Auto by Alcalde mayor Ramon Garcia Jurado of Bernalillo sentencing Juan Galvan for concubinage to three months destierro in Santa Fe. Documents show that Juan violated destierro and returned to Zia. Ajoining testimonies verify this as well as describe scandalous behavior and disturbance surrounding arrest of Juan Galvan's Mother, la India Juana, for disrespect to Alcalde mayor of village. (Raul Saba) (1980)

Incomplete transcript as final decision not included. Juan de Leon Bisto brings charges of assault and rape against Antonio de Beitia, a soldier, who in turn suggests promiscuity of Margarita Bisto. (R. Davis) (1980)

Juana Montano accuses Nicolas de Chaves of promising to marry her, then taking her virginity and siring her two children, and now refusing to marry her. Chaves is taken prisoner. He admits that he did promise marriage to Montano, but says that he later had reason to suspect her fidelity, and was not certain that the second child was his. Later, Chaves agrees to marry Montano, and the governor releases him from prison. (Lloyd Kendall) (1980)

Dirucaca, an Indian of Pecuries, is accused of multiple her daughters; of practicing witchcraft, reputedly involving the deaths of a number of persons, including some women who rejected his illicit advances; of inciting the natives of his town to ignore and defy the teachings of the Christian priests. There is some convincing evidence against him, and he is imprisoned. But, then, it is discovered that he knows the location of a silver mine. In exchange for showing the Spanish authorities the site of the mine, the charges against dirucaca are dropped and he is released; with the stipulations that he can no longer reside in Pecuries, and that he pay the procedural costs of the suit against him; (twenty one pesos). (Lloyd Kendall) (1980)

Petrona de Carabajal accuses Agustin Palma, with whom she has been having an illicit relationship, of raping her Ten year old daughter, Antonia de Valencia. Palma admits to his relationship with the Mother, but denies having committed any improprieties against the daughter. The suit is in the hands of the governor. However, the set of folios is incomplete. (Lloyd Kendall) (1980)

Carlos Rodriques was ordered exiled from Santa Fe to San Bernadillo for crime of adultery. Addenda note that he violated his exile and subsequently rec'd 3 years with the public works in addition to having his feet shackled. Old record notes that in 1695 he rec'd 200 lashes for being a thief. (R. Saba) (1980)

(R. Davis) (1980)

Ramon Duran and his wife were looking for their Burro one evening when they came across Clemente Veedor apparently committing bestiality with a Burra. Duran and his wife called in some neighbors who witnessed Veedor buttoning up his pants. Although four witnesses corroborate durans evidence, Veedor denies all charges and the Alcalde is unable to pass a sentence. He passes the case on to Francisca Jose de Urrutia, who responds the case against Veedor isn't strong because the principle witness is an indio. At the end of the document Veedor, after 18 months in prison, is looking for a new lawyer. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Criminal contra Xavier Mendes, described as mulato o yndio, for attempting to hide Young Indian girl in his house. Young yndisuela had been removed from his house earlier and placed in custody of Juan de Basoco because Mendes had committed estrupo (statutory rape) with her. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Jose Simon Primero (indian, Vecino del real de minas Nuevas) file charges of bestiality against Bartolome Saenz de Burgos. Bartolome maintains he was only removing the donkey's saddle blanket. The charges against him are dropped. Much detail. (P. Hayes) (1977)