Notice of derechos de extranjeria for apparently illegal shipment of cloth coming from Panama. Authorities withhold shipment until decision is made. Notice of commercial items such, such as cacao and cotton, arriving from Acapulco. (M. Marroquin, July 1988)

Series of documents on transportation of gold, silver and commercial items such as soap and sugar; lease of private house to use as military Hospital; prosecution of soldier for killing another one; transferral of government officials; request for travel expenses for government officials; expenditures for ship repair.

Asks to be informed about the situation concerning Belena, who deposited certain quantities of gold and silver in Alamos. These metals belonged to the extinguished order of Jesuits in Sinaloa (Villa). (M. Bowman) (1979)

His goods had been embargoed because he was accused of hiding some of the gold and silver pieces from the expelled Jesuits. (M. Bowman) (1979)

Letters to and from Eusebio Bentura Belena concerning expulsion of Jesuits and their replacement by Franciscans. Documents also concern the property of the Jesuit missionaries, and includes lists of gold and silver and livestock owned. Also, includes a ledger concerning shipment of Jesuit gold and silver to Mexico City. (R. Graham) (1979)

Philip III orders Don Pedro de Acuna, governor and captain general of the Philippines, to assist Sebastian Viscaino who has been ordered to settle the harbor of Monterey. The importance of this document lies in its account by Philip III of the expedition on which Sebastian Viscaino, an experienced navigator, discovered Monterey and explored the coast in between on order of Don Luis de Velasco, Former viceroy of New Spain - description of native inhabitants of the coast and their mention of gold. (C. Briggs) (1975)