Documents concern debt owed by Laraga to the real hacienda. Real hacienda's reply stating the two previous letters by Laraga and unfulfillment of promises in those letters. Real hacienda decrees that one-half of Laraga's salary shall be retained until debt is repaid in full. Last documents confirm that Laraga, under pressure, has paid the debt. Cancellation of order to withhold part of his salary. Other documents testify to the debt's payment. (P. Lenz, September 1989)

Concerns procurador Rodriguez Balda, requesting assistance for Indians while they remain in Mexico City; military letters seeking pay, promotions, loans and resignations; letter from Juan Ballesteros Regidor of Monterrey requesting pardon from virrey; Fuentes Vicente, Clerigo requesting the grade of licenciado from virrey;bishop of Nuevo Reyno de Leon request permission from virrey to retire and leave his place to the assistance; military letters requesting permissions to retire, payments and loans. (D. Bautista, September 1989)

Concerns criminal debt of Joseph de Taramona to Raphael de Texada; numerous autos describing the circumstances and calling for his arrest and imprisonment; also concerns his attempted escape from prison. (K. Hubin, October 1989)

Palacio conducts investigation of Puga interviewing 12 intolerable, a coward; that he kept salaries of squad; his part in Indian strife; treatment of people and other excesses. Autos reveal Puga's having whipped women; the murder of his wife by Indians; burning of Escandon by Tanambres; Indian theft of food, horses ,and cattle; Puga's peace discussions with Indians and their reply that they wanted war and subsequent battle and massacre of over 32 Tanambres by Puga's detachment; Puga's debts to vecinos; Puga's murder of Indian; Puga's settlement in Aguayo with family and opinions of Puga as capitan. Croix, having read testimonies grants Puga position as company capitan in agreement with Palacio's suggestion. (L. L. Woodward, October 1988)

Summary of testimonies about Escandon's record in completing orders to pacify and reduce Indians and settle Nuevo Santander by officers and settlers and their charges against him. Funds spent, mistreatment of Indians, assassination of 5 capitans, use of Indians to work Escandon's land, build his Palace, and increase his wealth. Real cedula ordering pacification of Nuevo Santander delayed in its completion. Activities of Escandon include use of military funds, Indians reduction, founding of 14 settlements with population count of number and families and troops in each (f.8); plus 6 more settlements founded which were not in original budget of 115,000p. Complaint of not achieving increased agricultural production in spite of having fertile land, water; availability of minerals and salt. History of Escandon's earlier military record, reopening of missions. Problems resulting from drought. Espenses of military salaries and sinodos to missionaries. Annual costs in pacification process. Cost of settling 15 families from canary islands in Texas (ff.17). Organization of troops and distribution among settlements; distribution of lands. Difficulty of defending property under Indian hostilities. Complaint that Escandon's soldiers instead of gathering Indians together killed them inhumanely when they asked for peace. Murder by capitan trasieria and soldiers of slave and silversmith not punished or investigated by Escandon; Escandon named capitans and paid them salaries of 500p. (ff.33). Alvares' attempts at populating Rio Verde, movement of people, costs, problems with hostile Indians, mosquito plague (ff.56) order not to let Laredo capitan admit Apaches even though they offered peace (ff.57). Escandon prohibited commerce; payed soldiers in goods. Mining of silver without paying royal fifth (ff.63). Escandon has made few or no reducciones since 1746. List of 9 places on coast where Escandon says he has reduced total of 1,258 Indians and gives names of ethnic groups and number baptised in each location (ff.64). Service record of Escandon since he began service in Yucatan, distinguished service in Sierra Gorda as sargento mayor, teniente until 1746 (ff.68). Provides total inventory of livestock in 20 settlements. Movement of Escandon (Villa), Reynosa, and Burgos settlers to new Parajes (nuezes, Tetillas, Encinos). Molina reinstated as capitan; Barbara Resendi's complaints against Escandon (ff.83)(ff125). Charges against fray Garcia as being hipocrite receiving double salary (ff.91) description of reason for failure of mission for Cocos in San Saba due to murder of missionaries (ff.112). Apaches do not want to be reduced, only want peace and commerce with Spanish (ff.113). Even when they offer peace, Escandon gives them motives to be insolent. Murder at Rancheria of smallpox infected and other Indians by capitan went unpunished (ff.120). Massacre of Janambres on road to Horcasitas (ff 121). Paz not punished for murder of Indians (ff.122). Guevarra's murder of reduced Indians of mission of Santander unpunished. Cordova's mistreatment of Indians in Rio Frio (ff.124). Use of Indians Sihui, janambre as work force, Indian death due to hard labor (ff.125). Attempt to reduce Pames threatening to drive them to the coast. Indians paid 4p month plus rations for corn growing and also grew their own crops (ff.131). Escandon allowed people exemption from debts in order to populate settlements. Escandon's appointing as capitans convicted murder. Escandon refused to release Sanches Borriego who was involved in riot of Coahuila to Serma. Two destructions of Pizones' church in Santa Rossa and Taumave missions. Taking of Indian lands to give to Carmelita priests for 10 years. No payment of Diezmos for farmland; Diezmos payments of hollas, Mier, and Revilla. Escandon nor captain Vasques Borrego payed Diezmos for their large cattle haciendas. Gives cost of campaign against Indians of north and Apaches who attacked Taguacanas. Defense of Escandon's choice of capitans and families to populate settlement in that it is difficult to find cultivated people like those from the capital--they must come from the provinces. Description of Tanambre November 1754 destruction of mission Ruvoroso near Escandon; only 4 escaped including missionary. Complaint of Tanambres robbing, Murdering. Escandon captured tamambre rebles and sent them to Querataro prison. Tamambres and Tonases sent to Querataro as labors, servants and for convents. Marcos Molino's case in which he worked for Hidalgo for 15 years without payment. (ff.163) use of hard labor as punishment as well as death sentence. (L. L. Woodward, November 1988)

Concerns designation of Bustamante as Pagador Interino de la real Pagaduria de hacienda de Arizpe. Concerns Torres demand to amestico of salary payment corresponding to four years that she worked for him. The virrey orders to give her twenty five pesos as a charity gesture, given that her claim is not approved. (R. Gomez, August 1989)

Concerns Garcia conde's petition for payments corresponding to his last five months of work. The petitions, and the answers to his demands, mention deducted money from his salary which was devoted to finance the war against French. Concerns Garcia conde claim for two thousand pesos corresponding to delayed salaries. Notifications by Cajero de la real hacienda in which the virrey approves Garcia conde's petitions. (R. Gomez, August 1989)

Concerns conflict between Sierragorda and Serna who was fired and had his properties confiscated. Notice of prohibition of gambling and drinking. Transference of weapons to Monterrey. Complaints made against Vaamonde who is Charged with debts to government. Deductions are made to Vaamonde's salaries. (M. Marroquin, March 1989)

Letters from Audiencia of Huajuquilla concern death of Bustamante, complaints against Oconor to return borrowed horses, and orders to Bellido to return papers concerning Bustamante back to the state. (S. Gibbs, February 1989)

Concerns auto against Espadas by Echegaray. Letters by Espadas to Ugalde complaining about the trial against him. Ugalde orders Echegaray to return 650 pesos to Espadas. One third of Espadas salaries is to be deducted until his 900 peso debt is paid. (R. Gomez, July 1989)