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RECEPTION AT MONTEREY.
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more cordially received in the north in 1830 than at the time of his former visit; and except among the padres and their adherents, he had gained considerably in popularity.[1]


  1. Gonzalez, Experiencias, MS., 26-7, describes his formal reception at Sta Bárbara by the ayuntamiento. Alvarado, Hist. Cal., MS., ii. 156-7, says his reception at the capital was enthusiastic, Lieut Estrada making for all the citizens a speech of reconciliation, and the governor joining most heartily in the ensuing festivities.