Several vecinos from el Saltillo demand to be indemnified for their mules, which were confiscated by the marques de San Miguel de Aguayo in 1720 for transporting supplies to the presidio of Tejas. Aguayo argues that such confiscation was well within his faculties as gobernador of Tejas and was justified regarding the importance of the enterprise for the state (i.e., to prevent the expansion of the French colonies at the expense of the northern territories). In any event, the freight had already been paid, and in the contract was established that the owners were responsible for any casualty that might happen to the animals. The testimonies of several officers that participated in the trip confirm this position. (A. Nielsen, November 1989)