Letters from Aguero to Croix concerning administration; a letter about some autos that will clear a missunderstanding related to the administration of a Hospital. A petition to protect two persons that have to pass thru Durango. A letter to Aguero asking for help on a military injustice, (people have been sent to Obraje). A letter from an obrero in the Obraje relating terrible conditions that they are suffering, Aguero answers he can't take part in military affairs being a civil servant and remits the letters to Croix. Letters to and from Aguero in which he and some other citizens complain about the injustice done by Lope de Cuellar, a capitan in charge of everything. Aguero has been stripped from any authority by the viceroy himself. These letters, Aguero complains, are not delivered either. Finally he is going back to Castilla but he can't get Croix to sign his papers in time to catch the ship from Veracruz, because of some discrepancies in his title and salary, he refuses to pay for his residencia while Croix keeps finding new acusations; such as depriving him of authority over administrators of the Hospital in Durango. Aguero is reduced to poverty, living with his family in a hacienda owned by some friends. Aguero defends himself with letters, which Croix refuses to answer. He is granted permission to leave for Spain only after he pays for his residencia. (T. Kahana. October 1988)

Letters to and from Aguero concerning administrative issues in mail between Zacatecas and Durango, disposition of the deceased's wealth.

Letters from Aguero to Croix, include: one concerning tax payments, one describing the fall of Bacum, and a third one complaining about Jesuit incompetence. Letter from Espesso to Aguero proposing a change of name from Tubac to Nuestra Senora de la Limpia Concepcion de Tubarec, after it's destruction. A letter from Capitan Zuniga to Aguero, concerning allocation of people for service at governor's house. (T. Kahana, September 1987)

Corbalan requests informes from Alamos de Azoque and Culiacan, Copala, Maloya and Rosario according to orders. Concerns security and establishment of Caja Marca in Ures and Rosario. New governor of Sonora expected to follow orders and proceed harmoniously. Concerns vandos received relating to remission of Caudales and profits to Spain, to be published in Sonora. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

(D. Marksz, September 1987)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Ff. 242 to 256 consist of a response to a Superior Orden of the viceroy requesting fiscal and administrative information on the military expedition of Galvez in 1767-1768. This is addressed to tribunal y real Audiencia de Cuentas de Mexico and provides formal and detailed accounting including salaries, duties and personnel, followed by brief discussion of reforms. F. 260 is representaciones to viceroy for June-July 1774. Ff. 267 is financial report providing offices, positions, salaries for presidio of Terrenate. Ff. 268-270 deal with salary of Lumbreras of dragones de Espana. Ff. 271-279 continue with changes in duties of intendente and reforms of military expedition. Letters deal with the resignation of Tunon and postal system. (J. M. Johnson, March 1988)

Contador of San Blas Monterde requests advance on salary to cover transport of family to Mexico so children can attend colegio. Money to be repaid by withholding half salary in future. Includes documents from 1783 when advance was given to pay for transport of family to San Blas. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Valcarcel notifies Bucareli that he has forwarded copies of new regulation; notes command to distribute same and importance of new regulation for governing presidial troops. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Mention of several confrontations between soldiers and Indians. Cruillas inquires about ways of pacifying region. Apache raid in Tubac, and discussion of establishing presidio in Cumuripa. Apaches steal horses in Altar and Tubac. Apaches raid fronteras stealing horses and cattle; soldiers chase them recovering some horses and injuring some Indians. Report Seris collecting Pitayas away from Cerro Prieto, and that this would be good opportunity to attack them. Tubac soldiers defeat Apaches who stole cattle from Bac; and 300 Indians from Caborca, Tubutama, and Pitic in pursuit of Apaches. (J. Tapia, may, 1988)