Notifies Basilio plot against his life organized by Yaqui tupiles Buisva, Babumeatesoy, implicating various Suaquis, Mayos, Nures, Teguecos as well. Describes Indian attempt to capture Carapoa fort by guile, under pretext selling petates. says area won't be secure until 100 Spaniards live there. Mentions use of macanas, wooden, flint-edged weapon aboriginal orgin. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Account exploration, conquest, missionization Sinaloa from Cabeza de Vaca to fr. Gonzalo Tapia. Includes accounts de Vaca, Coronado, Francisco de Ibarra expeditions. Etymology cahita word yorim from verb yore, meaning to heal-applied to Spaniards because of Cabeza de Vaca's reputation curer. Other meanings-valiant ones, fierce beasts, demons. Description province Sinaloa including land, Weather, rivers, surrounding geography. Enumeration Indian pueblos population for Rios Mocorito, Petatlan, Cinaloa, Mayo (10 pueblos, pop. 3850), Yaqui (8-5250), Nebome-Seri (8-2400), Aybino/ Vatuca (5-1200), Sonoras/Huris (pop. 800). Description flood plain inundation agriculture, summer planting season only, floodwater fertilization, crops (maiz, squash, beans of many varieties, tzoale, nicauatl, and others), wild food gathering, hunting. Account linguistic diversity. Notes Mayos, Yaquis spoke basically same language. Estimation population more than 100,000 before diseases. Brief account alcoholic beverages, religious beliefs (including woman named Huayerubi who taught Indians to plant), kinship systems, loose political/legal organization, marriage practices, Games, fiestas, house styles. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

An elaborate report and description of 16 missions in the Sierra Madre of Nueva Vizcaya which dealt with upper and Lower Tarahumares, Tepehuanes and Pima Alta Indians. Presenting a comprehensive picutre of physical reality and life in the missions. The report covers location, rivers, geography, agriculture, animals, illness, tools, mineralogy, economy, wealth of missions, condition of buildings. The mission as an institution administration and more. (D. Deeds) (1976)

Contains much linguistic information (regarding the use of Spanish, an example of how an Indian speaks Spanish, a list of Tegua-speaking pueblos, linguistic differences among pueblos in close proximity). Contains ethnographic data- architecture, celebrations, bathing and birthing practices (under the heading of decadence), warfare behaviors and technology, agricultural production and grain processing. Also examples of exchange Rate, goods for pesos. Names kinds of fish eaten. (R. Perez) (1977)

A letter to the viceroy giving an account of the state of the missions. The interesting aspect is a 1 1-2 pps mention (p. 5-6) of the way in which ^these new christians, following the example set by some of the crews of the vessels whose services I managed to secure,^ have learned to cultivate the ground. He then proceeds to itemize the crop and estimate the potential harvest. (C. Briggs) (1975)

A Series of documents pertaining to missionizing efforts in New Mexico. Horcasitas informe contains population statistics, estimations of natural resources, geographic data. The relaciones of Yrigoyen, Delgado, Altamira, Pino and Romero all contain ethnographic information, some population statistics, and references to water resources, plant and animal resources. The relacion by Romero is the most comprehensive. (R. Perez) (1977)

Lengthy presentation mining law/technology/geological treasure or from mine. Because of distance, viceroy, fiscal decide to leave judgment up to Anza. Mentions that Yaqui (Hiaqui) Indian first discovered silver. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Orders 15 indios from each of the pueblos of Socorro, Senecu and la Isleta to work on repairs to the acequia Madre of Santa Fe. (R. Perez) (1977)

Details struggle against Tepeguanes and Taraumares Indians. Good descriptions of villages, fortifications, local geography and of course military operations. (J. Grusin) (1975)

Philip III orders Don Pedro de Acuna, governor and captain general of the Philippines, to assist Sebastian Viscaino who has been ordered to settle the harbor of Monterey. The importance of this document lies in its account by Philip III of the expedition on which Sebastian Viscaino, an experienced navigator, discovered Monterey and explored the coast in between on order of Don Luis de Velasco, Former viceroy of New Spain - description of native inhabitants of the coast and their mention of gold. (C. Briggs) (1975)