Serial Number
041-00164
Title
Correspondence from the comisario del departamento de San Blas, Hijosa, to viceroy Bucareli for July 1777.
Author(s)
Hijosa, Francisco (Comisario)
Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)
Ruiz, Joseph Faustino
and others
Date
03-16-1775
Date
08-20-1777
Documentation
San Blas, Mexico. July 2, 1777 to August 20, 1777. 66p. Instancias. Representaciones. Letters. Originals, signed, unsigned.
Summary
Series of documents of administrative and fiscal matters for San Blas. Many deal with cargos and itineraries of paquebots San Carlos and el Principe (San Antonio) and fragata Santiago; others with personnel matters, ship construction and repair. On excess food supplies from Naval department to be given to presidios and missions in California and administered by Serra. F. 344 on three month leave for Choquet for accident suffered to rejoin wife in Spain after 14 yr. Separation; discussion of Hijosa's successor Ruiz and military escort to Mexico. Ff. Wife, approved by viceroy. Details given on amounts and construction of new launch for Paquebot and new buque de Paquebot, many details given on problems and techniques, delay to appoint Ayllon as contador; both assume new duties upon Hijosa's incapacitation. (J. M. Johnson, October 1988)
Persons
Hijosa, Francisco (Comisario)
Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)
Mourelle, Francisco Antonio (Primer Piloto)
Arteaga, Ignacio (Teniente de Navio)
Serra, Junipero (Fray)
Choquet, Diego (Teniente de Navio)
Ruiz y Lebristis, Joseph Faustino
Ocellas ? (Fiscal)
Hijosa, Maria Antonia Colomba Badano (Esposa de F. Hijosa)
Lopez de Toledo, Antonio Jossef (Contador)
Hezeta, Bruno de (Capitan de Fragata)
Goya, Manuel Ramon de (Factor)
Neveseo (?)
Cha y Matanchel (?)
Ayllon, Juan Francisco de
Places
San Francisco (Mision)(Presidio)
San Diego (Mision)(Presidio)
Monterrey (Mision)(Presidio)
San Blas
Tepic (Pueblo)
Sonora
Bodega (Puerto)
Guadalaxara
Ferrol
Military Groups
Real Armada
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 010 ff. 336-368
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 010 ff. 336-368
Language
Spanish
Notes
Accurate marginal and Volume index notes. Documents chronological except for Bucareli's later responses. Margins sometimes cut off. Documents interrupted by others. Some blank or repeated frames.
Reference Number
1000013
Rights
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Keywords
Presidios, Women, Marital Relations, Fiscal Affairs, Transportation (Maritime), Food Supplies, Mission Supplies, Biography, Ships (Construction), Naval Personnel, Naval Finances, Naval Salaries, Civil Offices (Comisario), Disease (Fever), Nautical Logs And Diaries, Military Escort, Bibliography (Correspondence), Naval Offices (Comisario), Naval Administration, Naval Appointments, Civil-Naval Relations, Naval Supplies, Tools (Naval)
General Subjects