Californias : Mexico City, 1845 August 31 / Man. de Micheltorena.

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Californias : Mexico City, 1845 August 31 / Man. de Micheltorena.

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Unpublished report addressed to the Mexican Minister of War, Pedro María Anaya, in an attempt to justify his actions while in California and to explain the reasons for the revolutions that occurred during his rule and eventually led to his ouster from power as California's last Mexican governor. Micheltorena's narrative provides a unique view of political events in California on the eve of the American takeover. A manuscript cover for the report house in the oversize folder. These consist chiefly of contemporary copies. They include statements concerning financial matters; unsolicited testimonials from government officials and missionaries in California; correspondence with Sutter, Alvarado, Castro and Mariano Vallejo; a copy of the Treaty of Cahuenga; and a printed broadside issued by Micheltorena and dated July 30, 1844. Justification document 37 in the oversize folder.

Originals : 1 volume ([116] pages), 1 oversize folder.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1441) and positive.

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Micheltorena, Manuel, 1802-1853

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Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant General of the Mexican Army, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the Californias, [13th Mexican Governor of Alta, California]. From the description of Proclamation, 1844 Dec. 16. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23250422 ...