Acting as judge, Arguello asks permission of virrey to visit San Buenaventura to put in prison and question Castaneda, who is accused of assaulting and drawing arms against mission's Head of escort, Olivera. Description of incident and Arguello's interrogations of various soldiers that were present; includes their accounts of incident. Discussion of Arguello's punishment--a transfer and termination of salary. Includes personal description of Castaneda. (J. Hiller, nov, 1988)

A Series of letters and indexes of letters that discuss in and ecclesiastical guide, agreed upon action against Yruegas as it relates to his desertion, information documenting the hostilities perpetrated by Indian Pedro Jose and his account of the events, not relieving Yruegas of his duties until it is found who influenced him to desert, dispatching of Bochat D'onis from his company, receipt of official letter dealing with municipal assembly, complaint filed by Grevino against loresno Ternisa for assault while he in a state of drunken stupor and a request that a punishment ensue, the request that gobernadores and intendentes account for the prisoners that have been taken by the Police and the punishments exacted as per royal announcement, the formalities to be completed once Frevino arrives in the capital to fill the post of Alferez, the complices Pantoya and sad and asks the status of the committee related to these, documents related to the mission of Gualehuises. (O. Velez, January 1989)

Letters concerning: brief reports of significant monthly military occurrences, mining discoveries; organization of presidios to counter Indian attacks, punish offenders; 'librettas' of officials, 'revista de inspeccion' for 1769, 1770; 'renuncia' of alferez, suffering from poor health; discussion of use of word 'previniendole' with 'subditos,' assault case in which soldier held 'bajo' word, governor explains rationale for action to virrey, begs indulgence for applying word in this manner; subsequent letter that further action delayed because squadron called upon to suppress Indian attacks; transportation of individuals via 'pobladores mercenados'; new mines and veins discovered at Vallecillo, abundance of metals still in old mines. (L. Kerr, November 1988)

Documents referring to contraband, murder, sexual crimes, desertions of military personnel, illicit drinks, civil and military appointments within Provincias Internas. By order of king a judge named to deal with illicit drinks. List of Seri families requesting peace. Unification of Seri rebel capitan with Apaches to wage war against Seris who surrendered and thru conquest of other smaller Indian groups to attack Spaniards. Invention of armor by teniente Bertucat and request to king to have licence to construct such armor. Autos against Capitancillo norteno Ramirez. Rebel Taraname Jose Luis sent to Havana's prison to avoid more rebellions in Texas. Civil suit by inhabitants of Villa Nombre de Dios to keep such village under jurisdiction of viceroy instead of Provincias Internas. Inspection and advise on compania de Milicianos from Texas by Anza. Wedding of capitan Fages. (A. Dell'acqua, April 1988)

Documents of correspondence between Croix, viceroy, and other officials regarding different issues of life within Provincias Internas of which the important documents refer to requests of provincial of Durango for payment of salaries to priests in presidios of Provincias Internas. Request for fine gunpowder for presidios in Sonora. Request by Bohorquez to clarification of his loss of employment after 32 years of service without cause. Arrival of guns to Veracruz and transportation of supplies to presidios in Californias. criminal causes against Dominguez for murder, autos against marquez, Aquino and maria Rita de fuente accused of highway robberies and being infieles and homicidas, two Indian women for murder and also, accussations of contraband in Nachitoches by a settler of area. Military process against three soldiers from Loreto for having raped two Young girls. Request of Montepio military for widows by Croix. Military promotions, transfers and deaths; taxes taken from military personnel for prevendas and mitras of the church in indias. Exclusions of persons who have debts to real hacienda in elections of Indians and disappearance of Father Cenizo on his way to serve in Altar presidio. (A. del' acqua, April 1988)

Court Martial of Victor Segovia, soldier of segunda compania volante del Nuevo Santander accused of injuring Cavo of same company with a sword. Cosio, presiding judge finds Segovia guilty as Charged, requests death penalty. Virrey approves sentence. Includes filiacion of accused, plus testimony of witnesses. (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Viceroy Croix orders civilian authorities of area to end disputes over water rights. Documents and dispositions go back and forth as ranches belong to two different municipalities. Owner of ranch claims cattle drink water from his ojo de agua which is reserved for his sheep; believed that if cattle drinks from same water sheep will die. (A. Dell'acqua, December 1987)

Documents about correspondence to viceroy in regard to attacks on Cerro Prieto by Elizondo. Judicial process against soldier who stabbed sargento and other soldier who was on guard being after discovered drinking on duty; soldier was sentenced and executed by firing squad. News of first rains to area. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Echeagaray is accused of using arms against his capitan, Diaz de Bustamente. A lengthy account of interrogations follows, including name, age and position of witnesses. A printed form details Echeagaray's service record. Echagaray is ultimately pardoned by virrey November, 1796. (D. Marksz, January 1987)

Letters from Castro to virrey concerning which town to execute Segovia in for assaulting Llanos in 1792. Correspondence continued until 1802 when Segovia was officially granted a royal pardon. (G. Lavalley, June 1987)