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Rh CHAPTER XVIII

SAN DIEGO PLAN ALVARADO AND CARRILLO,

1837.

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Bandini s Movements Plots on the Frontier Zamorano, Portilla, and Estrada Plan of May Seizure of Los Angeles Don Juan at San Diego The Army at Angeles and San Fernando Castillero s Com mission Oath of Centralism in the South Alvarado at Monterey and Santa Clara Rumors from Mexico Ramirez Revolt Monterey Taken and Retaken Alvarado Returns to the South Treaty with Castillero Alvarado Swears to the Constitutional Laws His Mo tives Diputacion at Santa Barbara Castillero Sent to Mexico The California Vallejo Refuses to Accept Centralism Carlos Car- rillo s Appointment Alvarado s Position Carrillo Assumes Office at Angeles San Diego Obedient Not so Sta Barbara Letters of Vallejo and Alvarado, 515

CHAPTER XIX.

DON JUAN BAUTISTA AND DON CARLOS. 1838.

Don Carlos Closes Northern Ports Sends for Mexican Troops Castro s Plan A Spurious Appointment Carrillo s Letters Military Prepa rations Castaiieda at San Buenaventura Santa Barbara Threatened News from Mexico Battle of San Buenaventura Los Angeles Taken Alvarado at San Fernando Don Carlos at San Diego A New Plan Tobar in Command Campaign of Las Flores Treaty Negotiations at San Fernando Escape of the Pretender Vallejo Favors Don Carlos News by the Catalina Arrival of Castillero Recognition of Alvarado and Vallejo An Island for Carrillo Aba- jeiios Despondent Arribenos Triumphant Re-arrest of Canillos and Picos 545

CHAPTER XX.

ALVARADO S RULE POLITICAL EVENTS.

1839-1840.

Governor and General at Santa Barbara Carlist Prisoners Don Carlos Yields End of the Conflict Military Discipline Presidial Com panies Diputacion as a Junta at Monterey Division of California into Districts and Partidos Prefects Plots of Ramirez and Padre Mercado Life of Angel Ramirez Sedition at Branciforte Flag Tu mult at Los Angeles Castillero Elected to Congress Vocales Elected War with France Jinieno Acting Governor Alvarado Married by Proxy Arrival of the California Alvarado Appointed Governor Cosme Pena Castafieda Sent to Mexico Annals of 1 840 Sessions of the Junta Departamental Tribunal de Justicia Monterey the Capital Conspiracy of Carrillo and Gonzalez 579