| A Soldier of California,
1791: wearing his cuera blanca (white leather jacket) after
a sketch made by Jose Cardero in the Museo Naval, Madrid. Under the
Royal Regulations of 1773, the uniform of the presidio soldier was a short
jacket of blue cloth with red cuffs and collar, blue breeches, blue cloth
cap, a cartridge pouch, a bandolier with the name of the presidio on it,
and a black neckerchief (besides the leather jacket. |