Letters and oficios concerning: naming of officers; horses, military personnel killed and wounded fighting Indians; treatment of captured Indians; theft of horses by Martines; dispute over land; Serna reports of own and company's activities, including requests for money, information on number and condition of horses. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Informes, oficios, and letters concerning: request for assistance due to poor harvest in region; grain, horses and mules purchased to counter climatic conditions; military actions taken by Serna; informe and description of mariscadas killed, by whom, where; balance in fondo de compania; battles with Yeguas; illness, death of soldiers from peste; funeral, interment of Vidal, selection of successor; need for additional mules and horses; list of personnel in primera compania, locations; revistas and diarios of monthly activity; desire to punish Indians; suffering sustained by personnel in certain jurisdicion replacement of officers. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Letters concerning military organization, activities and finances; requests for money to pay debts, purchase horses and mules; death of officer, including certificate of death; recommendation and assignment of individuals to military posts; monthly revistas and diarios of military activity; interaction with Indians; list of military personnel owing money. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Oficios and letters concerning: request to increase number of cattle and horses at missions where Indian populations greatest; troop lodgings; almacen de polvora; desertion; letters of introduction; relacion about ramos de real hacienda de Nuevo Santander, individuals employed and salaries; concerning Indians of Horcasitas; military organization and activities, their rationale; recommendation and assignment of libranza; actions taken in non-military death of officer, compania; monthly revista and diario of military activities, including actions of Indians around Croix; oficios and letters concerning: financial statement, including money from various taxes; tanambres in and around Llera; caja de San Luis. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Letters and oficios concerning: resistance in Soto la Marina; military activities and their rationale; responses to issues raised by Ugalde; number of soldiers, weapons, horses in villages of Nuevo Santander (f.10); desertion; nomination of officer to post. (L. Kerr, June 1988)

Group of documents between viceroy and various officials of Sonora and California expeditions pertaining to procurement of food supplies; construction of shelter, and maritime transport; horses; spiritual well being of 200 dragoons and 200 foot soldiers; naming of treasurer, Capellan, shipbuilder, horse procurer and various officers. Edict about closing place where liquor was illegally made. Copies of dispatches about wedding of prince of Asturias with Princess of Parma. Orders for salaries to forced personnel from Veracruz. (A. Dell'acqua, November 1987)

Correspondence between Hijosa and viceroy regarding various Tepic with problems about requisition of foodstuffs, weapons, horses, payment of salaries, advances of salaries, preparation of maritime transport to Guaymas from San Blas and other details about personnel involved. Reference about indios marineros used as crew. Hijosa also questions naming of Capellan Cienfuegos to expedition prefering priest for port of San Blas to be permanent there. Accuses new missionaries of being negligent and mercenary toward commercialization and not caring for people. Viceroy orders necessary help for Jesuits being transported to Guadalaxara including 15 from California under care of Alferez Fernandez and 50 from Sonora and Sinaloa under care of Cabeza de Vaca. Hijosa accuses pilot Solorzano and officers of inexperience, punishing one using stocks. Disputes with comandante Rivero about breadmaker accusing Rivero of despotism. Other letter from viceroy about appointment by king of Abarca as standard bearer ordering him to be treated as an officer. (A. Dell'acqua, November 1987)

Orders from viceroy to various officers about dates and routes military expedition should take; appointments of various officers to take charge of different areas of expedition. (A. Dell'acqua, November 1987)

Instructions to comandante Estorgo from viceroy about details of expedition to Sonora and fronteras of Nueva Vizcaya; entails his taking command of ships made in Astillero Santiago to conduct troops of expedition by sea routes under command of Elizondo. Viceroy details chain of command, while in Sonora governor should be commander outside of province Elizondo would take over as commander followed by comandante Estorgo. (A. Dell'acqua, November 1987)

Documents relating to various issues by Head of expedition to Sonora. Capabilities of company of mulatos patrolling Mazatlan and nearby coast. Maritime transportation for troops of expedition. Maritime transportation for Jesuits being expelled; list of names of evicted. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)