A complicated case involving the disposition of a silver mine in San Juan de Indehe. The case concerns debt settlement, the use of sponsers or bond-holders, and relations between the church (in this case the holy tribunal of the inquisition) and the civil authorities. Also a rather complete description of the equipment necessary to operate a silver mine can be obtained. (C. Needham) (1975)

This Series of documents originates in January 1682. A review of the Indian wars of 1653 under then governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo, and of the situation concerning the dispute over the assignment of br. Juan del Candano to run the doctrinas is being investigated by lt. Gov. Juan Hurtado de Castilla. In the first segment of 1653 documents br. Juan del Candano presents his case. He claims his appointment as rector of Parral; San Diego and all doctrinas is valid, backed by a royal cedula and the bishop of Nueva Vizcaya. Another document shows payment of 4,000 pesos to governor Guajardo Fajardo for administrative purposes in conjunction with Candano's work. Candano claims however, that Jesuit padre Gabriel Villar, and Jesuit padre Joseph Pasqual would not relinquish the doctrinas of Huejotitlan and San Philipe and instead encouraged the Indian chief Don Geronimo to oppose the new padres and Spanish authority. This is in Tarahumara areas. Next is a jump back to 1682 and padre Bernardo Pardo provincial of the Jesuits tells Juan Hurtado that the situation was different and the following documents will attest to it. There follows a long Series of military accounts, narrations autos and autos from the gov. Guajardo Fajardo over the period April 8, 1653 thru October 7, 1653 - all dealing with the Indian wars. In these we See that the governor was paying the Salinero Indians of Tizonazo to go out and defeat the Tarahumares, the Cabezas, the Tepehuanes and other Indian groups. The leader of the Salineros ^Amigos^ was Don Geronimo Moranta. The Indians speak of drought, of the Mesquite not producing food and are constantly requesting flour and corn. The peso payments to the Indians totaled 219 pesos in one month and 328 pesos in another case. Persons- Juan Hurtado de Castilla, lt. Governor of Nueva Vizcaya (1682); padre Francisco de Valdez (SJ), archivest? (1682); br. Juan del Candano, rector of Parral and San Diego and doctrinas (1653); padre Gabriel Villar (SJ); padre Joseph Pasqual (SJ); governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo; padre Bernardo Pardo, provincial of the society of Jesus of Nueva Espana; general Juan de Barrazas; capt. Gonzalo Messia de Mosana, Alcalde of San Bartolome; capt. Geronimo de Leyva; alfarez Don Luis de Valdez; capt. Esteban de Evasio; Geronimo Moranta, Salinero Indian capitan; Francisco Mama, Salinero capitan; Santiago, Toboso Indian capitan. (R. Davis) (1975)

In this Series the bishop requests ^permission^ of governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo to implement a royal cedula allowing the bishop to send his own man to help run the Jesuit Tarahumara mission at Huejotitlan. The bishop then sends out Juan del Candano. This upsets padre Gabriel very much. He points out that Alonso is adequately running the mission and that the bishop has no business interfering with mission activity. The bishop bases his argument on a cedula from the vr count de Alba - put it is possible that the Duke of albuerque is now vr and so this is why the strong retort by padre Villar. Persons- padre Gabriel de Villar, Jesuit Superior of Tarahumara missions; bishop Diego de Heria Valdez, bishop of Nueva Viscaya; padre Juan del Candano, at Huejotitlan; padre Alonso de Rivera, Huejotitlan. (R. Davis) (1975)

Phelipe de la Cueva brings orders from the Audiencia of Guadalajara, the ecclesiastical court and the governor, ordering the justicia mayor and the generals of San Joseph del Parral to stop harassing church haciendas and dropping charges against a church property slave Juan de Echevarria. (R. Davis) (1977)

Gov. Faxardo presents testimony that the bishop has been meeting with known enemies of the royal law. (R. Davis) (1977)

The title of this collection is very misleading. The documents actually concern a case involving a mulato slave who is Charged with intimidating his master with two swords. The slave argues through his defender that his purpose in holding the weapons was completely innocent; nevertheless, he is convicted to suffer public humiliation and two hundred lashes administered by an Indian named Mateo. One can speculate whether he would have survived the ordeal; but actually he was rescued by a priest during the course of the punishment and given refuge in the church. (C. Needham) (1975)

Contains brief references to the repartimiento system as it affected church and cathedral buildings and cemeteries. Some small insight into the relations between civil and ecclesiastical matters might also be gained. (C. Needham) (1975)

Discussion of several political conflicts among officials in the north, in part because of shifting loyalties to Galvez. Comments on how the Jesuit effort is going cada Dia va atrasandose Mas. includes the memorial for needs of mission Saguaripa. (D. Deeds) (1977)

(T. Sheridan) (1978)

Written by an old missionary of the north, evidently while in a philosophical, garrulous mood. This long letter gives insights into missionary life and politics, missions civil relations and most important attempts to give reasons for Indians who were enemies of Spanish. A paragraph paraphrases these Indian attitudes toward captives, Spanish settlers and soldiers. Etc. (D. Deeds) (1977)