King wants information concerning payment of monies by hacienda real towards the establishment of missions in California. King is primarily concerned about money paid to soldiers and sailors who aided in the temporal of Pesqueria de Perlas. (D. Miller) (1978)

Series of royal cedulas concerning Jesuit affairs in Philippines, including shortage of missionaries. Similar problems in California. (R. Mendoza) (1979)

Gives account of missionary activities of Salvatierra in California, west coast of Mexico and Peru. Gives approximate party. Also, discusses founding of port Nao in Philipinas. (D. Miller) (1978)

Historical data for religious pacification of California by Jesuits. Financial information about the maintenance of presidios and missions. Legal dispute concerning hacienda support of missions in Sonora and Sinaloa compares mission support in Sonora and Sinaloa with California. Attached is statement by consejo de las indias declaring that they are taking testimony to See if missionaries in California complied with financial regulations. (D. Miller) (1978)

Series of lists of missionaries and where they were stationed in Sonora, Sinaloa, Tarahumara, Guadiana, Topia, and other northern missionary provinces, 1702-1753. Document incomplete continued on J-02-D-8. Note which missionaries have delivered Memorias for particular years. Also, contain financial information on particular missions. Hundreds of names and places. (T. Sheridan) (1979)

This is a group of documents concerning the investigation of Joaquin de Ribadeneira into Jesuit mis-use of funds and particularly into the administrative and accounting procedures of Juan Antonio Balthasar (S.J.). It contains the demanda's of the crown upon the Jesuit society and a Defensa of the Jesuits. Included in Ribadeneyra's defense of Jesuits is 1) Balthasar made a considerable number of mistakes in accounting for money; 2) there was a strong motive for Jesuit fraud; 3) the Jesuit's collected money for nonexistent missions. Ribadeneina presents strong case against Jesuits. (D. Miller) (1978)

(J. Erbe) (1978)

King wants viceroy to keep better watch on activities of the Jesuits in California- states that sometimes the reduction of Indian tribes causes unnecessary damage to Indians. Wants viceroy to gather geographic information about California coast and protect commerce in Californias. Gives some description of Indian groups in Californias- ie. pobres or docil nothing specific. (D. Miller) (1978)

Reports on physical conditions of various Indian groups- agricultural conditions, spiritual state, population. Also contains geographic information on west coast of Mexico and California coast. Mentions pearl fishing. (D. Miller) (1978)

Gives demographic figures for some rancherias; also offers information on agriculture (mentions Trigo, maiz, mescale, Limon, Naranja, etc); Indian religion; Indian living conditions; and general geographic description of the northern California area. The attached statements concern the reduction activities of Salvatierra in California. (D. Miller) (1978)