History of California, Volume III, Part 73

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885-1890
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 824

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in 1834 as comisionado, effected the secularization early in 1835; and his successors in the administra- tion were Joaquin Carrillo in 1835-8, José María Valenzuela in 1838-40, and Eugenio Ortega from October of the latter year.

apparently accomplished. 1836-7. No record except an inventory already given. 1838. June 15th, Carrillo surrenders the estate to José María Va. lenzuela. St. Pap. Miss., MS., viii. 2, 4. 1839. Emigdio Ortega was major- domo de campo under Valenzuela, and Juan Salgado llavero. Pico, Pap. Mis., MS., 49. Visitador Hartnell's inspection was in July. The Ind. were content with their administrator but wished to have a padre, Moreno pre- ferred. At their request Salgado was removed; the killing of wild bulls was authorized, also the slaughter of 300 cattle and purchase of $800 in clothing. The 47 Ind. at Alamos were anxious to keep their lands, and J. A. de la Guerra, the grantee, promised in writing not to molest them. Hartnell, Diario, MS., 2, 3, 23-4, 42. 1840. No record of Hartnell's 2d visit. Oct. 23d, Eugenio Ortega succeeded Valenzuela in the administration. Dept. Rec., MIS., xi. 45. Douglas, Journal, MS., 87, speaks of the mission as nearly in ruins, and estimates exports at $2,000.

CHAPTER XXIV.

LOCAL ANNALS OF MONTEREY DISTRICT. 1831-1840.

POPULATION -- VISITS AND DESCRIPTIONS-SUMMARY AND INDEX OF EVENTS -MILITARY RECORD-MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE-PREFECTURE-CRIMINAL RECORD-PRIVATE RANCHOS-MIS- SION SAN CARLOS-SAN LUIS OBISPO -- PADRE GIL Y TABOADA-STATISTICS OF DECLINE-SAN MIGUEL-PADRE JUAN CABOT-POPULATION AND PROPERTY-SAN ANTONIO-SECULARIZATION-MERCADO'S COMPLAINTS- HARTNELL'S INSPECTION-LA SOLEDAD-PADRE SARRIA-INVENTORIES OF LIVE-STOCK AND CROPS-SAN JUAN BAUTISTA OR SAN JUAN DE CASTRO- PADRES AND NEOPHYTES-MISSION ESTATE-EMANCIPATION OF THIE IND- IANS-PUEBLO AND CAPITAL OF THE DISTRICT-SANTA CRUZ, OR PUEBLO DE FIGUEROA-VILLA DE BRANCIFORTE.

THE population of gente de razon in the Monterey district, including Branciforte and seven missions, may be regarded, on authority that is tolerably sat- isfactory, as having increased from 1,100 at the be- ginning to 1,600 at the end of the decade. Of the latter number 700 lived at Monterey, 550 at the ranchos of the district, 250 at and about Branciforte, 50 at San Juan, and 50 at all the other missions.1 There were perhaps 75 foreigners who may be re-

1 The Monterey, Padron, 1836, MS., shows a pop. in the town of 255 men, 146 women, and 293 children, total 694, of whom about 30 Ind. and 42 for- eigners; on 28 ranchos 206 men, 105 women, and 270 children, total 581, of whom 65 Ind. and 15 foreigners; total 1, 180 gente de razon (including 57 for- eigners) and 95 Ind. The same doc, with slight variations in Vallejo, Doc .. MS., xxxii. 10 et seq. In Id., xxxi. 76, is a padron of 1834, showing 1,049 persons in 146 families or households, 43 being foreigners, 52 Ind., and 96 ' militares.' In Id., 250, is a list, apparently incomplete, of 145 voters, in- cluding 5 naturalized foreigners. For Branciforte we have nothing earlier than 1845, when a padron shows 294 Cal. and Mex., 56 foreigners, and 120 Ind. Doc. Hist. C'al., MS., ii. 218. For S. Juan, Mofras gives a pop. of 100 in 1842.

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garded as permanent settlers. The ex-neophyte Ind- ian population decreased from 3,500 to 1,740, of which number about 1,020 lived in communities, or at least near the ex-missions. Many vessels anchored in this port each year, as has been noted elsewhere in marine lists and commercial annals, where the visits and ad- ventures of different voyagers have received sufficient attention; but several of these visitors have published their observations, and of these I have deemed it well to quote descriptive portions relating to Monterey,2

2 Monterey, descriptions by visitors, town improvements, etc. 1834. A voluntary contribution to be requested from each vessel for the construction of a wharf. This vol., 380. 1835-8. See view of Monterey in Forbes' Cal. 1834-5. 'Monterey, as far as my observation goes, is decidedly the pleasant- est and most civilized-looking place in California. In the centre of it is an open square, surrounded by four lines of one-story buildings, with half a dozen cannon in the centre, some mounted and others not. This is the presidio or fort, entirely open and unfortified .. . The houses, as everywhere else in Cal., are of one story, built of adobes. . . of a common dirt-color. The floors are generally of earth, the windows grated and without glass, and the doors, which are seldom shut, open directly into the common room, there being no entries. Nearly all the houses are whitewashed on the outside. The better houses, too, have red tiles upon the roofs. The Indians do all the hard work. The men in Monterey appeared to me to be always on horseback. Nothing but the character of the people prevents Monterey from becoming a large town.' Dana's Two Years, 89-93. 1836. 'The town is a scattered series of honses, containing not more than 500 inhabitants, among whom are 15 or 20 foreigners, Americans and Englishmen, engaged in trade.' Ruschenberger's Narr., ii. 403-4. June Ist, Gov. Chico orders the administrator of Sta Cruz to cut and send him a tree 20 varas long for a flag-staff. Savage, Doc., MS., i. 23. 1837. 'Monterey I found as much increased as S. Francisco had fallen into ruin. It was still, however, very miserable, and wanting in the military air of 1827. The adobe or mud-brick battery remained, and had been newly bedaubed during the late ebullition of independence.' The fortifications, of which plans must not be taken, 'consisted of a mud wall of three sides, open in the rear, with breastwork about three feet in height; with rotten platforms for 7 guns, the discharge of which would annihilate their remains of car- riages.' But the author got few supplies, and was not in a good humor. Belcher's Narr., i. 136. 'Tout se présente sous l'aspect le plus neuf, et tel enfin que l'on peut imaginer qu'ont dû le voir les premiers découvreurs. En approchant de la pointe Vénus on commence cependant à distinguer par- dessus les roches une éminence sur laquelle est érigé un mât de pavillon ou l'on abore les couleurs nationales. Tout à côté, est le corps-de-garde d'une batterie à barbette de S canons, que l'on nomme le Castillo. . . Peu après avoir aperçu la pointe du fort on découvrira le fond de l'anse on l'on verra d'abord dans la partio de l'Est, le clocher de la chapelle du Presidio, ainsi que les bâtiments qui en dépendent et qui sont tous renfermés dans la meme en- ceinte; puis successivement et à mesure que le bâtiment avancera, ou décou- vrira dans l'Ouest du Presidio des maisons éparses cà et là, sans aucun ordre; elles forment, par leur réunion, ce que l'on nomme la ville de Monterey, sans doute par déférence pour le siège du gouvernement; il semble inutile d'ajouter qu'il n'y a aucun autre monument que l'église du Presidio. Parmi ces mai- sons, dont le nombre s'élève tout au plus de 40 à 50, plusieurs sont blanchies á la chaux, quelqus-unes ont un étage et une certaine apparence de conforta-

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though the sum total of information thus gathered from Dana, Ruschenberger, Belcher, Petit-Thouars, Laplace, and others, is not very complete; nor is it supplemented to any satisfactory extent by local rec- ords on the material growth of the town. Events at the capital were for the most part of such a nature as to be naturally included in the political record of territorial affairs as summarized in chronologic order and indexed in the appended note.3 A few minor

bilité, mais la plupart sont de misérables cases couverte en joncs on en branchies d'arbres; presque toutes n'ont ni cour, ni jardin.' Population not over 200, ercoles, natives, Mexicans, Scotch, Irish, American, kanakas, and even a few French. Many compliments for the women. Petit-Thouars, Voyage, ii. 83-5, 110, 112. 1839. 'Ainsi par exemple Monterey, que le cour de Madrid avait traitée toujours en enfant gâté (!), qui est dans une magnifique situation, de- vant un bon mouillage, auprés de cantons fertiles, etc. Monterey, dis-je n'avait fait presque ancun progrès depuis 25 années. Elle comptait, il est vrai, quelques maisons, quelques familles de résidents étrangers de plus, mais elle manquait tout à fait de commerce et d'industrie.' Yet the author was well treated and has much to say in praise of the gov. and people of the higher classes. Laplace, Campagne, vi. 304. Alvarado, Ilist. Cal., MS., iv. 128-30, tells us that by his efforts a new cuartel was built for the soldiers-still stand- ing in 1875-at a cost of $9,000, being the best building in Cal. He also im- proved roads in the vicinity, building a bridge from the new cuartel to Hart- nell's college, and another toward Capt. Cooper's house. In Vallejo, Doc., MS., vi. 119-23, 335, vii. 249, 404, is found corresp. of the year between Petronilo Rios, com. of the artillery, and Gen. Vallejo respecting improve- ments in the fortifications, on which work seems to have been done with very slight results. 1840. Farnham restricts his descriptive matter to the mission, but the pictorial edition of his work (N. Y. 1837) gives on p. 69 what pur- ports to be a view of Monterey, with a huge edifice on the summit of the hills in the distance. 'J. F. B. M.,' Leaves from My Journal, describes the new bridge mentioned above, for crossing which on horseback he was arrested and fined $2. Nov. 12th, P'. Gonzalez writes to ask of Vallejo the gift of the old presidio chapel to be used as a town church. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxxiii. 154.

3 Summary and index of events at Monterey. 1831. Jan., arrival of Gov. Victoria, who takes the oath of office on the 31st, and has trouble with the ayunt. This vol., pp. 182, 187. April-May, execution of Anastasio, Aguila, and Sagarra for robbery, for which the gov. was blamed. Id., 190-1. Sept., military trial of Duarte, alealde of S. José. Id., 195. Nov., departure of Gov. Victoria to meet the southern rebels. Id., 205. Dec., Monterey adheres to the S. Diego plan against Victoria. Id., 212.

1832. Jan .- Feb., Zamorano's pronunciamiento against the S. Diego plan, organization of the compañia extrangera, and Z.'s departure from the south. Id., 220-4. May-June, Ávila's revolt. Id., 230.

1833. Jan., arrival of Gov. Figueroa and his assumption of office; also coming of the Zacatecan friars; first printing in Cal. Id., 240-2. March, elce- tion for assembly and congress, repeated in Dec. Id., 246. April 27th-28th, public diversions, illuminations, bull-fight, ball, etc., to celebrate the peace of Zavaleta. Dept. St. Pup., MS., iii. 114-15. Weather record by Larkin, 1833-5. This vol., p. 357. Nov., arrival of Capt. Walker's overland trappers, who pass the winter at Monterey. Id., 390-2; iv. 434.

1834. The Ist printing-press put in operation, by Zamorano & Co. It

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items are added, but such as require no general re- marks. Leading topics of interest were the troubles with Governor Victoria in 1831, Zamorano's counter- revolt and organization of the foreign company in

is not known exactly how the press came, but its products-7 little books and over 100 documents-are preserved in my library. The press was carried to Sonoma by Gen. Vallejo in 1837, after Zamorano's departure, but subse- quently returned to Monterey, where it was used by the Americans in 1846. May-Nov., sessions of the diputacion. This vol., pp. 248-52. May, scare at reports of a southern conspiracy. Id., 257. Sept. 11th, arrival of a courier from Mex. with orders to Figueroa. Id., 271. Sept. 12th, return of the gov. from a tour in the north. Id., 256. Sept. 25th, arrival of the Morelos with the colony from Mex. Id., 268. Oct. 14th, arrival of Híjar, and resulting controversies with the gov. Id., 272 et seq. Oct. 16th, election of assembly and member of congress. Id., 258, 291. Dec. 21st, wreck of the Natalia. Id., 268. Trouble between Angel Ramirez and Juan Bandini, lasting several years. Id., 370 et seq. Hartnell and P. Short perhaps began their educa- tional enterprise this year. Id., 317.

1835. March-April, ayunt, meets to approve the gov.'s acts in the colony controversy. Híjar and Padrés with other prisoners sail from Mex. on the Rosa. Id., 287-8. Larkin built a bowling alley at a cost of $138. Larkin's Accts., MS., ii. 311. Aug .- Oct., sessions of the assembly. This vol., p. 291. Sept. 29th-Oct. 2d, death of Gov. Figueroa and funeral ceremonies. Id., 295. Oct., etc., alarm at the prospect of losing the capital. Id., 291-2.

1836. April 25th, an earthquake shock at 5 A. M. Gomez, Diario, MS. More shocks June 9-10. Id. Heavy rains. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxxvi. 214. May, arrival of Gov. Chico; election and meeting of dip. This vol., p. 421-6. July, revolution against Chico, preceded by the Castañares-Herrera scandal, and resulting in the governor's departure July 31st. Id., 429-42. Sept. 6th, arrival of Gov. Gutierrez. Id., 445. Oct. visit of the U. S. man-of-war Ped- cock. Vol. iv. 141. Oct .- Nov., Alvarado's revolt, overthrow and exile of Gu- tierrez. This vol., 455-64. Nov., meeting and acts of the dip. or congress. Id., 469-76. Dec., Alvarado and his army march southward. Id., 491.

1837. Jan .- Feb., threatened movement against the new govt. Id., 511- 13. May-June, return of Alvarado and Castro; called south again by new hostilities. Id., 510-11, 522-3. July, revolt of Ramirez and Peña against Al- varado; capture and recapture of the town; arrest of rebels. Id., 523-6. Oct., visit of the French man-of-war Venus, Petit-Thouars com .; news of Carlos Carrillo's appointment as gov. Id., 534; vol. iv. 148. Nov. 19th, wreck of the Com. Rodgers. Id., 103. Dec., visit of the British exploring ship Blos- som, Belcher com. Id., 143-6.

1838. June-July, Ind. robbers cause much trouble by their depredations in the district. Vallejo, Dor., MS., xxxii. 146. Earthquakes. Vol. iv., p. 78, this work. Aug. 13th the Catalina, arrives with news from Mex. favor- able to Alvarado. This vol., p. 572.

1839. Feb .- March, public reception to Alvarado; sessions of the assem- bly. Id., 584 et seq. May, elections for congress and junta. Id., 389-90. July, arrival of J. A. Sutter on the Clementina, iv. 127. Ang., visit of the French man-of-war Artemise, Laplace com. Id., 154-5. Marriage of the gov., and festivities at the capital. This vol., p. 593. Oct., visit of the chief Solano and his Indians from Sonoma. Id., 598-9.

1840. Feb. - May, sessions of the junta; Monterey declared the capital. Id., 602-6. March-April, arrest and exile of Graham and other foreigners. Vol. iv. 1 41. June, visit of the French Danaide, Rosamel, and U. S. St Louis, Forrest. Id., 35-7. Nov. 30th, a Cal. earthquake reported in Mexico, but nothing known of it in Cal. Dept. St. Pap., Mont., MS., iv. 43; Sta B. Arch., MS., 21.

PRESIDIAL COMPANY.

1832, the arrival of Governor Figueroa in 1833, the coming of the colony and the establishment of a printing-office in 1834, troubles with Híjar and Pa- drés and death of Figueroa in 1835, the coming and going of Chico and Alvarado's revolution in 1836, the Ramirez counter-revolt and the waiting for news of southern war and politics in 1837-8, military re- form and the governor's marriage in 1839, and the exile of the foreigners to San Blas in 1840. Ordi- nary local happenings were beneath the dignity of a town so devoted to grand affairs of state.

The military organization was still kept up, but the records are even more fragmentary and confusing than in the past decade, so much so indeed-and naturally enough in connection with frequent changes in the comandancia general, revolutionary movements, calls on volunteer troops or soldiers from another district, and absence of the regular company in south- ern campaigns-that it is not worth while to attempt the presentment of details either in notes or text. Agustin Zamorano was captain of the company in 1831-6, and José Castro in 1839-40, but Captain José Antonio Muñoz was much of the time coman- dante of the post in 1833-6, and Lieut-colonel Gume- sindo Flores in 1839-40. Gervasio Argüello, lieu- tenant of the company, was absent in Mexico, and Bernardo Navarrete was acting lieutenant in 1833 -6. Rodrigo del Pliego was alférez, departing in 1831; Ignacio del Valle in 1832-6 and perhaps later; José Sanchez in 1832-4; José Antonio Pico from 1836; Rafael Pinto, Jacinto Rodriguez, and Joaquin de la Torre in 1839-40. One of these acted as habilitado. Sergeants named are José A. Solórzano, ayudante de plaza in 1832-3, Francisco Soto, Gabriel de la Torre, and Andrés Cervantes in 1835-6, and Manuel R. Cas- tro in 1840. The company varied very irregularly from 20 to 50 men including inválidos, and the monthly pay-rolls from $570 to $900. There was generally an artillery force of five men under Sergeant Jose M. Me-

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drano in 1831-2, and Petronilo Rios in 1839-40. An infantry detachment, the piquete de Hidalgo, number- ing about 25 men, was commanded by Lieut Patricio Estrada until his exile in 1836.4 Matters pertaining to the custom-house, collection of revenues, and finan- cial administration at the capital have been fully set forth, including lists of officials, in the two chapters devoted to commerce, finance, and maritime affairs for the decade.

Matters pertaining to the local government and the administration of justice are appended at some length.5 The succession of municipal rulers was as

4 Additional military items. 1831. 71 'militares' with 39 women and children. 1832. Hartnell and J. B. Espinosa commanding compañía extran- gera. Lieut Mariano Estrada, Alf. Juan Malarin, and Alf. Fran. Pacheco called into service. 1833. Cadet Fran. Araujo, ayudante de plaza. 1836. José M. Cosío, id. 1837. Ramon Estrada com. during Alvarado's absence. José M. Villavicencio and Santiago Estrada also named as com. References for military items. Dept. St. Pap., B. M., MS., Ixvi. 17; lxxiii. 12; lxxiv. 4-5; lxxv. 8; lxxvi. 2, 10-11, 53, 111; lxxviii. 4, 7; lxxix. 70, 78, 81; lxxx. 4, 23-4; lxxxi. 23, 26, 44-7, 49; lxxxii. 56, 64-5; lxxxiii. 1, 3-5, 63; lxxxiv. 5; lxxxv. 6; Ixxxviii. 31, 36; Vallejo, Doc., MS., i. 286, 291, 293; ii. 196; iii. 190; iv. 80-1; vi. 44-5, 119, 220, 334, 465; vii. 388; viii. 201, 407; xxii. 35; xxv .- vi. passim; xxxii. 12-13, 58, 74, 103, 201; Pinto, Doc., MS., i. 8-13; Dept. Rec., MS., ix. 47; xi. 33; S. José Arch., ii. 29; iv. 18; v, 23, 39; St. Pap., Sac., MS., xiii. 3-4, 7; xiv. 12-13, 44; Dept. St. Pap., iv. 70, 247; Savage, Doc., MS., iv. 312; St. Pap., Miss., MS., v. 40; Soberanes, Doc., MS., 130-1, 258.

Dec. 1833. List of live-stock and implements to be loaned by the missions for 6 years to form ranchos nacionales for the Mont. and S. F'co companies. Dept. St. Pap., Ben. C. & T., MS., ii. 79-81. 1834-5, receipts from Soledad property as above to the amount of $1,513. Dept. St. Pap., B. M., MS., Ixxx. 11. Nov. 2, 1834. Gov. orders Simeon Castro and Trinidad Espinosa to leave the lands held provisionally by them, the same being needed for the national rancho. Id., C. & T., iii. 14. Oct. 1835, controversy between the comp. and ayunt. for El Toro and S. Francisquito, the ayunt. having claimed the former and ceded it to Estrada. Dept. St. Pap., MS., iv. 60-6.

For matters connected with revenue and finance for 1831-5, see chap. xiii. this vol., and for 1836-40, chap. iii. vol. iv. The officials successively in charge at Monterey as administrators of customs, sub-comisarios, and col- lector, were Joaquin Gomez 1831-2, Mariano Estrada 1832-3, Rafael Gonzalez 1833-4, Angel Ramirez and Jose M. Herrera 1834-6, Wm E. Hartnell 1837, Antonio M. Osio, Eugenio Montenegro, and José Abrego 1838-40. Lieut. P. Narvaez was capt. of the port 1839-40.

5 Monterey pueblo officials, municipal government, prefecture, administra- tion of justice, and criminal record. 1831. Alcalde Antonio Buelna; regi- dores, Antonio Castro, Juan Higuera, José María Castillo, and Joaquin Alva- rado; síndico, José M. Aguilar; secretary, José Castro; depositario, Fran- cisco Pacheco; jueces de campo, Faustino German and Agustin Martinez. Alcalde auxiliar Salvador Espinosa. Jan. 10th, appointment of comisionados for missions of the district. 26th, police regulations in 4 art. April 11th, vote against buying a table-cloth and inkstand. Nov. 27th, preparations for clection, the jurisdiction being divided into 4 manzanas, one including the

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follows: Antonio Buelna, Salvador Espinosa, Marce- lino Escobar, Manuel Jimeno Casarin, David Spence, José Ramon Estrada, Estévan Munrás, Simeon Cas-

ranchos. Full record of meetings in Monterey, Actas del Ayunt., MIS., 23-43. Felipe Arceo for being concerned in the death of Timoteo Lorenzana has to pay $25 to the widow. Gabriel Espinosa sentenced to work 2 months for Mariano Castro for taking his horse. Mont. Arch., MS., vi. 1-2. April, J. M. Ramirez arraigned for death of Gomez. Dept. Rec., MS., ix. 10. April- May, Atanasio, Aguilar, and Sagarra shot for stealing. Sept., several mncn ask for license to hunt wild cattle in the Gavilan Mts. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., P. y J., MS., iii. 21.

1832. Alcalde, Salvador Espinosa; regidores, Joaquin Alvarado, José M. Castillo, José Aguilar, and Santiago Moreno; síndico, Manuel Jimeno Casa- rin (excused as not being for 5 years a resident). Only the sess. of Jan. Ist for installation of the new ayunt., Mont. Actes, MS., 43-4, and the organi- zation in Dec. for a new election, Mont. Arch., MS., vii. 39, are recorded. In March, on account of non-payment of duties on brandy the school had to be closed.

1833. Alcalde, Marcelino Escobar; regidores, José Aguilar (or Ávila ?) Santiago Moreno, Pedro Castillo (succeeded in Aug. by Simeon Castro, who was unwilling to serve, but was required to do so), and Antonio Romero; síndico, Santiago Estrada; Francisco Perez Pacheco, treasurer; comisario de policía, Ist cuartel, José MI. Águila, suplente Antonio de Sta Cruz; 2d cuar- tel, Ignacio Acedo, supl. Felipe Vasquez; capt. of the port, Juan Malarin. Munic. finance, balance Jan. Ist $68; receipts for year 8892; expend, school $238; sec. ayunt. and dip. $325, porter $00, prisoners $188, office exp. of ayunt. $39, miscell. $12S, síndico's percentage on receipts $26, Ind. working on the road $29, total $1,036. Doc. Ilist. C'al., MS., i. 77-8; Mont. Arch., vii. 40-2. Jan. 4th-11th police regulations in 18 art. Id .; Dept. St. Pap., MS., iii. 159-63; Id., Mont., ii. 13-17. Jan. 10th, division of the town into 2 cuarteles, and appointment of police. Id., 22. Jan. 27th, prosecution of Sergt Solórzano for entering the prison of a woman and causing scandal. St. Pap. Sac., MS., x. 24. March, prisoners have nothing to cat, ayunt. asked for 1 meal per day. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., P. & J., MS., iii. 87. April, a cabin boy of the Catalina sent to S. Blas to be tried for assault on the mate. Id., B. M., Ixxix. 35-6. July, choice of a regidor to succeed Castillo, who went to S. F. as receptor. Id., Ben., P. & J., v. 43. Sept., estimate of ayunt. ex- penses for a year $OSS. Mont. Arch., MS., xvi. 44.

1834. Alcalde Manuel Jimeno Casarin; regidores, Simcon Castro, An- tonio Romero, John B. Cooper, and José Joaquin Gomez (from July); síndico José Águila; sec. José M. Maldonado, and later José M. Mier y Teran; capt of the port Malarin. Jan., plans and estimates submitted for casas consis- toriales. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., P. & J., MS., vi. 49. Feb., police regulations. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxxi. 68. Liquor tax in March-April $215. Dept. St. Pap., B. M., MS., lxxvi. 3. May, Marcos Juarez, a soldier, tried by mil. court for robbing the storehouse, and sentenced to 5 years' work at Sta Rosa on the northern frontier. Id., lxxxviii. 22-3. June, Joaquin Alfaro and Ger- trudis Garibay accused of murder of the soldier Encarnacion Hernandez. No result recorded. Id., 9-18. A boy put in prison for rape on a child. St. P'ap. Soc., MS., xiv. 44. June 28th, boundaries fixed by gov. provisionally, so vaguely as to be of no value. St. Pap., M. & C., MS., ii. 220. Nov., assembly grants a secretary to the ayunt. at $20 salary, the sindico having served. Leg. Rec., ii. 210. A vagrant sentenced to S months of 'coloniza- cion en el territorio.' Mont. AArch., MS., i. 32.

1833. Alcaldes David Spenco and Rafael Gonzalez; regidores, John Cooper, Joaquin Gomez, Rafael Gomez, Win Hartnell, Jesus Vallejo, and Salvador Espinosa. (Fran. P. Pacheco is mentioned in Oct.); sindico, Miguel HIST. CAL., VOL. III. 43

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LOCAL ANNALS OF MONTEREY DISTRICT.

tro, and David Spence again. In 1831-7 an ayunta- miento of one or two alcades, four or six regidores, and a síndico, was elected each year to serve the

Avila; sec. Francisco Castillo Negrete to June, José M. Maldonado from June; alcaldes auxiliaries, Los Ortegas (?) John Gilroy, Pilarcitos Luis Mesa, Buena Vista Santiago Estrada, Pájaro Antonio Castro, Soledad Nicolás Alviso, S. Carlos José Ant. Romero; jueces de policía, José Castañares and Antonio de Sta Cruz; juez del monte, Santiago Duckworth. Jueces de campo, Pilar- citos, Francisco Lugo; Alisal, Vicente Cantua; Guadalupe, Guadalupe Can- tua; Carneros, Joaquin Soto; La Brea, Antonio German and Faustino Ger- man; Las Llagas, Carlos Castro; Pájaro, Ramon Amnez(quita); Monterey, Felipe García; Laguna Seca, Teodoro Sanchez; Buena Vista, Mariano Estrada, Salinas, Jose M. Boronda. Majordomo of the ayunt., Geo. Allen. Jan. 3d, teacher cannot begin work for lack of furniture, etc. Jan. 5th, police regul. of the past year adopted. 10th, committee appt. to consider land grants, and one on schools. 12th, building a jail. 17th, limits of the cjidos, from the mouth of the river to Pilarcitos, to Laguna Seca, bounds of S. Carlos to Calla- ela HIonda and the sea. 24th, schools, contributions to be solicited; com. to form a tariff on wood; regulation of bread; 31st, wood and timber tariff fixed. Feb. 7th, proposition for a girls' school; a map of the town needed but very hard to make; appeal to govt for arms to use against cattle-thieves; a record book for town lots to be obtained; 14th, trouble with the sindico. 2Stlı, J. B. Alvarado chosen to solicit funds for the girls' school. March 14th, one real per day to be paid to a watchman for the prisoners on public works. 28th, a room rented for a sala capitular at $10 per month. April-May, po- litical and colony matters chiefly. June 20th, the church transferred from the military to municipal care. July 11th, vote to grant the request of Los Angeles for a copy of the reglamento as a model, but Angeles must pay the expense of copying. 18th, action to oblige regular attendance at the 'normal school.' Slow progress on the buildings, as the prisoners were not properly incited to work. Aug. Ist, José Arana put in charge of the work and prison- ers, his salary to be completed by a contribution. Lumbermen must pay a tax of 10 per cent on sales. Sth, et seq., land grants approved. 29th, vote to pay $3 for an ox that died in the service of the ayunt. Sept. 12th, org :- nization of militia. Oct. 3d, com. to provide for a separate burial place for foreigners. 2Sth, tiles borrowed to save the unfinished building from ruin by the rains. Nov. 7th, serious complaints against the principal of the school for neglect of his duties and failure to attend to religious instruction. 21st, Romero the teacher defends himself. Foreign cemetery selected. Dec. 5th, vigorous action to be taken against the horse-thieves, etc. Town well to be repaired. Dec. 1Stli, extra session to consider the arrest by Capt. Muñoz of the síndico. The acts of the ayunt. are recorded in full in Monterey, Actas del Ayunt., MS., 46-249, it being of course impossible to present a satisfactory résumé. I have omitted repetitions of matters noticed here and elsewhere; internal regulations, and leaves of absence to members; grants of town lands; and action on about 20 grants of ranchos in the district. Many of the items given above are also noticed in other records. Feb., gov. decides that $20 is an excessive salary to the sec. Mont. Arch., MS., ix. 3. June, trial of Julian Padilla for passing counterfeit onzas. Id., ii. 3-6. Aug. José de Jesus Ber- reyesa condemned to 5 years' presidio at Sta Rosa for stealing horses. Oct., controversy between the military and munic. authorities for the possession of the ranchos El Toro and S. Francisquito. El Toro had belonged to the garri- son, but thic ayunt. obtained it (for ejidos) and granted it to Estrada. Dept. St. Pap., MS., iv. 60-6; Leg. Rec., MS., ii. 224-5. There is much in the ayunt. records about the ejidos, but no definite results of discussion are ap- parent. Dec., Eugenio Murillo sentenced to Texas for 10 years. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., P. & J., MS., iii. 47.

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History of California, Volume III, Part 73

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe Publication date: 1885-1890 Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers Number of Pages: 824

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885-1890
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 824