Concerns military official appointment to settle down affairs among Jesuits. expulsion of religious personnel

Series of documents concerning, indexes; mail delivery to priest; military official deserted; military official under arrest escapes from jail, later turns himself in; permit to recruit Indian auxiliaries; military appointment to despacho Universal de indias; Indians who drank too much are expected to slow down at end of pitahaya crop which is raw material for their wine and drunkennes; several military officials get promoted; O'Conor, Hugo is promoted to brigadier. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Series of documents concerning request for military escort and doubling of number of priests in Querataro. Notice from governor on execution of orders in matter of Manuel Rivera. Establishment of a chaplain in presidio of terrate. Monthly postal service established in el Rosario, Guadalaxara and vicinities (ff. 66-69-75-76). Indians from el Rosario, request a captain to govern and protect them from enemy's attacks. Governor informs about problems he had to issue his report on situation of provinces under his authority. Report on Droughts and floods that ruined Sinaloa in 1770. Request that visita be called off. Report that a campaign against Apaches was delayed due to problems with the horses. Report on new advances made in agriculture and Droughts suffered in previous years and pearl fishery in coasts of Tepoca. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Series of documents concerning need for a priest in colegio Apostolico de Santa Cruz de Querataro due to increase of Indian population, priest will get his sinodo from los Alamos, virrey orders that Indians be treated well, security is requested for this matter to virrey. Several documents on leaving of Pedro Fueros who was loved by Indians in Cieneguilla. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Torijas' informe re: deplorable state of affairs in Chihuahua due to Apache depredations. Includes letters from hacenderos, missionary which substantiate Torijas' assertions. Details shortcomings of contemporary presidial system as author sees it, plus suggestions re: reform of system. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

(L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Administrative correspondence of intendente Corbalan, primarily brief commentary on ongoing communication between him and viceroy as summarized in the superiores Ordenes and representaciones. Viceroy's responses, dated several months later, directly follow intendente's comments/inquiries. Ff. 81 reorganization of intendency, intendente's duties and salary; distribution of land, water rights, irrigation and religious education of Seris on Tiburon. Ff. 84-86 relate death of governor Sastre, execution of his will (Albacea), and responsibility of real Casa to determine amount of king's fifth on a gold nugget found in his possession. Ff. 94-95 are taxes on tobacco, playing cards and gunpowder; salaries for religious from Jalisco serving in Sonora; collection of tribute from Indians; need for better accounting for collecting royal fifth on ore mined in province; scarcity of Moneda sellada in circulation; and status of crops, workshops and personnel assigned to Indians in reduccion. Ff. 122-123 is certificate of death of Alfonso Ruiz Zorzano. Other documents briefly general of mines to be postponed due to illness and bad Weather; reduccion of Hiaques on Tiburon, recommends pardon of capitan Calisto for good behaviour, after involvement in uprising; gold nugget of Sastre not found among his possessions. Ff. 136 & 138 are superiores Ordenes from Bucareli for February-March, 1773. Ff. 142-144 are representacions of intendente to viceroy for April-June, 1773 which include fishing; rebuilding mission churches in Suaqui and Charay and completion of irrigation (acequia) for Seris in Pitic. (J. M. Johnson, March 1988)

Diaz considers various proposals related to founding of a presidio and mission on Colorado River at Yuma villages; includes references to; new establishments in California; new lines of communication; Anza's expedition; lack of Apache threat in Yuma country; possible expenses caused by a new presidio there; Diaz notes of military importance of mission auxiliaries y estos Tan adelantados en el manejo de las Armas, y industrias de la guerra; que juzgo indispensable aumentar la Tropa en Sus fronteras; he recognizes Apache's diligence in war; necessity of having strong detachments; detachment of men from Buenavista at Suaqui; of another force from same presidio at Pitiqui; a detachment from Altar at Caborca; value and combat ability of troops; problems created by presidial relocation; number of men deployed elsewhere in province; list of reasons to support relocations; Bucareli acknowledges receipt of Diaz's points. (J. Williams, April 1987).

(A. Tukey, July 1988)

Correspondence regarding military appointments; request by Castillon for retirement as Capellan of troops; arrival of Navas to Saltillo to take command as comandante general de Provincias Internas replacing retiring Ugalde y Loyola. His last act supervision of peace treaty between Apache Lipanes and crown. (A. Dell'acqua, November 1987)