Letter from Anzoastegui's lawyer for virrey requesting the fianza to the calumnia. Anzoastegui is accused of traffic in unregistered silver. The petition is denied by fiscales. List of the official letters on the misconduct of Joseph Monzon and Anzoastegui. Fiscales inform virrey that the maritime minister has given notice of the dangers of San Blas port for some ships, especially those from Panama. The risk is that the ships run ashore and there are great losses. In another letter the treasurer of San Blas Labastida has been named to replace Anzoastegui. (K. Hubin, August 1990)

Hixosa enters position in San Blas; superficial description of state of fleet in San Blas; notice of readiness of ships for exploration of California; request for titles and salaries of officials at contaduria; request for seed to grow hemp, need for rifles in San Blas; request that San Blas be made responsible for issuing documentation, collecting fees from same; notice of sailing of ships to California missions. (p. Coyle, March1990)

Notice of state of ships and ship-building in San Blas, request for financial support, passing reference to poor state of Marina in philipines, need for specific salaried positions; complaint that lack of funds causes lack of salaried employees and continued desertions of sailors; notice that no funds be spent without specific authorization. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Two maritime districts are created, San Blas and Veracruz, offices established and regulations outlined-special emphasis on dealing with deserters; dispatch of transportation to Acapulco to pickup Areche; surgeons named to ships destined for California; Salazar turns down offer to be chaplain for ships to California; notice of pay raise; certifaction of aptitude of Martinez; ship la conception incapable of trip to California because of broken keel, turned into flat-bottomed boat; good ships for travel to California and Sonora, and conversion of ship to flat-bottom sworn to by ships officers; original request and grant of pay raises; request that Sister of Bausa be sent part of his salary as support. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Arteaga ill with eye infection thus can not go on ship; diary of Arteagas eventual trip to California, describes in general terms being blown off course, unloading ballast in Monterrey, transporting Neve, drops of supplies in presidios along coast, is followed by a Spy ship, drops off and picks up passengers including missionaries at San Carlos and Santa Clara; short, detailed list of supplies received signed by Junipero Serra and Gallo; addendum of Artega's diary describes San Francisco bay; Hijosa requests return to Spain, arrangments for successor; notice of arrival of two new surgeons in San Blas with salaries; Hijosa clears his accounts in order to get permision to leave San Blas (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Notice of need for provisions and the construction of a warehouse in San Diego; notice of delivery of 22 soldiers to California from Loreto, Neve advises captain to stay in port because of Lobos before returning with shipment of mules, returns to San Blas because of scarcity of supplies on peninsula; notice of departure from San Blas with construction materials destined for Loreto; review of expenditures of Camacho on way to San Blas and request for remuneration; notices of transfer of personnel from Spain. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Choquet forwards request that mission in San Diego be exempted transport Fee for furnishings; notice that Choquet remained in San Diego because of scurvy contracted, request that salary be sent there; soldier Zeda complains that he was recuperating from sickness, but upon returning to post was arrested for desertion; receipt of money from mission in San Diego, discounted for personal needs of Choquet; doctor certification of Choquet's illness and recovery; notice of establishment of missions at San Francisco and Monterrey, superficial description of land surrounding these missions; notice of illness of Quinos, recuperating in Tepic; notice of arrival of ships from Peru into San Blas, their need for repair before the possibility of their use in the exploration of California; brief summary of journey of these ships from Peru, no loss of cargo but slow due to unfavorable winds; Diaz appointed chaplain of favorita with salary; report on status of favorita for two explorations of Californias; capitan, chaplain named- widespread sickness and some deaths among sailors noted, ship provisioned (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Detailed lists of salaries for sailors and shipbuilders; notice of receipt of funds for distribution to employees in San Blas; notice that Ayala injured during trip, wishes to remain in Tepic to recuperate. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Receipt of pay for transport of dragones de Mexico and Varios sailors from Veracruz to San Blas; sailor Banegas falls ill on way to San Blas; no documents relate to passengers from Peru or the fragata favorita. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Concerns payments given to constructor of Armada Francisco Segura who arrived in San Blas in transit to Spain; superficial (p. Coyle, March 1990)