, residents at La Paz) on the participation of Padre Gabriel González in the war of Baja California [against the U.S.]; witness González declared the Mexican force came to those parts & he heard that from Gonzaga [González] había recibido una carta de Manuel Pineda (Comte Principal de Baja Calª) communicating the prompt arrival of Anaya; witness Andrés Hipólito (alcalde of Todos Santos, Nov 1847) said that when the American troops arrived, the Padre sent a courier to the nearest Mexican force chief warning him; the Padre imagined the Mexican force was coming to attack the Americans & that the Padre González — fearing the roll[?] of the Mexican flag — had his horses stolen; witness Morales declared that when the Mexican force approached, the Padre had ordered the Mayordomo of that [mission] to take up arms against the American force, saying 'que no era razón que unos estuvieran durmiendo con sus mujeres, mientras otros estaban peleando por la Patria' — ⭐⭐⭐ a war-crimes/loyalty inquiry into a missionary priest's active support of Mexican resistance during the U.S. conquest of Baja California
| Date | 1848-04-13 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Henry S. Burton (Col. of N.Y. Volunteers) — Información Sumaria |
| Place | Todos Santos / La Paz (Baja Cal.) |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 381 |
| Scan leaf | n381–383 |
| Document type | abstract |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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Henry S. Burton (Col. of N.Y. Volunteers) — Información Sumaria, Todos Santos / La Paz (Baja Cal.), 1848-04-13, Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, Unbound, —, Archives of California, C-A 63, 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/ca63/ca63-d520.html