Concerns dispute over mission grazing land. Complaint by missionaries that populations encroaching on mission pastures. Lack of irrigation; only resource of population is cattle raising. Concern of cattle in regards to salt petre formation and sheep pasturing. Attested that population assigned escessive lands and that cattle must be well treated. Need to settle people according to the laws. Favorable environment for cattle described in area around rivers. Land between Tamaulipas assigned to populations. Testimonies on legitimacy of land titles and marking of boundaries; use of land and existence of soldiers to protect from enemy Indians and escort cattle. Request of land from missions for soldiers; need for resolution about 30 lots. Description of earlier settlement, division of land, problems with Indians, military occupation, raising of cattle and sheep. Affirmation that land belongs legally to missions. (L. L. Woodward, October 1988)