Documents relating to archives of area of Provincias Internas requested by Caballero de Croix new appointee of king to be comandante general. These documents include every aspect of life in such provinces going back many years. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Drafts of correspondence in Provincias Internas requested by viceroy for issuance to Teodoro Croix new comandante general de Provincias Internas before he takes charge of his new duties. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Index only mentions issues addressed between viceroy and general commander of Provincias Internas, but the documents are not found here. Nevertheless, there are some characteristics in combat; commercial goods (coas, cuchillos, Mantas, etc); area of good duraznos farming; reference to some Indian population who are meek and have beards. These Indians were discovered in previous campaigns. Indexes give a narration of the general situation of Provincias Internas. Reference to the killing of fray Crisostomo Gil in 1773, committed by the Indians. (j.m. Marroquin, October 1988)

(A. Tukey, August 1988)

Describes geographical range Pimeria Alta missions. Speaks of continuing Apache menace. Notes depopulation of area due to diseases, Apache attacks. Discusses temporal affairs of missions, including livestock raising, planting communal fields maize, wheat, and vegetables, which feeds widows, sick, military escorts, mission Indians during lean months of April, May, and June, thereby inducing Indians to remain in pueblos instead of wild-food gathering. Notes sale of surplus to mines/presidios to purchase church supplies, barter goods. Notes decline of mission agriculture last 8 years due to lack of seeds, decline of Cieneguilla mines, and increased number of farmers. States mission business is conducted by Indian governors under missionaries' guidance. Describes architecture of Indian houses; agriculture, including cultivation of pomegranates, quinces, cotton, and sugar cane as well as shrubs of gomilla, jojoba, both of which used medicinally. Describes herbs used, including indigo (anil), gediondilla, zimarron, contra yerba. Claims 2 harvests pithaya per year in west. Notes presence gypsum, lime, piedra bezal found in deer, especially those killed near coast. Says province is covered with grama grass, thereby providing forage for much livestock. Describes climate, mineral wealth, including real of Cieneguilla, only settlement of Spaniards in Pimeria Alta. Describes settlements. Tiburones described as Seri groups. Describes excellent salt fields along coast. Describes port of Tepoca/pearl beds nearby. Notes presence of subterranean water. Says Papagos come to missions to sell young boys captured in slave raids carried out by interior nations; these slaves called Vijoras (Nixoras). No active commerce carried on by Indians. Describes uses of cotton. Says Pimas are good farmers, growing wheat, maize, squash, cotton. During harvests, many traders arrive to barter cloth, etc. for produce. Says Pimas stay in pueblos, not like Yaquis and many Opatas who wander (probably to work in mines). Discusses reasons why missions should not be secularized. Estimates Gila Pima population at 2,000. Compares Pimas favorably to Opatas, who no longer respect missionaries. Describes temporary nature of Spanish settlement of Sonora, Pimeria Alta. Says 8 leagues from Aconchi, the San Juan mine, full of water, is abandoned now. Discusses precautions necessary for populating Sonora. Encourages development of Tepoca, Guaymas to give Sonora easy access to sea, Tiburon Island as way station for transportation of livestock. Discusses need to develop educational facilities, including primary schools at Indian settlements. Notes belief among Opatas at Aconchi in Montezuma, who they claimed was their king and had risen and appeared in mountains. Describes his school, which taught girls as well as boys to read, write. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Index of documents pertaining to administration of presidios pacification of Indians, pearl diving and autos and testimonios of the soldiers of the presidios. Thirty seven entries. (J. Erbe) (1978)

King wants information concerning payment of monies by hacienda real towards the establishment of missions in California. King is primarily concerned about money paid to soldiers and sailors who aided in the temporal of Pesqueria de Perlas. (D. Miller) (1978)

Reports on physical conditions of various Indian groups- agricultural conditions, spiritual state, population. Also contains geographic information on west coast of Mexico and California coast. Mentions pearl fishing. (D. Miller) (1978)

Recommends that de Anza be allowed to carry out proposed expedition to Colorado River, Sierra Azul, gather information geography area, Coninas, Mescalero, Moqui, Tigua, Tanos Indians. Mentions voyage to Vermillion sea (Gulf of California) by English catholic William Stratford in search of pearls, Drake's discovery new Albion. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Report on missions in California. Remarks focus on mission finances, which are based upon revenues from land. He wants the land and cattle considered Obras plas and, therefore, freely accessible. Also, he wants the S.J. to keep control of discovered pearl beds and mines. (J. Grusin) (1976)