Detailed list compiled by Palou of objects taken from Jesuit missions in 1768 to be returned to Antigua California on paquebots San Antonio, el Principe and San Carlos. Contents for each mission compiled by priests. Major topics of other to be returned; description of Rivera y Moncada's conquest of San Diego; objects taken on loan for use by Galvez; supplies needed to reactivate mines; takeover of Jesuit missions by secular and clergy of other orders and economic consequences for haciendas; instructions for return of religious objects and responses by viceroy. (J. M. Johnson, may 1989)

Virrey informs Loyola of Serna's plans to decrease Indian hostilities by establishing two missions under colegio Apostolico de San Francisco de pachuca. Virrey wants additional information on mission plans; leaves decision to Loyola, who protests he is to close to licesor to judge such proposals. Serna is suspended from his company. Serna asks Revilla Gigedo for help from segunda compania against Indians, promises results within year. Serna wants to build missions, have them run by convent of San Diego de Pachuca; to prevent rebellion of converts they should be allowed to remain in traditional dwelling places, integration of trabajo corporal into their daily lives should proceed slowly, their material possessions should not be taken. Serna assesses Tamaulipa area as rich prospect for Mineral resources, livestock, year-round agriculture near coast, fishing. (O. Velez, March 1990)

Concerns flooding of Reynosa; contains documents relating to specific property and crops destroyed; includes map of section of Rio Grande subjected to flooding and ranches and ejidos of region; includes names of workshops in Reynosa and items produced; merits of San Antonio as new place of settlement; continuation of previous expediente. (K. Hubin, February 1990)

Incomplete accounts (due to murder by Indians) of capitan Ribera y Moncada for provisioning and transporting military recruits and settlers for California presidios on the Goleta la Sonora. 59 soldiers and 24 families to establish fort and three missions. Detailed accounts, descriptions and explanations of supplies, food, livestock, services, etc. List of individuals, wives and children to be transported with necessary clothes and supplies to be provided. Accounts include charges and payments made for reclutos desertores. Discussion after Ribera's death as to how to continue with project. Final sections of interest for details of social organization and material needs for founding new presidios. (J. M. Johnson, June 1988)

Correspondence is between comandante general Croix and viceroy Mayorga about aid requested by gobernador Neve for 1) new missions and presidios to be established in the Canal de Santa Barbara and 2) comisiones to Rivera y Moncada in escorting settlers through Sonora to Alta California. Details involve transporting families and livestock to new establishments; supplies for these and troops at missions and presidios; salaries for soldiers and workers. Departures of fragata Santiago, favorita and Goleta Sonora with provisions for California. Interesting details on furnishings and religious objects for new chapels at missions. Recruitment of priests and transportation of same by ship or overland with Rivera. Weapons and canons for Santa Barbara presidio. (J. M. Johnson, November 1988)

Letter from Sacedon to virrey discussing the papal bull relative to the construction of the new cathedral. The king asks the virrey for more information in order to decide whether the new cathedral should be in Linares as assumed, or in Santa Rosa, Coahuila. A letter from virrey to Belena ordering him to instruct the bishop of Linares to enact laws and prepare for construction despite the possible change in location of the cathedral. Virrey orders caxas en San Luis Potosi to send money from the Diezmos account to Sacedon. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Letter from Sacedon to Belena saying that he is going to defend his point of view with respect to the territorial division and will explain it to virrey. Several letters from Belena to jueces hacedores of Guadalaxara and Michoacan requesting information of diezmos of the past quinquenio and four villages for the new Catedral. Letter from Belena to the secretaria del virreynato reporting several maps considered useful for the comission in the division. Letter from king to virrey approving what has been done in the matter of the new Catedral. Copies of the decree of the year 1773 concerning the establishment of the new church. Muniz, administrator of diezmos, sends a report to gobernador Santianez; letter from Obispo of Guadalaxara to virrey in agreeing to the division. Fiscal Gorraez informs virrey about matters of importance in the construction of the new church. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Part of a document concerning the territorial division and the diezmos for the new church of Nuevo Reyno de Leon. A translation of a letter from latin to Spanish regarding a papal bull but document is incomplete. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Letter from the translator for the virrey making statement that his work was faithful. Letter to the Obispo of Nuevo Reyno de Leon from Belena concerning the bula de ereccion. Other documents with no beginning or end, difficult to identify from whom and to whom, but all dealing with the establishment of the new Obispado. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Documents concerning the territorial division of Obispado of Michoacan. This church will collect from Jaumabe, Palmillas, Infantes and Tula. Documents for virrey and for Obispo Sacedon, signed by Escribano Carrion. explaining the royal cedulas related to the construction of the new Obispado and the distances between the obispados of Michoacan, Guadalaxara and Mexico. The difficulties they have in making visits to those villages. (D. Bautista, April 1990)