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672 in 1831-2, and Petronilo Rios in 1839-40. An infantry detachment, the piquete de Hidalgo, numbering about 25 men, was commanded by Lieut Patricio Estrada until his exile in 1836. Matters pertaining to the custom-house, collection of revenues, and financial 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. The succession of municipal rulers was as Additional military items. 1831. 71 'militares' with 39 women and children. 1832. Hartnell and J. B. Espinosa commanding compañía extrangera. 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., lxvi. 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, 65; lxxxiv. 5; lxxxv. 6; lxxxviii. 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. 36; 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., lxxx. 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 collector, were Joaquin Gomez 1831-2, Mariano Estrada 1832-3, Rafael Gonzalez 1833-4, Angel Ramirez and José 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.