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LOCAL ANNALS OF MONTEREY DISTRICT.

larization was effected in 1835 by Tiburcio Castro, who was administrator through 1836, no successor being named. The inventory of the change shows a


    library, 182 vol., $591, 6 bells $1,060, furniture of the choir $453, total $44,844. Id., vi. 10. June 6, 1835, paid to S. F. comp. since July 1834, $84, for the colony $435, besides $500 still due on colony account. Id., viii. 48. Inventory of 1835 (no month named), buildings $36,000; implements, goods and furniture $7,774; church property (church, fully described, $35,000, ornaments, etc., $7,740, library $461, bells $1,000, choir furniture $1,643) $45,904; vineyards, lands, and buildings outside the mission $37,365; ranchos, probably including live-stock (S. Justo $1,330, Todos Santos $1,755, S. Felipe $16,052) $19,107; credits $1,040; cash $222; total $147,413; deducting amount distrib. to Ind. $8,439, and debt $250, balance $138,723. Id., vi. 17-19. 1836. Jan. 1, 1837. Castro's general account for 1836; salaries (P. Anzar $265, Admin. Castro $262, Maj. Castro and Rios $149 and $171) $847. Expenses of house, etc., $155; goods and produce supplied to Ind. $312; total $1,315. Product of garden and vineyard $150, slaughter $270, due from the ship California $357, cheeses left over $134, total $911. Balance of expend over receipts $404. Cattle and horses branded 175; sheep sheared 2,024; crops 607 fan. Cattle on hand 869, sheep 4,120. Credits in March $338, debts $1650. Id., viii. 49-51. Nothing for 1838-40.

    Statistics of 1797-1834. Total of baptisms 4,100, of which 1,898 Ind. adults, 2,015 Ind. children, 2 and 195 gente de razon; annual average 103. Total of marriages 1,028, of which 53 de razon. Total of deaths 3,027, of which 1,708 Ind. adults, 1,203 Ind. children, 5 and 65 gente de razon; annual average 79; average death rate 9.35 per cent. Largest pop. 1,248 in 1823; sexes about equal to 1810, males largely in excess later; children ⅓ to ⅕. Largest no of cattle 11,000 in 1820; horses 1,598 in 1806; mules 35 in 1805; sheep 13,000 in 1816; swine 99 in 1803; all kinds 23,789 animals in 1816. Total product of wheat 84,633 bush., yield 15 fold; barley 10,830 bush., 19 fold; maize 18,400 bush., 88 fold; beans 1,871 bush., 12 fold; miscell. grains 2,640 bush., 10 fold.

    Summary of events, officials, etc., 1831. Status of S. Juan under Echeandía's decree, not carried out; Juan Higuera comisionado. This vol., p. 306-7. 1834. S. Juan and Sta Cruz to form a parish of 2d class under the reglamento. Id., 348. 1835. Secularization, Tiburcio Castro being administrator, or majordomo, and perhaps comisionado, though José Castro may have held the latter position, and Antonio Buelna also signs an inventory. Angel Castro and Joaquin Rios were subordinate majordomos. Felipe Amesti and Rafael Gonzalez are named as alcaldes 1st and 2d of the new pueblo. Doc. Hist. Cal., MS., i. 483; Mont. Arch., MS., ii. 2. July 27th, the gov. has learned that the Ind. have taken more property than was assigned to them. This must be corrected. St. Pap. Miss. & Col., MS., ii. 342-3. July 31st, Castro to gov. complaining that P. Ánzar had taken the best rooms in addition to 11 already held by him. The padre wishes the admin. and all the Ind. to devote themselves entirely to his service. St. Pap. Miss., MS., x. 15. Alvarado, Hist. Cal., MS., ii. 212-18, says that secularization was successful here and at S. Antonio, though nowhere else, the Ind. being entirely freed, though watched, and making tolerably good use of their freedom and property. 1836. S. Juan was the headquarters of Alvarado and the revolutionists while preparing to oust Gov. Gutierrez, this vol., p. 453-4; and after the revolution the place began to be called S. Juan de Castro, in honor of the general, though the name was perhaps not officially used for two or three years. Id., 511. 1837. José María Sanchez juez de paz. Revolutionary plots and arrest of conspirators. Id., 512. March, the Ind. attacked the rancho of José Sanchez, killing two ex-neophytes and wounding Sanchez himself. Vallejo, Doc., MS., iv. 223. 1838. Ravages of the Ind., said to be fugitive christians accompanied by many gentiles, at Pacheco's