In 26 sections Bucareli informs and makes recommendations to Dominicans. Review visitador Galvez recommendations on fiscal and administrative matters from 1769 and Nuevo real reglamento de presidios of 1773. Relations between gobernador and comandantes of presidios. Reduccion and education of Indians by colegio fernandino missionaries. Need for better communication and coordination of responsibilities between authorities in Loreto and Monterrey. References to Leyes de indias on prohibiting use of Spanish ports by foreigners. Minerals and status of production of mines. Conflicts between Barri and ministros reales. (J. M. Johnson, may 1988)

Escort of Velasquez on way to San Diego recommends viceroy establish missions near Paraje vindaca (Minaraco) by Dominicans. Description of surroundings, possibilities for agriculture and livestock, water supply and soil conditions. Distances given for suggested locations for new missions. And coordination between real hacienda and colegio San fernandino for expenses of Former Jesuit missions.(J. M. Johnson, may 1988)

Census and descriptions of mission inventories. Broken down by numbers of families, baptisms, deaths and marriages between ethnic groups. Detailed information on mission property and holdings; dimensions of buildings, corrals, etc; land use; cattle by type; sowing and harvests of crops. Recent San Gabriel, ff. 114-116 San Luis Obispo, ff. 116-117 San Antonio de Padua, ff. 117-119 Monte rey-carmelo. Ff. 112-113 San Diego-nipaguay. Ff. 120-121 chart of missions with founding dates, census, livestock, fanegas of wheat, rice, beans sown and harvested. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Census of Antigua California missions broken down into children, orphans, communicants, marriages, births, deaths. Furnishings, ceremonial religious objects, art works, other mission buildings and possessions, library holdings, furniture, utensils, (musical) instruments, land, agriculture, crops, sowing and harvesting, livestock by types, horses, boats and canoes, masonry and construction materials. Padrones often conclude with summary financial status and notes of Loreto. Ff. 16-21,purissima Concepcion. Ff. 22-32, San Gertrudis. Ff. 33-47, San Francisco Xavier. Ff. 48-52, Guadalupe. Ff. 53-65, San Josef Comondu. Ff. 66-69, San Ignacio. Ff. 70-76, Santa Rosalia Molexe. Ff. 77-82, Borja. Ff. 83-85, Santa Maria de los Angeles. Ff. 86-91, Cabopara. Ff. 92-99, Pilar de Todos Santos. Ff. 100-106, Santiago de los Cores. Ff. 107-108, Velicata. Of special interest are ff. 11-14 and 41-43 which detail library holdings and ff. 92 and 93-94 which breakdown censused groups into Indians and mulatos. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Series of autos dealing with distribution of land to colonizers brought from canary islands to San Fernando (capital of of Tejas and Nuevas Filipinas). Fray Vergara reports on the difficulties resulting from insufficiency of water supply to irrigate land in vicinities of Rio San Antonio. Account of events in San Fernando given. I.e. Indians stealing horses, wheat and corn plantations etc.). (M. Marroquin, September 1989)

Travel diaries written by Borica while conducting a military thru 1-18-1791; sends message to subdelegado ordering him to conduct visitas in his jurisdiction; population in Cienaga primarily Indian; condition of Bernardino and Cruz pueblos better than most he has visited; suspends visit to Ysabel due to cold Weather and snow; requests that Lagardo be present in Andres or Bachiniba because he wants to make use of his expertise on Indians; dispatches Garcia as teniente general to Cruz and Bernardino pueblos in order to conduct visitas; sends 4 men to Chihuahua with the visita records for a number of jurisdictions; visited Pueblo de Andres where he named the Indian Domingo Valles teniente general; due to cold Weather horses were not able to continue and had to request new horses and 20 men from Cordero in order to continue in March or April; due to delay relays message to subdelegados in Cosiguriachy prohibiting the suspension of services for the Indians so they won't be affected by his delay; includes in this last order missions run by Franciscans and secular ministers but not those running the missions in Guadalupanos who operate different orders; prohibited as well the pursuit of Indians escaped from missions; visits Pueblo of Nombre de Dios where he meets Cordero and Apache Indian captain Ojos Colorados and Turegoslan discussed the plan to attack the Rancheria of Manta Prieta put sargento Reyes in command of 30 men Charged with the attack; Pueblo of Nombre de Dios made up of two Indian groups Taraumares and ?; named Indian Espinosa teniente general of San Geronimo and gave him guidelines by which to govern; named Juan de Lamas (Indian) as teniente Coronel; letter introducing the diarios de comision from 1-19-1791 thru 2-4-1791; explains that depending on the severity of the cold Weather and the condition of the animals he may have to suspend temporarily the continuation of the visitas; he personally is suffering the effects of the cold Weather; had two Indians from Nombre de Dios and Cuebas pueblos resettled to their towns found on the hacienda de Dolores; gave permission to Indian Juan Nicolas and his family to remain settled in Tulimes despite an absence of twenty years; named teniente Coronel the Indian Andres Conchos de Santa Cruz put him in charge of Tulimes, San Pablo, and San Pedro, found Indian Joseph Cervantes with woman sent her away, found another Indian from Chubica named Antonio, notes how Indians were forced to work the lands of Bustamante instead of their own with the result that they experienced food shortages, also used Indians as cooks, water carriers, and sweepers in weekly rotations without pay and giving them only meals, Borica prohibits this from occurring again, names Berroteran as teniente general, notes abundance of corn in jurisdiction of Chihuahua, receives information from subdelegado of Batopilas on naming of Indian Jose Julian as teniente general de Navagame. (O. Velez, March 1989)

Visitador Campos accuses Benavides of various scandalous behaviors and has him removed from post of vice-custodio; Benavides appeals this move, goes to comandante general with several complaints about Campos; townspeople of Benavides' Former post complain about new missionary appointed by Campos; other letters of complaint sent regarding Campos, all brought to capital by Benavides as evidence; ultimately recommendation made that both men be retired to avoid further scandal; folios of (D. J. McClelland, January 1989)

Correspondence between Concha, Tristan, Ugarte y Loyola, virrey and others concerning various issues relating to New Mexico of writing to serve growing population, proposal considered to to support missionaries, resulting in practices of charging Indians too much for religious services, and making Indians work off debts to padres for services that should cost far less; establishment of temporary aranceles discussed in depth; proposed, establishment of mission at Belen, also; of particular interest are tables (ff. 80-83, 104, 142) and letters (ff. 84-99 108-114, 117-126, 143-160); very informative documents, mostly concerned with Diezmos, economics and ethics. (D. J. McClelland, January 1989)

Sanchez tells his son (name not given) to liberate Indians from working in hacienda. List of 132 priests affiliated with San Fernando college in 1782. Name, location of each is given, lists sick or dead. Letter concerning Pangua's petition to Revilla Gigedo for 30 new priests at college. Suggestion that del Villar be sent to Spain to seek religious personnel. After del Villar's death, Calzada and Arevalo are sent. Pangua requests another 20 priests; petition approved. (R. Gomez, October, 1989).

Fernandez provides a list of monks and monasteries requested. says missions in area are older and well established, only three are new. says currently governing by method recommended by fiscal and modified to fit needs of area. (M. Dannemiller, March 1988)