Juan Martin Linero claims that a Negro slave of Pedro Ortiz, and 2 other Indians (of Bustamante and Luza), convinced his Indian servant Juan Barnabe to run away with them to become workers at the mine of capt. Alonso Martin de la Mediana. Juan Martin Linero claims that Barnabe is working off a debt and has 2 years of servitude yet to go. Persons- Juan Martin Linero, Vezino del Parral; Juan Barnabe, an Indian; Pedro Ortiz de Oran, resident of Parral; Francisco de Bustamante of Parral; Pedro de Luza of Parral; captain Alonso Martin de la Mediana, Minero. (Roger Davis) (1975)

Antonio de Alunita y Paresco, Vezino of Parral presents case, to justicia Juan Fernandez de Carrion, that capt. Toribio Fernandez Arnero, vizero and Minero of Parral owes him 74 pesos in silver. After Toribio's request for more time the justicia finds in Antonio's favor and the debt is paid. (R. Davis) (1975)

Juan de la Cruz a mulato libre petitions the justicia from debtors prison that he be given mercy. He says he does not owe the debt and has a wife and children. Jose de las Marinas writes that Juan de la Cruz owed him 252 pesos of gold en comun and that his books attesting to this have been seen by the Alcalde mayor (?) Antonio de Quesada. An auto by gen. Juan Fernandez de Carrion follows, finding in favor of Marinas and ordering continued sentence of de la Cruz, (?). A final document signed by captain Pedro de Andrada simply re-states the judgment. (R. Davis) (1975)

In this document Diego is sueing Dona Ana for 140 pesos in payment for a house. Dona Ana in the name of capt. Bartolome rejects the claim (it seems from earlier docmt Film 318 1649c 1373b-1400a that Ana is the widow of Bartolome and faced with claims vs his estate now). The justicia finds in Diego's favor and orders the 140 pesos paid. Persons- Dona Ana de Biezma of Parral; capt. Bartolome de Urbanela of Parral; Diego de Urrea, merchant of Parral. (R. Davis) (1975)

Series of documents regarding debts of Juan Alvarez, inventory and sale of his estate. (R. Davis) (1975)

A rather unremarkable document which concerns petitions by creditors involved in an estate settlement. Amounts of money involved are relatively small. (C. Needham) (1975)

Beginning in August 11, 1648 Fernando requests of the justicia Juan Fernandez del Carrion, that he order Juan de Berdego to return a ^Casa^ and ^mesa de trucos^ to him, Juan presents his story in the next documents saying Fernando promised to pay so much for the Casa and billards table (or pool hall?) but never did so Juan is simply re-possessing his goods. The justicia finds in Juan's favor. Fernando is angry and writes to the king requesting an overturn of the justicia's decision but it comes to nothing. In the movement of events here Juan Dies, there is a copy of his testimonio and his widow Isabela actually sees the case to the end. Persons- licensio Fernando de Bastillo (Bustillo?) of Parral; Juan de Berdego (verdiguer?), Vezino of Parral; Isabela de Samona, Juan's wife. (R. Davis) (1975)

A long, wordy request for judicial assistance in the collecting of money owed to the petitioner. The document may contain some useful information regarding capital expenditures typical for the area and time. (C. Needham) (1975)

Don Luis deniso y Valdez, Minero of Parral is in debted to capt. Domingo de la Barra Cevallos, Vezino of Parral for 272 pesos and the capitan threatens to have Luis jailed if debt isn't paid. Justicia orders it to be paid. And it is. (R. Davis) (1975)

These documents may be considered as part of the complicated affair of capitan Baltasar de Ontiberos. The charge, filed by a merchant, involves an old debt of the unfortunate capitan, a charge of violent seisure of a Bar of silver, poor administration of justice - and ultimately the residencia. Testimony provided by witnesses on both sides of the case. (C. Needham) (1975)