▁a ▁number ▁of ▁com ision ados ▁( comm ission ers ) ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁em an cip ation ▁of ▁the ▁Indians . ▁The ▁Mexican ▁government ▁passed ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁that ▁mand ated ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁all ▁Sp ani ards ▁younger ▁than ▁si xty ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁from ▁Mexican ▁territ ories ; ▁Governor ▁E che and ía ▁never theless ▁interven ed ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁mission aries ▁to ▁prevent ▁their ▁deport ation ▁once ▁the ▁law ▁took ▁effect ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁Governor ▁José ▁Fig u ero a ▁( who ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ) ▁initially ▁attempted ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁mission ▁system ▁int act , ▁but ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Congress ▁passed ▁An ▁Act ▁for ▁the ▁Sec ular ization ▁of ▁the ▁Miss ions ▁of ▁California ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁when ▁liberal ▁Valent ín ▁Gó mez ▁Far ías ▁was ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁The ▁Act ▁also ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁colon ization ▁of ▁both ▁Al ta ▁and ▁B aja ▁California , ▁the ▁exp enses ▁of ▁this ▁latter ▁move ▁to ▁be ▁bor ne ▁by ▁the ▁proceed s ▁gained ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁property ▁to ▁private ▁interests . ▁ ▁Mission ▁San ▁Juan ▁Cap ist rano ▁was ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁to ▁feel ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁sec ular ization ▁when , ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁Governor ▁Fig u ero a ▁issued ▁his ▁" Dec ree ▁of ▁Conf is cation