Documents relating to events in transporting families from canary islands to settle in Texas, lists of materials in clothing and all kinds of tools needed. Lists of supplies of foods, salary to be paid to guide, increase of daily maintenance for every person, census of families with physical description of every individual in expedition, proposals by church to marry every girl from 12 to 18 years of age and every Boy from 24 to 12 years of age. Appointment of priest to cure families, itinerary of trip. Also, lists of expenses incurred in transportation from Veracruz to San Antonio. Maps with planned areas in which such families could settle near San Antonio without conflicting with other settlers in area drawn by marquez de Aguayo in ff. 187. A plan to scale and drawing of proposed Villa to be established in ff. 201 and orderly issuing of lands to be given to families for planting. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Concerns difficulties in finishing town walls: laborers need this period of year to sow crops; rains are washing walls away. (A. Tukey, April 1988)

Concerns increasing sales tax by 2 and maintaining privilege of exemption of reventa. Virrey grants pardon for several imprisoned smugglers. Serna and Echeagaray reprimanded and released from prison by Castro. says needs housing for soldiers since shacks are subject to fire. Also, primera compania needs additional storage. Includes letter from guerra relating troop movement. says Camoteros are friendly but can't be convinced to aggregate to nearby mission. Suggests construction of new mission. Lack of soldiers prevents campaigns against Apaches. Suggests building bastion at presidio for more protection. Castro mentions formal recognition of Texas' Mineral wealth. Concerns annual report of recent measures taken to increase population, agriculture and roads. Concerns proper treatment and relations with Lipanes. Castro delegates request by virrey for audit of guerra and Serna's expenses to San Maxent. Includes San Maxent's evaluation and documentation of expenses. Acknowledges orders for building school in Granada, relieving governors of responsibility of paying Media anata and prohibiting minting of coins. (M. Dannemiller, October 1988)

Concerns rebel Tarahumara depredations; their secret alliance with barbarians; raising of auxiliaries; arrival of a detachment of dragoons in Chihuahua city; current poor conditions of jail in Durango; and construction of a jail in Chihuahua city (J. Williams, March 1987)

Scarcity of grain for distribution. Contributions by inhabitants to buy grain for food and seeds. Construction of dam utilizing prisoners as labor force. Irrigation of lands. (A. Dell'acqua, 4/21/87)

Letters relating deterioration of jailhouse in Monterrey, need for reconstruction and raising funds thru special tax or contribution from haciendas and towns in area. Relations about plans to move city due to population explosion, construction of new buildings. Orders to governor not to act without consulting fiscal and viceroy. List of contributors. (A. Dell'acqua, 4/21/87)

Concerns funding of government buildings at Monclova and various circumstances that call for additional government spending. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Ugarte describes progress on public buildings in Monclova and provides information about Indian depredations on estate of marques de San Miguel de Aguayo. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Certification of proposed cost of rebuilding house of governor, at provincial capital of Monclova with many details on architecture. (J. Williams, December 1983).

Ugarte seeks funds to rebuild ruinous house of governor in Monclova; includes notes on poverty of provincial capital; and of soldiers stationed there who were required to pay for their own living and military expenses with meager salaries. (J. Williams, December 1986)