Mission 2000 Database

Notes: On March 20, 1769, the enemy killed a Papago Indian named Francisco Sánchez at the place known as San Lorenzo. He was married to Catarina Ponce of the same nation. They violently scalped him as he was coming from the place called Santa Ana, where he had gone without any permission or having informed anyone on the nineteenth, which was Passion Sunday. He was found dead on the twenty-first by the Mission Indians of Magdalena. They were informed [of the situation] by Gaspar Tueros (son of Alejo Tueros, assistants at the said place of Magdalena) who was coming with him [Francisco] when they had split up in search of deer. He heard the screams, but having no reason to believe otherwise, assumed it was the people of Magdalena. Arriving there he asked about the already dead person, but no one was able to provide any information. So, they all left together in search of him, and found him dead with two lance wounds, naked and scalped. They brought [the body] to the said Mission and those of this Mission of San Ignacio were notified. From here the natives went and retrieved the body. It was buried on the same day, the twenty-first, in the cemetery of this church. For this truth, I, the Doctrinal Minister for His Majesty, signed on the above day, month, and year. Fr. Diego Martín García