Informe from fray Garcia for virrey concerning the details of the foundation of villages in Nuevo Santander by Escandon.

Serial Number
041-05515
Title
Informe from fray Garcia for virrey concerning the details of the foundation of villages in Nuevo Santander by Escandon.
Author(s)
Garcia, Joseph Joachin
Villalba y Angulo, Juan de
Galvez, Joseph de
and others
Date
01-15-1766
Date
09-29-1761
Documentation
San Fernando. January 15, 1766-September 29, 1766. 54p. Informes, letters. Signed.
Summary
Document of 23 ff. from fray Garcia to Galvez accusing Escandon of gross abuses in Nuevo Santander; he is accused of fraud, lying, ruining Indian property, allowing Indian nonacceptance of religion and ineffectively fighting rebelliousness, having not created a mission, allowing his capitans to murder Indians, allowing Hacendados to not pay diezimos, nepotism, abuse of Indian labor. He is seen as responsible for the death of fray Silva, the demolition of village, convent and church of San Antonio de Llanos, the injust treatment of Indians, the murder of innocent people and the lack of justice for the guilty in these crimes; excellent description of thoughts of gentil Indian to fray Garcia about the contradictions in religion and what they See as reality. (D. Bautista, June 1990)
Persons
Cruillas, Marques de (Virrey)
Resendi, Maria Barbara
Villalba y Angulo, Juan de
Escandon, Joseph (Coronel)
Galvez, Joseph de
Garcia, Joseph Joachin (Padre)
Escandon, Francisco (Padre)
Tellez Giron, Phelipe (Alcalde)
Zamora, Francisco de
Castillo de Aysa, Marques del
Toro (Indio)
Antonio, Juan (Indio)
Silva, Francisco Xavier (Padre)
Villanueva, Marcos (Indio)
Gonzalez, Pedro (Capitan)
Santiago (Indio)
Places
Gorda (Sierra)
Nuevo Santander
Guadalupe (Colegio)
Zacatecas
Queretaro
Llera, Santa Maria de
Rusias (Llano)
Jaumabe
Tanguanchin, Santa Barbara de
Conoas, Nuestra Senora de la Soledad de las
Tanguanchin, San Joseph de
Valles (Villa)
Poblazon (Mision)
Huasteca
Labradores (Villa)
Llanos, San Antonio de los
Mateguala
Blanco (Rio)
Santa Engracia
San Marcos
Guemes
Madre (Sierra)
Tetillas (Paraje)
Pilon (Rio)
Padilla, San Antonio de
Palmitos (Paraje)
Tamaulipa
Sauz (Arroyo)
Conchas (Rio)
Flores (Llano)
Norte (Rio)
San Juan (Rio)
Reynosa
Nueces (Rio)
Santa Dorothea (Paraje)
Coahuila
Leon
Camargo
San Miguel Archangel (Bahia)
San Juan Baptista (Mision)
San Bernardo (Mision)
Hoyos, Santo Domingo de
Igollo (Mision)
Mazipil
Aire (Cerro)
Ethnic Groups
Chichimecos
Pizones
Xananbres
Pamoz
Boca Prietas
Pintos
Olives
Pamoranes
Quedexenos
Quiniquanos
Come Crudos
Palaguegues
Cadimas
Paniaquiapemes
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 248 ff. 041-068
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 248 ff. 041-068
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folios numbered. This series of documents begins with the phrase found in the title above.
Reference Number
24800003
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