Several letters from Garcia Alexo for virrey informing him of the need to decrease the size of military and avoid the excessive payments. Relacion of several Indians who want amnesty to live in pueblo mesquital. Relacion contains names and how many are with their families. Letter from the governor of Sonora to the virrey informing him of the happiness of the americans when they heard the king's declaration. Garcia Alexo reports that the rebels who caused the disturbance in Bavispe have been identified and suggests virrey recognize the patriotic behavior of Evangelista Barrios, chief of the Opatas. Letter from the directors of tabaco y polvora to the virrey informing him of the quantities of tobacco sent to those provincias. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

F.316 is report that Naiarit is pacified except for about 100 Indian fugitives in Barranca. Mentions pay for some officials. F.326 gives full title and name of Baltazar Zuniga y Gusman sottomaior y Mendez marques de Balero (virrey). Ff.334-5 list all soldiers from Chalchiguites. F.336 lists all Indians (Christian names) of Mesquital; F.337 of thenaraca; F.338 of Santa Maria de Ocotan; F.339 of Yonora. Documents seem to follow same theme, but after F.320 are dated 1722 instead of 1724. (A. Dean, February 1990)

Document concerns the meeting of 12 justicias mayores at house of conde de Sierra Gorda to form a junta de guerra which shall determine the campaigns against the Indians. A previous letter by Puga is discussed in which Indian attacks are discussed and the need to punish such attacks. F. 274 says that 280 soldiers are now employed along Pasajes to counter Indian attacks. Other documents are a Series of replies from each justicia mayor who attended the junta at Sierra Gorda's house. They speak of the bad effects of the Indian attacks and all are in accord with forming a united effort against the Indians. Other documents concern an interrogation of various pobladores and their knowledge of the Indians, of their breaking of peace treaties, and of their various crimes. F. 290 gives a list of 121 Indians that leave in a Collera from the Provincias Internas. (P. Lenz, September 1989)