C-A 28 · Departmental State Papers, Tomos III

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Notable documents

• 1831-12-09 · José María de Echeandía (San Gabriel) → Guadalupe Vallejo — THE ANTI-VICTORIA REVOLT — on the pronunciamiento of the Southern Department against Victoria, the clash with Victoria's troops, their defeat and Victoria left 'en estado de muerte' (wounded at Cahuenga, 5 Dec 1831), and the call to the Northern Dept's ayuntamientos/presidio commanders to interim-appoint a Gefe Político and a Comandante… (orig. p. iii.86–87) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-08-17 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Secretario — Figueroa's political indictment of the Missionary Padres (per the supreme order of 17 May 1833, weighing Echeandía's accusation vs Victoria's defense of Sarría & Durán): their private/religious conduct is 'ejemplar,' BUT their political conduct is 'no está de acuerdo con los intereses nacionales' — as Prelados they spread their politics… (orig. p. iii.551–554) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-05-13 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Secretario de Estado — Says that as soon as Don José María Híjar presents himself in the Territory he will hand over the command of the government to him, per the oficio of 15 July 1833, by order of the President — the Híjar appointment / opening of the Híjar–Padrés affair ⚠ UNCITED (Sav p.147) (orig. p. iii.573–574) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-09-04 · Juan José Rocha (Cmdte., San Diego) → Figueroa — Reports that on 1 Sept 1834 the National Brigantine *Natalia* arrived at San Diego carrying Director General de Colonización José María de Híjar — named ALSO Gefe Político del Territorio — plus Lt. of Marine B. Araujo, Port Receiver Martín Cabello, and 129 colonists — the Híjar–Padrés colony arrives [cited: Sav pp.172-173] (orig. p. iii.702) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-10-22 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Alcalde de Los Ángeles — Forwards for publication the Diputación's resolution that NEITHER the political command NOR the mission property be handed to Híjar — the command because 'así lo ordena el Supremo Gobierno' (the countermand of Híjar's Gefe-Político appointment), the mission property because it is 'de la propiedad de los indios'; orders precautions… (orig. p. iii.720–722) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-10-23 · Gutiérrez (San Gabriel) → Figueroa — Long report on the October 1834 San Gabriel Indian uprising: the Gentile Capt. Marona warns of four Gentile Captains gathering; ~200 armed Indians march on San Gabriel (excesses at Rancho San Bernardino en route); Fr. Tomás Estenaga & the colony officer Araujo sent to parley — Estenaga is taken prisoner & stripped (horse, silver cup,… (orig. p. iii.734–741, 723–724) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-10-31 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Gutiérrez — Acknowledges the 23-Oct report; formally attributes the gentile uprising to 'el 1er Teniente de la Armada Nacional D. Buenaventura Araujo' (the Híjar–Padrés colony's officer); directs Gutiérrez to first offer the deceived Indians pardon & peace (force only if they resist), sends 15 men + munitions, and thanks Ramírez. See Entry 9 [cited:… (orig. p. iii.742–744) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-10-31 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Comisionados de La Purísima, San Antonio & Soledad — Circulates the charge that Lt. Buenaventura Araujo 'ha puesto en desorden á los indios Gentiles del rumbo de San Bernardino, sugiriéndoles ideas subversivas' by which they committed 'grandes atentados'; Araujo ordered to Monterey, and the commissioners to watch him lest he spread 'la seducción' en route. See Entry 9 ⚠ UNCITED (Sav… (orig. p. iii.745, 742) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-11-28 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Secretario del Despacho de Hacienda — Comprehensive report on the Commerce & Revenues of California (see Entry 10): the situado's cessation since 1810; Solá's ~1819 opening of the ports to foreign trade (the growing Sandwich Islands trade); the 1827 Maritime Tariff; the 1829 Padrés customs reform; Echeandía's port practices; Monterey as the sole port of entry; the geography… (orig. p. iii.762–780) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-01-17 · José María de Echeandía (San Diego) → Pío Pico — Victoria's deportation aboard the American frigate *Pocahontas* back to Mexico; the Diputación Territorial opened its sessions 10 Jan 1832 at Los Ángeles, tasked with (1) the *expediente* for the case against Victoria and (2) substituting the Gefatura Política per the 6-May-1822 decree; congratulates the Diputación on its reinstallation.… (orig. p. iii.88–89) manuscript scan ↗
• 1833-01-14 (borrador; date resolved via its fair copy Doc 101) · Gov. José Figueroa (Cmdte. Gral. y Gefe Político) → Echeandía — Warm personal letter ('Muy apreciable amigo') on the amnesty decreed 25 April [1833]: the Supreme Gov. will 'cubrir con un velo cuanto ha pasado en este Territorio' and forget the *emigraciones* Echeandía was caught in; the amnesty law aimed 'restablecer el orden constitucional sin sacrificar á los hombres'; Figueroa 'resuelto á no…… (orig. p. iii.91–92) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-01-17 · José J. Ortega & Antonio María Osio (Comisionados de la Diputación) → Cmdte. Gral. Echeandía — Transmit the Diputación's public *Manifiesto* — an exposición 'á los Ciudadanos Californios' announcing its 10-Jan reinstallation and setting out 'las causas que produjeron y justificaron el pronunciamiento contra Victoria.' The public charter of the 1831 revolt (drafted by Osio, the future historian). Extends Entry 2 [cited: Sav p.27,… (orig. p. iii.93–95) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-02-01 · Echeandía (Los Ángeles) → Pío Pico — Continued observations on the actas of 26–27 Jan: spells out the constitutional procedure for suspending a governor and naming a substitute (per the 6 May 1822 decree) — the *expediente* signed before the assembled ayuntamiento/electores, suspension or absolution by majority vote, immediate naming of the substitute vocal, all… (orig. p. iii.103–110) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-02-12 · Acta de la Diputación Territorial — On the reconocimiento of the interim Gefe Político: the Ayuntamiento and pueblo of Los Ángeles decline to accept Pío Pico as Gefe Político and recognize Echeandía as interim — 'declarando que se abstienen á reconocer otro Gefe Político que al Sr. Echeandía, hasta que el Supremo Gobierno disponga se releve.' See Entry 3 ⚠ UNCITED (Sav… (orig. p. iii.117–118) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-02-16 · Echeandía → Pío Pico — Protests the illegality of Pico's election to substitute him in the political command; declares himself forced ('incurso por fuerza') to relinquish the supreme political command, holding Pico and the Diputación 'responsables á la Nación y al Territorio por los trastornos que á este sobrevengan á causa de los abusos cometidos en el… (orig. p. iii.126–127) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-05-22 · Echeandía (San Diego) → Pío Pico — Announces the convenio ending the Echeandía–Zamorano conflict, partitioning Alta California to avoid 'efusión de sangre': (1) until the Supreme Government's appointed chief arrives, jurisdiction divided — from San Gabriel southward under Echeandía, from San Fernando northward under Zamorano; (2) mutual military aid if public peace is… (orig. p. iii.145–146) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-11-12 · Figueroa → sus soldados — Proclamation to his California-bound troops. See Entry 4 — the mutiny's aftermath (ringleader Rafael Ruiz executed 'en un patíbulo'), the 1832 civil-war news (Bustamante's fall; Santa Anna peace talks), the Aztlán/Aztec-homeland rhetoric ('la Patria de vuestros progenitores… donde habitaron los Aztecas antes de su partida á… (orig. p. iii.183–186 (bdr)) manuscript scan ↗
• 1832-07-05 · Figueroa → los soldados — On the 25-Apr-1832 amnesty law (art. 6 pardons them absolutely, restoring rights/prizes/seniority; the Veracruz pronunciados have recognized the Supreme Government, ending the civil war); then the geopolitical charge — the Supreme Gov. entrusts them to 'conservar la integridad del territorio de la Alta California, que se halla… (orig. p. iii.200–201 (bdr)) manuscript scan ↗
• 1833-03-18 · John Work (officer, British Hudson's Bay Co.) → Gov. Figueroa — Requests a permit to obtain supplies, stating he is 'in charge of a party of hunters from the Columbia River' (the HBC California brigade), invoking 'the friendly terms existing between England & Mexico' (Savage abstracted in English). See Entry 5 [cited: Sav p.102] (orig. p. iii.300–301) manuscript scan ↗
• 1833-03-19 · Fr. José de Jesús María Gutiérrez (Misión San Francisco Solano / Sonoma) → Figueroa — Warns of the 'imperious necessity' of preventing 'la usurpación de terrenos de San Francisco [la Misión] por los Rusos y Anglo-americanos,' urging severe orders barring foreigners from owning ranchos/lands & 'órdenes tiesas' to compel existing holders. See Entry 5 [cited: Sav pp.102-103] (orig. p. iii.302) manuscript scan ↗
• 1833-04-07 · Fr. José de J. M. Gutiérrez (San Francisco Solano / Sonoma) → Figueroa — Reports ~40 foreigners (Anglo-Americans, English & French) calling themselves hunters at Suisun; asks orders to remove them as harmful — they appropriate others' property, 'sugieren malas ideas á los indios contra ellos (los blancos) y los impulsan á robar caballos y ganado, dándoles baratijas y trapos viejos en cambio de animales.'… (orig. p. iii.325) manuscript scan ↗
• 1833-06-15 · Santiago Argüello (Cmdte. Militar, San Diego) → Figueroa — Reports an Indian conspiracy: 2 Christian mission Indians apprehended (from Rancho Tecate) declared they were sent by Tomás Tajochi, the alcalde Ramón de Santa Mónica & the Captain of San Isidro with a paper to rally the *gentiles* across San Diego / San Luis Rey / San Juan up to San Gabriel; the *gentiles* to gather 20 June at El Cajón;… (orig. p. iii.348–351) manuscript scan ↗
• 1833-11-18 · G. E. (William) Hartnell (Monterey) → Figueroa — Requests permission to found, with Rev. Fr. Patrick Short, a casa de educación (school) for youths ≥8 yrs — curriculum: Spanish / English / French / German / Latin grammar, Rhetoric, Syntax, Mathematics, Philosophy & Christian Doctrine, $200/yr; asks for garden land. Figueroa (per Gómez's opinion) rules no special permit needed — the… (orig. p. iii.434–451) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-01-07 · Vallejo (San Francisco) → Figueroa — Judges it necessary to gather the Santa Clara & San José escorts at San Francisco to receive what the Missions must hand over to found the Rancho Nacional — the secularization transfer of mission property in the north (cf. Docs 118/164) ⚠ UNCITED (Sav p.142) (orig. p. iii.561–561bis) manuscript scan ↗
• 1834-05-27 · Figueroa (Monterey) → Nicolás Gutiérrez — On suspected conspirators at San Diego & Santa Bárbara: establish a main barracks at Mission San Gabriel, gather forces, seize the supposed authors of the conspiracy, investigate & bring to sentencing; and if what is imputed to the Padre Presidente / Comisario Prefecto Durán proves true, seize him too, 'con toda discreción y prudencia'… (orig. p. iii.600–602) manuscript scan ↗

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