Tax collector of Charcas asks that a debt be paid from the sale of fruit from the hacienda of Reynera (p. Coyle January 1990)

Restates purposes of establishing missions since the conquest and particularly on frontier since 1718. Discusses distribution of profits on church lands due to good harvests and price increases. Feedback from certain priests is that ethically surpluses should be equally divided among all presidios. (J. M. Johnson, August 1989)

Very useful analysis of conditions of Nueva California with details as to funds and costs to be incurred by military and include - economic benefits and improvements in cattle raising, improvements in agriculture techniques and crops grown. Role of missionaries and changes due to and since Jesuit expulsion. Provisions to be supplied to Indians, settlers, military and missionaries; militia formation; housing and choosing community leaders; required annual inspection of establishments; work habits, recreation and rewards to combat idleness. Salt supply and transportation. Appeal to be made to viceroy to enforce law should clergy refuse to oppose regulations. Relocation of include - establishment of towns, workshops, mills with suggestions on where to locate, what to produce, what to teach Indians. Military service for residents of Nueva California. Use of whale sperm and fat. Shipbuilding. Development and taxes. Investments and profits. Accounting procedures for agriculturalists and religious. Military, religious, Naval salaries. Better communication needed for cooperative trade between two Californias. Importance of further exploration of coast. (J. M. Johnson, may 1989)

Detailed list compiled by Palou of objects taken from Jesuit missions in 1768 to be returned to Antigua California on paquebots San Antonio, el Principe and San Carlos. Contents for each mission compiled by priests. Major topics of other to be returned; description of Rivera y Moncada's conquest of San Diego; objects taken on loan for use by Galvez; supplies needed to reactivate mines; takeover of Jesuit missions by secular and clergy of other orders and economic consequences for haciendas; instructions for return of religious objects and responses by viceroy. (J. M. Johnson, may 1989)

Dionis went to Diego Ramon's presidio to present the map of the summary of autos written in 1688 and 1689 on the Asinay and Tejas Indians, their lifestyle, descriptions of the presidio called Espiritu Santo or San Luis or San Bernardo, its need to be populated by Spanish settlers rather than French and the measures taken to convert the Indians, establish security and trade. Leon sets off from Coahuila in 1684 to investigate a French settlement near the Rio Grande del Norte. Its location in degrees and minutes is given. Boat wreckage from French settlers is found. Leon suggests that presidios into the Tejas provinces be established for at least 1 million Indians could be converted and land is very fertile for farming. Very little progress made until after 1693 (reasons listed on ff. 440-445). Details of the Indians lifestyle and the settling of the Tejas provinces continues through ff. 451. Continuance of hearing of French spies trespassing into Tejas provinces (See Vol. 181.iii) in front of tribunal from ff. 452 - 471. Equiping of presidios and missions is covered in detail. List of those living at the San Antonio Paraje is on ff. 508. (E. Wilson, March 1990)

Testimonio covers autos concerning possession of Ganado mayor y Menor grazing sites. Details herding and cropping activities of Bazquez Borrego and Barreda near capitol of Coahuila. Bazquez remarks on cruelties of Tobosco Indians which make San Juan de Castayrrio dangerous. (S. Gibbs, October 1989)

Towns need be established to support troops in presidios in order to counter Indian hostility; areas sought with water, farmland and nearby woodland; line of frontier towns proposed for depopulated Conchos regions; 200 people of 41 families established; some irrigation undertaken, but lack of rain caused poor harvests; re-establishment at Pilar de Conchos advised for ease of reconstruction of dam and plentiful irrigable land; notice of establishment of population received; includes unrelated claim by Apache Indian (Manuel) concerning civil case; repetitive and superficial. (p. Coyle, November 1989)

Concern expressed by Moreno that housing expensive and food short as it is eaten by horses; Mendinueta recommends seed be made available at low price so soldiers do not desert; Wall of cavalry quarters in ruins, soldiers uncomfortable, horses damaged; discussion of (high) price of corn in region; price for corn gone from four to nine pesos per carga because of lack of rain; desertions continue as troops unhappy; soldier in Hospital incurring costs; haciendas asked for grain; baker stops making bread for regimento for lack of wheat; 25,000 pesos already given over from real Caxa of Durango; request that either horses be moved out to pastures away from the city, or 500 fanegas of corn be made available so corn is left for people in city; request for virrey to support Coronel in forcing Hacendados to keep prices low; testimony of Hacendados concerning their (lack of) grain; argument between Moreno and virrey concerning establishment of blame for shortages; certification that corn once selling for 4 pesos per carga now selling for 12 to 15 pesos per carga; lack of housing seen as resulting from increased number of shops; request for 12,000 to 14,000 pesos from real hacienda; Hacendado records the augmentation of 50 on his ranch because of lack of rain in other areas; bishop points out danger of leaving horses on haciendas outside city because of wild Indians; regimento is packed up for Querataro; royal decree that regimento retreat from Durango; regimento withdrawn from Durango for lack of grain; very repetitive; many copies. (p. Coyle November 1989)

Census and descriptions of mission inventories. Broken down by numbers of families, baptisms, deaths and marriages between ethnic groups. Detailed information on mission property and holdings; dimensions of buildings, corrals, etc; land use; cattle by type; sowing and harvests of crops. Recent San Gabriel, ff. 114-116 San Luis Obispo, ff. 116-117 San Antonio de Padua, ff. 117-119 Monte rey-carmelo. Ff. 112-113 San Diego-nipaguay. Ff. 120-121 chart of missions with founding dates, census, livestock, fanegas of wheat, rice, beans sown and harvested. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)