chapters.[1] Santa Bárbara was always conservative in politics, taking no part in the movement of 1831 against Victoria, but supporting in the interest of
- ↑ Chronologic summary of Santa Bárbara events. 1831. Jan., Gov. Victoria here on his way north. This vol., p. 182. March, imprisonment of J. A. Carrillo from Los Angeles. Id., 196. Victoria's last visit in Nov., joined by Capt. Pacheco. Id., 203. A forest fire on the hills endangering the town, driving the people to the beach, covering the decks of vessels with cinders, but turned aside by the green vineyards of the mission, is described by Robinson, Life in Cal., 98.
1832. Jan. 1st, adherence to the S. Diego revolutionary plan. This vol., p. 212. Feb.-May, action of Sta B. in support of Zamorano against Echeandía. Ibarra's forces in possession. Id., 223-8. Arrival and arrest of Capt. Sumner of the Waverly. Id., 364.
1833. Marriage of Thos. O. Larkin on a vessel in the port. Id., 365, 408. Bandini's efforts in congress to make Sta B. a puerto menor. The port is described as a hot-bed of smuggling. Id., 369. April, pacification of Mex. celebrated with great festivities. Dept. St. Pap., B. M., MS., lxxix. 31. May, an Ind., attempting to climb the flagstaff to arrange the halyards, fell and was killed. Id., 28.
1834. Nothing in the records. 1835. Career of the convict Badillo, released this year. This vol., p. 16. Foreigners said to have known of the Apalátegui revolt at Angeles in advance. Id., 285. April, sailing of Híjar, Padrés, and the other prisoners. Id., 288. Oct., remains of Gov. Figueroa deposited in the mission church. Id., 295. Removal of the Ind. from S. Nicolás Isl. by Sparks, Williams, and others. Nidever's Life and Adven., MS., 68-72; and many newspaper sketches in connection with accounts of the rescue of an Ind, woman 15 years later. R. H. Dana arrived here in Jan., and often visited the place during this year and the next, his adventures being described in his Two Years Before the Mast, 63, and passim. He describes Sta B. as 'composed of one-story houses built of sun-baked clay, or adobe, some of them whitewashed, with red tiles on the roofs. I should judge that there were about a hundred of them; and in the midst of them stands the presidio, or fort, built of the same materials and apparently but little stronger.' See also Robinson's Life in Cal., 40 et seq., for descriptions and views which may apply to Sta B. in this — or any other early decade.
1836. April, arrival of Gov. Chico from Mex. This vol., p, 421. June, oath to federalism. Gov. Chico's visit and troubles with P. Duran. Id., 423, 432-6. Nov.-Dec., news of Alvarado's revolution. Sta B. declines to join Los Angeles against the north. Id., 481-4, 491.
1837. Jan., Gov. Alvarado and his army received and supported by the Barbareños. Id., 491-3. Garrison from Sta B. at S. Fernando. Id., 501. Feb., Alvarado's return from the south. Id., 503. April, session of the diputacion, approving Alvarado's movement. Id., 506-7. Pico and Osio present themselves with a new plan. Id., 508. Castro and his force come here from S. Gabriel. Id., 510. June-July, return of the gov. from the north in consequence of new opposition at Angeles; he accepts centralism, which is approved by Sta B.; meeting of the diputacion. Id., 522-3, 526-32. Dec., the Barbareños refuse to support Cárlos Carrillo; Castro in command; threatened attack from the south. Id., 510-1, 549-50.
1838. Jan., new and vain attempts of Carrillo to obtain support. Id., 545-6. March, approach of Castañeda and southern army; Castro and Alvarado come from the north; campaign of S. Buenaventura; southern prisoners at Sta. B. Id., 551-5. May, a force is sent to Angeles, and Carrillo with others is brought back as a prisoner. Id., 564-6. Carrillo escapes in Aug. Id., 569. Nov., arrival of Castillero with news of Alvarado's confirmation in Mex. Id., 574. Dec., S. Diego prisoners brought by Castro. Id., 578. Murder of
