Because of illnesses, Tato request retirement from position of capitan with benefit of fuero y uniforme. Documents include letter certifying Tato's illnesses. (D. Marksz, December 1987)

Signed. Concerns defense of Escandon; begins with minimization of charges and a briefly history of Escandons' ascendant career, merits from king; Escandon was in arms and participating in the ejection of British in Laguna in 1720; 1728, was named by virrey as sargento mayor later virrey gave him the title of Coronel; November 15, 1741, Escandon was named as teniente general de la Sierra gorda he gave missions to Franciscanos religious from San Diego de pachuca and San Fernando; he founded and establish four villages with no cost to the royal hacienda; September 3, 1746 in a royal decree full of eulogys virrey gives to Escandon all responsibilities in the mission of pacification de los barbaros de la Sierra gorda and he is named lugar teniente de la Costa del Seno Mexicano; December 1748, founded the first village in area which by 1759 had 20 villages; on folio 182 details of population; in 1757 virrey sent comission to investigate colony; in 1765 virrey orders Escandon to found five new villages in strategic places to stop the continual Indians attacks; strongest defense allegation is envy of Resendi family against Escandon and their plan to get him out of the colony and appeal to the virrey for the titles for their family; in folio 229 is a Spaniards description of Indians; defense by Escandon who defends himself charge by charge; since Escandon was commissioned by the virrey y la junta real de hacienda, they knew that it was a project that was subject to failure, in other words he was not obligated to succeed in his attempt; in selecting captains Escandon never chose the most specialized but selected the ones that were dedicated to the well being of the village; all that the fiscal imputed to Escandon was never supported with real evidence only anonimous statements from someone who heard rumors but had no hard evidence; not even fray Garcia was found in his mission to testify against Escandon to the auditors Osorio and Palacio; in regard to the murder of Indians by Escandon's captains, the fiscal never found witnesses; some of the crimes were investigated by Escandon and he found that the actions benefited the pacification and well being of the village. Escandon repremanded the captain and notified the capitania general. The women and children were placed in missions when the men were murdered or sent to a presidio but never were they sold and sent to Querataro in a collera as the accusations assert; in treatment of criminals, Escandon always followed the royal laws which permitted pardons of criminals if they serve the king. These people were serving the king by risking their lifes in the establishment of the colony; in regard to his rejection of Apaches, he argues it is well known that Apaches don't want anything except trading, and that Spain suffers terribles consequences when it assumes Apaches will remain peaceful in missions. He argued that too often they will suddenly murder, rape and destroy a village. For this reason Escandon avoided Apaches. On March 29, 1763, the royal cedula expired which authorized captain trenda y el ingeniero de la Camara alta to make the first audit of Escandon and nothing wrong was found except for the plot of the Resendi family, 17800 question the official informe by saying that it was corrupted by la voz de oro y Plata de Escandon pudo mas; but in the second audit nobody knew about it, not even the fiscal o el auditor and the results were no different. Escandon is exonerated from all charges. Descendants of Escandon have the right to claim what Escandon left them. (D. Bautista, November 1989)

Appeal interposed for Cortez. Discussion of changes in method of submission of such appeals. (S. Langmack October 1989)

Concerns Pedro Barrera's military service record and commendations from many different people in request for his Fuero militar; diverse geographical references and several accounts of violent incidents with Indians during attempts at pacification. (K. Hubin, October 1989)

Series of administrative documents dealing with appointment of military commanders for Bolanos and other companies. Political jurisdictions between military areas defined. Vivanco appointed as commander of Bolanos. Document makes references to how south american countries were ransacked by Englishmen and portuguese people looking for raw material for paper. Surrochaga is appointed commander of Bolanos. (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Series of documents concerning land distribution to Indians of Colotlan. Administrative correspondence and autos dealing with trial initiated by Hurtado de Mendoza, against Indian Pasqual accused of sexual abuses against Muniz. Thoraya, reports on how Neofitos of Colotlan were treated and given land to farm. (M.marroquin, August 1989)

Concerns Series of letters on administrative issues such as, retirements, tax exemption to retirees, appointments of new government official and other documents about conflict among candidates running for office in Huexucar. Document stresses fact that these type of (annual) conflicts are recurrent. (M. Marroquin, June 1989)

Concerns autos and letters dealing with the adjudication of jurisdiction and other powers of capitan protector of the fronteers of San Luis Colotlan. Document deals with specific examples of the area of application of government official(S) in such place. (M. Marrquin, June 1989)

Index of documents sent to the viceroy by the governor of Nueva Santander; Maximiliano Maxent captured Serna after the latter deserted from his company; governor gives order to build missions in costas de reinosa, Tijera and Amargosa; governor reports misconduct by Ramon, teniente from Lampazos; Serna is prosecuted in cuartel de Santillana. (indexes contain short summaries of issues handled by governor of Nueva Santander, such as promotions of government officials, crimes, publications in the provincias, Fueros militares, prosecutions, military reviews etc) (M. Marroquin, November 1988)