He banned card-playing and gambling at mission settlements. Overruling the Franciscans' appeal for clemency for miscreant soldiers, Gálvez punished most of them by assigning them to the upcoming expedition to Alta California — and discharged the rest from military service.
Gálvez prohibited card-playing and gambling at mission settlements. The Franciscans asked for leniency for mischievous soldiers, but Gálvez punished most of them by sending them to Alta California — and dismissed the rest from military service.