Correspondence between virrey and gobernador of Nuevo Santander regarding various procedural matters, including selection of new governor.

Serial Number
041-03016
Title
Correspondence between virrey and gobernador of Nuevo Santander regarding various procedural matters, including selection of new governor.
Author(s)
Gonzalez de Santianez, Vicente (Gobernador)
Chapa, Joseph Horenzio de
Date
01-15-1777
Date
11-14-1777
Documentation
San Carlos, Mexico. January 15-November 14, 1777. 64p. Letters. Originals, signed.
Summary
Correspondence between virrey and gobernador of Nuevo Santander regarding various military procedural matters; many letters acknowledging receipt of and sending of other letters, not all present; one Series of letters (not in chronological order) regards Indian who steals horses and is eventually killed by Indians of another tribe for disturbing peace; several refer to Indian raids; some letters negotiating salary of Echeagaray the new gobernador; woman referred to as wife of soldier, pasajera, Indian girl; some letters about wrongful treatment of Indians under command of tenientes who are not trustworthy, reprimands, and requests for changed behavior; rancher's account of encounter with Indians he believes killed someone; daily life described in scenario preceding Vaqueros' encounter with Indians, ending up with death of Indians; brief mention of subsistence restrictions placed on Indians (f.280); F. 279 interesting letter; drought referred to in terms of delayed travel plans; all documents in Series interrelated and mixed up. (D. J. McClelland, November 1988)
Persons
Gonzalez de Santianez, Vicente (Gobernador)
Puga (Indio)
Galvez, Joseph de
Echeagaray, Francisco de (Teniente Coronel)(Capitan)
Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)
Puga, Antonio Fabian de (Sargento) (Alferez)
Garcia, Fernando (Teniente)
Gomez, Christoval (Soldado)
Saez, Christoval (Soldado)
Ramos, Santiago (Soldado)
Roza, Juan de la
Guerra, Francisco
Lerma, Luis de
Gonzalez, Bernave
Chapa, Joseph Horenzio de
Places
San Carlos
Laredo
San Fernando (Mision)
Reinosa (Mision)
Camargo (Mision)
Madre (Sierra)
Hoyos (Villa)
Taumabe (Mision)
Orcasitas (Ciudad)
Potreros de Tanguaya (Paraje)
Santander
Mier
Sonora
Potosi (Caxas de)
Tampico
Blanco (Rio)
Rosario (Boquilla)
Tamaolipa Viexa (Sierra)
Escandon
Sierrita (Rancho)
Noezes (Rio)
Chipinque (Costa)
Espiritu Santo (Bahia)
Ballecillo, San Carlos del (Real)
Palo Blanco (Rancho)
Aguayo
Ethnic Groups
Apaches
Sibuyones
Pisones
Martinez
Military Groups
Nuevo Santander, Compania Volante de
Puebla, Milicias de Ynfanteria de
Tlaxcalam y Puebla, Regimento de Ynfanteria Provincial de
Mexico, Regimento Fixo de Dragones de
Horcasitas, Esquadra de
Laredo, destacamento de la Villa de
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 116 ff. 258-290
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 116 ff. 258-290
Notes
Out of order, folios not numbered
Rights
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