States Tepehuan revolt places Sinaloa great danger. Requests 50 men, arms from Acapulco. Describes how necessary it is to pay, feed, treat well Indian allies. Mentions plans to send 4 missionaries to Yaquis, Nebomes (concentrates primarily in Sinaloa business, preparations for unrest caused by Tepehuan revolt.) (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Sinaloa in state unrest, fear due to Tepehuan revolt. Requests additional 50 soldiers to protect province, more than 100,000 Christian souls there. Wants no mulatos, mestizos, known troublemakers, however. Mentions personal debts, poverty, describes personal funds spent on Rio Mayo missions. Discusses military, financial business province. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Concentrates on Sinaloa military campaigns. Mentions Yaqui unrest, Jesuit concern for frs. Perez, Basilio. Notes participation Nebomes from Bamoa in campaign against rebel Tepehuanes. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Provincial informs viceroy fr. Perez has arrived in Mexico to protest governor Nueva Vizcaya Urdinola's removal Hurdaide from office justicia, appointment new Alcalde mayor. States security Sinaloa dependent upon fear, respect Indians for Hurdaide, undermined by governor's actions. Staunch Jesuit support for Hurdaide. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Discusses various Sinaloa Indian campaigns. Mentions uprising led by Simon Muni Cacique Sinaloas, who tried to ally himself with Yaquis. Muni captured, sentenced to death. Yaquis pardoned after Hurdaide punished rebels, rewarded faithful ones. Yaquis population described as 3 times larger than Mayo. Notes Yaqui desire for churches, priests. States Yaqui caciques say tribe won't be content, peaceful until missionization occurs. Mentions Nebome desire for missionization as well. Describes Nebomes as less restless and warlike than the Yaquis, industrious agriculturalists who speak tepehuan language. Notes migration 300 Nebomes a few years earlier, 160 more February, 1616, to Bamoa, Nebome settlement outside San Felipe created when group Nebomes accompanied Cabeza de Vaca to Sinaloa 1530s. States not enough land along Rio Petatlan to accomodate all who desired to come, therefore necessary to send missionaries to Nebome villages. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Mentions fr. Mendez' successful conversion Mayos. says he was unable to accompany Mendez because of great hunger in Sinaloa, forcing Indians to leave villages, forage for herbs and roots. additional information concerning Sinaloa. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Concentrates mostly on Sinaloa affairs. Mentions successful entrada fr. Mendez among Mayos, however. Discusses tehueca revolt. Argues against division province into two parts. States because of constant campaigns, finds himself without hacienda, burdened by many debts. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

A report and summary of the military's inital efforts in conjunction with Jesuits padres, to pacify the Tepehuan and Tepaque tribes. Describes certain difficulties in coordination and strategy. (D. Deeds) (1976)

A report by an early Jesuit missionary in the Parras area (1607) which focuses on the best way the missionary effort might be expanded. Recommends that important factors to be taken into consideration are language, land potential for agriculture, size of villages, proximity to Spanish settlements ect. His partner comments in a second letter of same date. (D. Deeds) (1977)

Letter from mission of San Ignacio (Parras area) outlining religious, economic and social reasons why this effort should be combined with that of the Mapimi mission which had been more successful. (D. Deeds) (1977)