Lanos, Santa Barbara, Durango. February 1, 1792-December 13, 1792. 86p. Letters, informes, relaciones, peticiones. Originals, signed. Military post to safeguard cattle used for food for indians who are peaceful; military operation launched against gandules ended with some taken as prisoners and others killed; commander nava, is ordered to drive indians away from fronteras where they are inflicting too much damage to Spaniard's properties; report about military operations are sent to the viceroy; indians have stolen corn from rancho manuel manuel; report on indians stealing horses, mules and corn from several ranchos, some horses are later recovered; summary of indian hostilities in San Juan Bautista is sent to the viceroy; series of reports on several military campaigns launched against indians who stole horses and mules from presidios; report on series of robberies committed by indians from presidios and haciendas. (M. Marroquin, December 1988)

San Fernando, Bexar, Monclova, Mexico. February 9, 1791-April 22, 1792. 58p. Letters, informes, peticiones. Originals, signed, copies.

Durango-Mexico. January 20, 1789-May 5, 1789. 32p. Informes. Signed. Originals. Copy.

Nuevo Santander, Mexico. March 20, 1791 - September 7, 1791. 64pp. Approximate letters, diaries. Originals, copies. expeditions carried out by the two following companies; primera compania de la colonia del Nuevo Santander under the command of serna for the period January 18, 1791 - March 28, 1791; segunda compania Volante de la colonia del Nuevo Santander under the command of murgier for the time period of January 22, 1791 - March 14, 1791 and additionally a unit of 72 men from 3 villas under the command of quintanilla for the period January 12, 1791 - March 13, 1791; gives details of areas explored, place names given to certain geographical areas, numbers of soldiers, supplies and weapons totals, narration of encounters with indians, information on the use of militias, nature of topography and climate; virrey conde especially happy with the last expedition commanded by quintanilla; letter stating that Pedro Jose has killed two settlers but has not been apprehended, uses the san cristoval mission for refuge; letter to vaamonde advising him to be on the lookout for Pedro Josef and naparan - misquite indians wanted for murder; letter stating that Apaches are entering the northern villages of area in late August and describes attacks so far experienced. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Monterrey, Mexico. August 27, 1791 - September 17, 1791. 28pp. Approximate. Letters, noticias. Copies. Was killed, needs strengthened militia in area in order to defend settlements or else will be forced to abandon; indian attack in which Spanish settlers were taken prisoner; speaks of indian attack that was successfully repelled by settlers in which wounded indian was heard to say that he wanted confession. On way out of village indians took captives including children; need for better horses and weapons to fight off the indians, complete letter by justicia mayor describing situation of hostilities in area; scathing letter from Revilla gigedo to vaamonde admonishing him for his insolence in regards to some comments he had made previously on the organization of the two companias Volantes as being reason for the inability to effectively neutralize indians; report documenting indian attacks between August 5, 1791 and August 19, 1791; letter from vaamonde ordering that militias of 15 men be set up in order to explore their surrounding areas for 15 days and people of the area should provide the munitions and supplies needed for these expeditions; letter from vaamonde explaining his idea of reorganizing the two companias Volantes and the compania del punto de lamparos into 12 groups; letter telling of the arrest of indian Pedro Jose. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Monterrey/Mexico/Santa Rosa (valle). January 13, 1791 - August 27, 1791. 46p. Approximate letters. Copies, originals. Contingent of soldiers to conde de Revilla gigedo, preparing for a visit from conde de Revilla gigedo; nava informs of peace or better said armistice reached with lipanes vaamonde relays this info to conde and requests further instructions; detailed explanation of the peace convention reached between lipanes and Spanish with articles posed by the Spanish and indian responses to them. Articles touch on subjects of captives, geographic demarcation of settlement, land, lipane responsibility for making sure that all in their population are within the reduccion, alliance with Spanish, judicial jurisdiction, Castro orders contingent of men and details quantity of munitions and supplies to bring to go to Rio Grande area in order to battle indians; copy of letter that first appeared in file 162ah, i between ff.448-454 describing attack on Castro by escaping lipanes; further information on contingent of men requested by Castro; vaamonde writes to conde de Revilla gigedo presenting a case for the reinstitution of the two companies that were disbanded by ugalde in nuebo reyno de leon; vaamonde writing on the state of affairs with regards to military situation in nuevo leon, makes mention of failed efforts of his predecessor ugalde to reach a durable accord with Apaches, inability of military to properly defend the area, request for weapons. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Monclova, Mexico. February 10, 1791 - December 12, 1791. 34pp. Approximate letters. Copies. Indian attack on hacienda de sandinas; letter describing the efforts of lozaya and moral to apprehend indian attackers; Emparan sends out lozaya to hacienda sandinas to bring back two indians (mescaleros) who arrived at hacienda in peace; empazan uses the example of the apprehended prisoners to justify his request for additional troops; letter describing an indian attack in which two indians were killed, one from mission, also capitan lombrana (indian); Gutierrez de la cueva speaks of indians who are seeking a peace treaty; guiterrez again writes of the indians that came to seek a peace treaty and the reasons why he thinks that they are possibly spies who are sizing up the settlement for a later attack. (O. Velez, August 1989)

Mexico, Santa Rosa, san Buenaventura. September 28, 1791 - November 27, 1791. 42 pp. Approximate letters. Copies. quadernos that deal with Apache lipanes, correspondence of Castro and nava, indians seeking refuge in mission, and in general are presented for the purpose of justifying an increase in troop strength; letter recording attacks by lipanes on livestock; account of how indians and military of area were organized and proceeded to recover livestock and horses stolen by lipanes in valle de Santa Rosa; investigation by lozaya on Apache attacks in san Buenaventura, reports of indian sightings near sandina hacienda; Castro explaining that if his troop strength is not increased he will be forced to seek help of comanches and he is loathe to do that because of inherent difficulties; letter discussing request of increase in troop strength and justifications for same. (O. Velez, August 1989)

Chihuagua/Mexico. February 2, 1790 - April 9, 1790. 36pp.Approximate letters. Originals/copies. Report on hostilities in area; sends Bautista to investigate links between Apaches and Taraumares; letter from conde de Revilla gigedo confirming above; troop strength, campaigns, and military inspections as they all relate to attacks suffered; visit of Borica and administrative changes being made in preparation for visit (installing morria tovan as captain of Janos presidio. (O. Velez, August. 1989)

Mexico. September 3, 1789 - December 24, 1789. 60pp. Approximate. Letters. Originals/copies. Responsible for attacks on Nueva Vizcaya; lengthy account on how local people in settlements collaborated with Apaches and other bands to attack towns- gives names of towns involved and indians collaborating; Ugarte y Loyola asking for more autonomy in handling indian disturbances, seeks to have a previous order limiting his jurisdiction rescinded; points out which towns have been more prone to this type of sabotage, offers suggestions on how to proceed; response to letter above telling Ugarte y Loyola to proceed as originally directed with regard to sentencing and refusal of his suggested reforms; Ugarte y Loyola agrees to work with auditor de guerra on sentencing and send more troops to areas affected by problem of collaboration. (O. Velez, September 1989)