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The San Miguel Massacre (1848): California’s First Recorded Mass Murder

The San Miguel Massacre of Winter 1848 is often cited as California’s first recorded mass murder. On December 5, 1848, the quiet convento of Mission San Miguel Arcángel became the scene of a brutal and shocking crime that left eleven people dead—including children and an unborn child. In this BackstoryLA Field Trip, writer and storyteller Michael Imlay investigates the murders at Mission San Miguel, the conflicting accounts of how the bodies were discovered, and the extraordinary manhunt that followed—one that briefly united Mexican Californios and American settlers in post–Mexican-American War California. Chapters: 0:00 – The San Miguel Massacre (1848) 0:26 – Mission San Miguel and Early California 1:14 – The Night of the Murders 1:47 – Discovery and the Mass Grave 2:47 - Manhunt 3:23 – Capture at Summerland Beach 3:42 – Execution in Santa Barbara 4:07 – Legacy of the San Miguel Massacre Filmed on location at Mission San Miguel, Summerland Beach, and Santa Barbara, this episode traces: • The violent night inside the mission convento • Eyewitness disputes involving James Beckwourth and John Michael Price • The pursuit of the killers across Alta California • Their capture near Ortega Hill in Southern California • And the firing-squad executions that closed one of early California’s darkest chapters Though ghost stories linger, this is not legend—it is documented California history, rooted in court records, mission accounts, and period newspapers. 📍 Locations: Mission San Miguel Arcángel · Summerland Beach · Santa Barbara 📜 Sources: Contemporary newspapers, courthouse reports, mission histories 🔔 Subscribe for more forgotten California stories 👍 Like, comment, and share if you value historically grounded storytelling #SanMiguelMassacre #CaliforniaHistory #TrueCrimeHistory #MissionSanMiguel #OldCalifornia #WildWestHistory #AltaCalifornia #CaliforniaMissions #HistoricCrimes #BackstoryLA