Documentation of soldiers awarded invalid status; name, rank, years of service, reason for invalid status, and destination sought. Service records with emphasis on incidents causing disability. (O. Velez, January 1990)

Petition for invalid status by several military persons from Santa Cruz, Tubac, Altar, Vizcaya, Principe in 1816, including name, age, service record, malady, etc for each. (O. Velez, November 1989)

Paperwork to retire several soldiers to invalid companies. Includes name, service record, letters of certification, filiation (physical description, geneology) of each. (A. Dean, Jul 1990)

Index to letters concerning invalids granted military leave in Sonora and Vizcaya, permission granted by guerra. Document listing names, years of service, malady, destination of soldiers involved; letter stating that documents are ready to be sent to Spain, missing file on Reyna. Bonavia, virrey approve petitions for invalid status. Petitions for invalid status by three people from San Elseario, one from Principe; service records, witness testimony. (O. Velez, November 1989)

Very detailed list of troops sent to Nuevo Reyno de Leon and Santander, it includes number of people, military ranks, salaries, arms, ammunition and beasts. A letter following this gives instructions on how to form a new regiment of veterans. Follows list of names of officers of new regiments, short note on the caracter of each one, usually a good review which often ends with a remark on their old age or lack of strength, along with the dates of promotions. (T.kahana. December 1988)

Ambrosio Miguel de Rivera requests officials to adjust past salary, determine amount of Monte Pio and inventory the goods belonging to his Brother Fernando for the benefit of latter's widow and children. Father Valdez to arrange for inventory of items to be publicly auctioned. Witnessed lists of goods in storage provided. Long discussions between viceroy Galvez and officials in Arispe and Guadalajara to determine exact amount of salary and Monte Pio due. Involves details of dates and past appointments of Rivera y Moncada with references to past reglamentos. (J. M. Johnson, August 1988)

Details given for officials, Zuniga, Gonzales, Laso, Garcia Ruiz appointed to newly established presidios. Major topics adjustments and supplements to salaries for these four, showing amounts taken out for Invalidos and Monte Pio; travel expenses and dates. Other items concern cost of acquiring and transporting flour to several presidios. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Liquidation of accounts and salary of Rivera y Moncada by the contaduria mayor. Inclusive for years 1774 until his death in 1781 on California expedition, for service as capitan of presidio of Loreto and comandante of presidio of Monterrey. Purchasing, outfitting and maintaining horses, mules; weapons recruits and settlers on expedition with breakdowns of expenditures by amounts, dates and to whom or for what payments made. References made to many past reglamentos. Most interesting for internal discussions within real hacienda of problems reconstructing payments for reconciling salaries; and for details on career of Rivera y Moncada. (J. M. Johnson, November 1988)

Heirs of Rivera y Moncada in 1796 use procurador to form strongly worded petition to be presented to king to speed their claims for payment of inheritance, pension and past due salary of captain massacred by Yumas in expedition to California with recruits and settlers in 1781. Delays in processing blamed on bureaucracy and unrealiable testimony from survivors and prisoners. Palou certifies legitimacy of three sons; testimony also taken from neighbors and past military officials to determine inventory of personal effects and amount of past salaries for various positions he held in New Spain. Many references to past reglamentos in determining amount due heirs of salary and Monte Pio militar. Final determination of claim made in Spain and Mexico in 1798; authorized to be paid in 1800. Interesting review of Rivera y Moncada's service record with amount of salary for each advancement. Emotional appeal describing hardships on widow and sons due to lengthy delays in process to recover funds owed them.(J. M. Johnson, October 1988)

Request for and submission of service records for oficiales, sargentos y cadetes of compania veterana de Lampazos. Lists regimientos in which subject has served; campaigns in which he has served; and positions held. (D. Marksz, December 1987)