The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 9, July 1905 - April, 1906 Page: 106
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plaint that Ripperda's administration was marked by French in-
fluence was well founded. Hence, if all these charges made
against him were true, the only matters for surprise would be that
he so persistently denied them, and that Ybarbo, while on the
Trinity, seems to have made some show of cutting off illicit trade.
3. The removal to Bucareli.-Preparations for removal of the
Adaesans to the Trinity were made in August, 1774. Before leav-
ing B6xar the emigrants chose1 for their prospective settlement
the name of Nuestra Seiiora del Pilar de Bucareli, thus perpetuat-
ing the memory of their former home,2 and at the same time in-
voking the patronage of the viceroy, Antonio Maria de Bucareli y
Ursua. The governor, in view of the distance of Paso TomBs from
any settlement and of the fact that the new pueblo was to have
no regular garrison, organized from their number a company of
fifty militia, and named officers "for greater stimulation among
them." Gil Ybarbo was made captain of the company and justicia
mayor3 of the prospective pueblo, since he was, as Ripperd said,
"the best fitted and the most acceptable to his compatriots." Gil
Flores was appointed lieutenant and Juan de la Mora alferez.
These appointments were made subject to the viceroy's approval.4
Of guns and ammunition most of these "militia" had none, but the
governor interceded with the viceroy to have this lack supplied,
asking at the same time that a parish priest might be provided for
ten years at government expense.5
'Ripperd& to the viceroy, September 1, 1774, in Quaderno que Corre-
sponde, 35. Ybarbo said that he was made captain on August 7 (Letter
to the viceroy, March 22, 1791, B6xar Archives).
-Pilar de los Adaes.
8Bancroft is apparently wrong in calling Ybarbo alcalde of Bucareli
(see his North Mexican States and Texas, I, 656).
4There is some evidence that the appointment of Ybarbo was approved
on January 1, 1775, although it is not certain. An official statement
dated at B6xar, January 17, 1784, says that Ybarbo began exercising the
office of lieutenant governor of the pueblo of Nuestra Senora del Pilar de
Bucareli on the date named. Since, however, this is not the title which
he was given by Ripperda, and by which he was known-namely, captain
of militia and justicia mayor of the pueblo--it seems probable that the
statement referred to is unreliable.
IRipperdA to the viceroy, September 1, 1774, and November 15, 1774, in
Quaderno que Corresponde, 34-36.106
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