Documents concerning Seri rebellion from reduccion in Pitic.

Serial Number
041-05206
Title
Documents concerning Seri rebellion from reduccion in Pitic.
Author(s)
Grimarest, Henrique de (Brigadier)
Ugarte y Loyola, Jacobo (Comandante General)
Medina, Roque de
and others
Date
07-19-1790
Date
09-28-1790
Documentation
Arispe, Pitic. July 19 to September 28, 1790. 62p. Letters, informes, drafts. Signed, copies.
Summary
All Seris except Chepillo and family flee Pitic on July 15, 1790. Chepillo imprisoned. Detachment sent to Cerro Prieto to find and reconcile ingrates, begin new reduccion. Since Seris aren't raiding, revealing location, troop can't find them. With Seris gone, Ugarte y Loyola cuts off supplies ordered by bishop of Sonora for Seri mission. Francisco, two envoys come to Pitic to negotiate better arrangement. Seris want independent nation, to trade fish, antelope with Spaniards for grain, to participate in christianity only when they want. No deal made, but Seris start appearing for mass at Banamichi. Mora named missionary there. Seris slowly trickle back to Pitic. Occasional brief references to plan for staging campaign against frontier Apaches. 450 men, including Opatas, Pimas reserved for fighting. (A. Dean, may 1989)
Persons
Urrea, Ignacio (Capitan)
Medina, Roque de
Grimarest, Henrique de (Brigadier)
Revilla Gigedo, Conde de (Virrey)
Ugarte y Loyola, Jacobo (Comandante General)
Chiquito (Capitan Chiricahua)
Gasiot y Miralles, Juan
Mora, Jose (Fray)
Grenados, Jose Joaquin (Obispo)
Bejar, Joseph Maria (Fray)
Joaquin (Embajador Seri)
Luis (Embajador Seri)
Francisco (Capitan Seri)
Chepillo, Antonio Chapatan Yerno de (Seri)
Colosio, Ignacio (Gobernador)
Manuel (Seri)
Arvizu, Manuel de
Matias (Seri)
Pacheco (Seri)
Ladino, Joaquin Indio (Gobernador)
Tovar, Jose Maria (Capitan)
Places
Sonora
Arispe
Cerro Prieto
Bacoachi
Pitic
Bavispe
Nueva Vizcaya
Horcasitas
Buenavista (Presidio)
Altar (Presidio)
Cieneguilla
Tupson
Santa Cruz
Fronteres
Buenavista, San Rafael de
San Marcial (Sierra)
Fronteras (Presidio)
Chihuahua
Janos (Presidio)
Banamichi
Xalisco, Santiago de (Provincia)
Tiburon (Isla)
Codorachi (Puesto)
Matipe
Santa Ana
Colorado (Rio)
Oquitoa (Mision)
Pimeria Alta
Carrizo
San Miguel
Chinapa (Pueblo)
Crisanto, Pozo De
Ethnic Groups
Seris
Tiburones
Opatas
Tepocas
Pimas
Apaches
Chiricahuas
Military Groups
Crisanto, Pozo de, destacamento En
Carrizo, destacamento del
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 235 ff. 237-267 (Approx)
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 235 ff. 237-267 (Appro
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folio numbers do not correspond to location in reel. Part of some pages lost in gutter.
Reference Number
23500011
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