Describes geographical range Pimeria Alta missions. Speaks of continuing Apache menace. Notes depopulation of area due to diseases, Apache attacks. Discusses temporal affairs of missions, including livestock raising, planting communal fields maize, wheat, and vegetables, which feeds widows, sick, military escorts, mission Indians during lean months of April, May, and June, thereby inducing Indians to remain in pueblos instead of wild-food gathering. Notes sale of surplus to mines/presidios to purchase church supplies, barter goods. Notes decline of mission agriculture last 8 years due to lack of seeds, decline of Cieneguilla mines, and increased number of farmers. States mission business is conducted by Indian governors under missionaries' guidance. Describes architecture of Indian houses; agriculture, including cultivation of pomegranates, quinces, cotton, and sugar cane as well as shrubs of gomilla, jojoba, both of which used medicinally. Describes herbs used, including indigo (anil), gediondilla, zimarron, contra yerba. Claims 2 harvests pithaya per year in west. Notes presence gypsum, lime, piedra bezal found in deer, especially those killed near coast. Says province is covered with grama grass, thereby providing forage for much livestock. Describes climate, mineral wealth, including real of Cieneguilla, only settlement of Spaniards in Pimeria Alta. Describes settlements. Tiburones described as Seri groups. Describes excellent salt fields along coast. Describes port of Tepoca/pearl beds nearby. Notes presence of subterranean water. Says Papagos come to missions to sell young boys captured in slave raids carried out by interior nations; these slaves called Vijoras (Nixoras). No active commerce carried on by Indians. Describes uses of cotton. Says Pimas are good farmers, growing wheat, maize, squash, cotton. During harvests, many traders arrive to barter cloth, etc. for produce. Says Pimas stay in pueblos, not like Yaquis and many Opatas who wander (probably to work in mines). Discusses reasons why missions should not be secularized. Estimates Gila Pima population at 2,000. Compares Pimas favorably to Opatas, who no longer respect missionaries. Describes temporary nature of Spanish settlement of Sonora, Pimeria Alta. Says 8 leagues from Aconchi, the San Juan mine, full of water, is abandoned now. Discusses precautions necessary for populating Sonora. Encourages development of Tepoca, Guaymas to give Sonora easy access to sea, Tiburon Island as way station for transportation of livestock. Discusses need to develop educational facilities, including primary schools at Indian settlements. Notes belief among Opatas at Aconchi in Montezuma, who they claimed was their king and had risen and appeared in mountains. Describes his school, which taught girls as well as boys to read, write. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Describes festivities, friendly reception Tepahue Pueblo. No unrest, although Indians admitted killing some cattle years past during times of hunger. Goyeneche pardoned crimes. (T. Sheridan, berkeley, 1976)

Investigating rumor Indian unrest, led expedition more than 20 arcabuseros to Yaqui pueblos, but unable to enter because River to high (7/26/1689). States all Yaqui pueblos peaceful. With help Yaqui captain general Juan Andres, organized 400 Indians to pursue Gentiles who stole captain Bega's livestock, killed two muleskinners, but expedition delayed because of presence pirate (Cosario) in mouth Yaqui River. States Yaquis harvested much maize this year, selling large quantities to miners. Believes theft/killing cattle blamed on Yaquis work of some thieves. Describes Yaqui houses, churches of Adobe as sumptuous. Mentions Estancia de Agua Caliente, 12-14 leagues from Yaqui pueblos, as having much grando mayor. States other pueblos territory peaceful as well. says he knows nothing Rio Mayo, Tegueco settlements. (T. Sheridan, berkeley, 1976) Blas de/arguellas, Tomas de (capitan)/Andres, Juan (capitan general) (Yaqui)

States Tepahues peaceful, no rumors uprising. Admits some Indians have taken to mountains because of hunger and killed cattle for food, these punished when caught. (T. Sheridan, berkeley, 1976)

Notes reception conflicting orders from Pardinas Villar, presidente Guadalajara Audiencia, concerning Sinaloa presidial garrison. Unable to send 30 soldiers ordered by Pardinas to Sonora because of danger piracy Sinaloa, robberies livestock committed by Indians Sinaloa rivers hiding in mountains. States Sinaloa forces needed reduction Indians that province; too far from Sonora to be of assistance. Discusses Pima attack on Cuquiarachi, assistance rendered by Sinaloa detachment. (T. Sheridan, berkeley, 1976)

Asks for meat for expedition to capture Pima leaders Rancheria Guachuca. Notes plan to resettle northern Pimas Christian pueblos. Discusses necessity punishing Pimas, Janos, Jocomes to secure frontier. (T. Sheridan, berkeley, 1976)

Inpection of settlements in Coahuila conducted by Mathias de Aguirre; includes number of residents in each community, day-to-day activities, means of livelihood, etc. Also, informes submitted by prelates describing life at these missions; included is number of Indians, tribes represented, state of agriculture, style of architecture, etc. At each mission. (J. H. Ochs, March 1987)

Declaration of two Tejas Indians in reference to French settlements in Tejas. (J. H. Ochs, January 1987)

Report from fray Alejo Cuevas accusing Porras of mistreatment of Croix granted land to Porras for planting. Porras killed in Apache raid. Nava and virrey Revilla Gigedo grant land to widow and move Cuevas to Zacatecas. (D. Marksz, December 1986)

Cancio on assuming office of gobernador discusses topics presidios, particularly Sacramento and Bejar; discovery of new mines, San Jose de la Sierra Madre, near Santa Rosa presidio most productive; Lucas y Laraga appointed administrator of mines, discussion of economic, defense and technological problems of silver mining, including long section on drainage; Mescalero attacks and theft of livestock; F. 242, letter from Ximenez to Cancio describing Apache attack on San Sava and thanking him for defense of missionaries and Indians; ff. 249-251, detailed lists of food, supplies, equipment, clothing received as emergency aid to presidio families and soldiers; office of governor turned over to Ortiz Parrilla. (J. M. Johnson, January 1987)