Fray Menchero requests escort to explore Rio del Norte and reestablish missions to bring Indians back to the fold of the church also establish presidio in junta de Rios del Norte y Conchos. Viceroy gives orders to acquiesce with fray Menchero's wishes unfolding a plan of his own for such undertakings. Description of missions, presidios and towns established in territories between Coaguila, Chiguagua, Durango and el Passo. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1987)

Governor elect Cruzate request appointment of corporal for presidio el Passo del Norte and take fifty soldiers recruited in Zacatecas to fill such presidio. (A. Dell'acqua, may 13, 1984)

Informes concerning Spanish-Indian relations in the northern Provincias Internas. Provides excellent description of state of affairs. Included are estimates of number of enemy Indians, and enumerations of presidial troops and auxiliaries. Good discussion of presidial needs for defense (E.g. Rivera), need to augment soldiers, change location of presidios, remove women and children to safer regions. Also included are freight lists of goods for Indian campaigns and fiscal documents concerning expenses incurred during campaigns. (J. Carpenter, June 1987)

Important documents concerning the military state of affairs at San Antonio Bexar. Discussion of presidio defenses, need to punish Indians for hostilities, need to augment number of presidial troops. Also, enumeration of Indians in missions districts. Indian use of firearms. Problems with French. (J. Carpenter, June 1987)

Letter assessing conduct of Gonzalez de Santianes as military official as related to promotion to interim governor. Requests salary appropriate to new office. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Describes situation with Indians: murders of and by; religious education of; military strategies used to subdue, and control; agricultural labor of, and transporting to prisons. Tobacco, gunpowder, and land finances listed along with expenditures and troop payments, appointments made in civil offices of governor and justicia. Activities at missions described: crop production, establishment of new orders, rebuilding of destroyed mission, failure of priests to report profits and subsequent conflicts with royal officials, and distribution of mission supplies. Case of presidial captain of Laredo falsifying location of town. Travel conditions at Tetillas poor. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Governor's letter to virrey confirming troop reviews for early 1771. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Summary of expenditures and profits for various missions and towns in Nuevo Santander. Payments of officials and Soldados accounted for, supplies for troops and profits from tobacco described. (L. Deatherage, June 1987)

Squadron lists and payment schedules for Santander/Santillana/ Soto de la Marina/Villanueva de Croix/Aguayo/Huemes/Padilla with payment schedules and official transfers within units. Response from virrey approving expenditures, informing governor of alfarez' delivery of supplies to troops.

Orders from viceroy to form flying company from presidios del Paso del Norte, Sinaloa and Janos under capitan Fernandez de la Fuente, bring peace to area. Building presidio in Sonora. Peace agreement with Babosirigames. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1987)