Documents between Cancio and viceroy about state of affairs at presidio San Carlos de Buenavista. List of weapons given to presidiarios with name and salary of each one, and other supplies. Relates tactics to follow in campaign to chastize and reduce various peoples in area with help of personnel from Pitic. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letter from Cancio to viceroy regarding horses stolen by Indians while military personnel in bivouac were sleeping. Military personnel guilty of undisciplined acts. Cancio feels perpetrators were Subvapas rather than Huaquis or Pimas. Cancio informs of sending different groups to protect haciendas and pueblos as Indians also stole many mules in raid. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

(A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letters from Cancio to viceroy requesting payment to Calderon for year's provisions and arms for presidio personnel. Requests for advance monies for similar supplies for soldiers and families as his credit is not good due to time elapsed, and not paying first debt. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letter from Cancio to viceroy giving account of Suvbapas uprising and campaigns to subdue them, discussion of relations between Indian nations and cooperation of groups to wage war against Spaniards. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Pineda informs Croix of Indian raids. Preparation to attack Indians in Nopalera. Anza kills female Sibubapa, takes male captive, recovers 80 horses, and reports small quantity of water in Nopalera. Sibubapas attack Yecora, killing 5 including one Spaniard. A Spaniard, Leron, accompanied group of drunken Indians. Indians raid Ostimuri; Rio Chico soldiers kill 5 of them, Taraumaras kill 3 more. Apaches take 90 horses from Visani. Altar soldiers kill 1 Seri, send 7 captives to Pitic. More than 100 Indians take 202 horses from Pitic. Friendly Pimas urged to fight Apaches; 27 Apaches are killed. Oliba and 60 soldiers patrol Cerro Prieto. Enemy Indians move away from Nopalera looking for water and cactus fruits. Urrea, Cancio and Elizondo ordered to strike rebel Indians from 3 different places. Indians steal horses from Guaymas. Fronteras' soldiers attack Indian in Cara Pintada, recovering 43 horses. Apaches attack soldiers in Saracachi, killing 1 black person, and take horses. Pineda informs Croix of priest's arrival from Querataro; he will provide horses and food. pertrechos de guerra and soldiers arrive at Guaymas. Pineda informs Croix of need for food, clothes, arms, and salaries for himself and soldiers. Merchants in Mexico refuse to send things unless they receive partial payment. (J. Tapia, July, 1987).

Documents deal with financing military campaigns against Indians in Sinaloa, Sonora, and Nueva Viscaya. Letters of high government officials to church officials and gobernadores and Alcaldes requesting money, horses, cattle, and seeds for maintenance of soldiers. Construction of storage facilities for seeds. Letter of Fueros to viceroy reporting money collected. Letter of church officials reporting same. Lists of merchants and other people's contributions. Missionaries' attempts to increase productivity of mission lands to support soldiers. Echeveste reports that 286, 774 pesos have been collected. (J. Tapia, June, 1987).

Ff. 146 contains list of men under command of Peru, and arms and horses of each in 1772. Followed by reports and testimony by various people as to state of presidio of Janos in 1772; all state that men need more arms and horses, and buildings of presidio are nearly in ruins. Peru is unable to report on establishment of missions as requested because of his short time at presidio. (D. Marksz, March 1987)

Concerns recent Indian raids in province; notes cruelty of wars; includes letter of Riba with blow by blow account of recent attacks on San Pedro del Gallo; loss of horses there; number of people killed; a resulting retaliatory raid; also problems near Cuencame*)

Concerns arrest of azacarate, and administrator of Chihuahua city; seizure of his papers; case of Sanchez, who was arrested by Alcalde mayor of Papasquairo; and inspection of Fayni of frontier. (J. Williams, March 1987)