Avistamiento de barcos* — an Indian sent by the San Fernando mayordomo brought word of 16 vessels…

Provincial State Papers, tomo XVI · BANC MSS C-A 9, document 335

*Avistamiento de barcos* — an Indian sent by the San Fernando mayordomo brought word of 16 vessels heading for the presidio; Acevedo climbed the mission hill and saw 5 ships near the outer Coronado [Island] *(the on-the-ground origin of the 16-ship war alarm — cf. Doc 221, the Loreto relay)*

Date1797-10-15 (exact)
FromFrancisco Acevedo
ToGrajera
PlaceSan Miguel
SeriesProvincial State Papers
TomoXVI
Original tomo page716
Scan leafn192
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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