(MEXICO) Castillo Negrete Luis del Letter from the political

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(MEXICO.) Castillo Negrete, Luis del. Letter from the political leader of Baja California, requesting soldiers to help subdue rebels. Autograph Letter Signed to the Commander General of Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California. 4 pages, 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, on one folding sheet of sealed paper; minor foxing, mount remnants on final leaf. Mazatlán, 8 March 1842

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The political chief of Baja California, on a visit to Mazatlán, describes his home states as being in a state of near-rebellion inspired by the examples of Texas and Yucatán. The great distance to the capitol has led to the sentiment that California is a colony of Mexico, rather than an integral part. 100 soldiers are requested to assert control over the region. This was no idle complaint--Castillo Negrete had seen an open rebellion led by Dominican friar Gabriel González (not mentioned by name here) in the previous month.