Correspondence with Cuellar mainly regarding military matters and war with Indians. Year 1767.

Serial Number
041-02468
Title
Correspondence with Cuellar mainly regarding military matters and war with Indians. Year 1767.
Author(s)
Cuellar, Lope de
Borbolla Joseph de
Virrey (?)
Barrandegui, Juan Joseph and others
Date
01-18-1767
Date
12-07-1767
Documentation
Durango, Chiguagua, Enzinillas. June 18, 1767-December 7, 1767. 72p. Letters.
Summary
Correspondence concerning: complaint about lack of generosity of Jesuits in providing horses and trip made by Cuellar to Durango and Chihuahua; also necessity to appoint priest to missions of Sinaloa, Durango and Sonora; detailed description of several attacks by Indians and urgent need to train men in order to create solid troop in Chihuahua, also detailed account of mismanagement of funds in Chihuahua and of profits made from smelting of silver. Correspondence with town council on commerce and mines of Chihuahua regarding need of aid in money, personnel, weapons, and provisions to pursue war against Indian enemies, detailed account of assumed costs of such war for a year. Discussion of transference of official and his detachment from Agua Nueva to Chihuahua. (M. Vasquez, May 1988)
Persons
Cuellar, Lope de
Croix, Marques de
Lbezerri (Teniente)
Tamaron, Pedro (Obispo)
Villaverde, Manuel (Capitan)
Borbolla, Joseph de
Ybarra, Juan Antonio
Munos (Capitan)
Barrandegui, Juan Joseph
Gonzales de Novoa, Domingo Antonio
Velarde, Fernando
Campo, Francisco Xavier del
Marinelarena
Eliozondo, Domingo
Gutierrez Castillo, Antonio (Corregidor)
Aguezo, Carlos
Places
Durango
Chiguagua, San Phelipe del Real de
Cienaga Grande (Hacienda)
San Juan del Rio
Dolores del Conde de San Mateo (Hacienda)
Parral, San Joseph de
Sonora
Sinaloa
Zero Gordo (Presidio)
Taraumara Alta (Provincia)
Rio Gila
Guajuqilla
Julimes (Presidio)
San Buenaventura
Janos
Agua Nueva (Paraje)
Enzinillas, Juan Baptista
Ethnic Groups
Apaches
Seris
Pimas
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 098 ff. 001-036
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 098 ff. 001-036
Language
Spanish
Notes
Ff. 16-17 repeated twice. Illegible signature on ff. 17. Appears in indice del ramo as exp. 1.
Reference Number
9800001
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