Chihuahua, Arispe, Mexico. October 3, 1787 - January 15, 1788. 32pp. Approximate. Letters. Originals. Of ? Which has prompted a visit from commandante general and the stationing of the quarta compania Volante; attack executed by more than 100 Apaches, aforementioned company not able to provide defense because horse conditions, transfer of troops between uranga and ybarra unsatisfactory for defense purposes and fears continued attacks, fears the decision of a junta general de los gilenos on this matter; because a lack of troop strength a depopulation of area is called for; indian attack on pueblo of concepcion in jurisdiction of baponoyaba 2 persons killed and horses stolen; decision of sindico procurador general that villa san Phelipe needs to increase troop strength to protect against indians; request made for personal appearance and assessment of commandante general in villa of san Phelipe; commandante general response to request being that as long as Sonora has cabecillas of chigouste, asquegoca, and asquesiya his transferring to Nueva Vizcaya would be ill advised; letter strongly suggesting that Ugarte y Loyola should go to Nueva Vizcaya immediately and in fact refuting Ugartes assessment of Sonora; Ugarte responds he will go out to Nueva Vizcaya once expeditions under command of vengara and Echeagaray approves of idea of selecting 100 men to visit provincia in question in order to contain in taraumara indias and gentes de casta inefectas, cuya fidelidad nos es sospecha, Ugarte plans to take with him 70 opata indians from bacuachi and bapispe. (O. Velez, April 1989)

Durango, Mexico, estancia de rio florido, rancho de talamantes. March 22, 1791 -April 6, 1792. 32pp. Approximate letters, diarios de comision. Originals, copies. Reyes trujillo returning after expedition against manta prieta with indian aid ojos Colorados, an indian attack against San Juan bauptista, group of six Apaches being followed by group of indians from Conchos, Apache indian attack in which two men were killed, primera compania Volante kills one Apache and recaptures livestock stolen, troops that escorted Ugarte y Loyola, communication from subdelegado de cosiguariachy advising Borica that in that jurisdiction forcing indians to work in the mines would be prohibited, gets a request from governors of satevo, yoquivo, and guapdaynas that they have their own religious administration because current system of using priests of Batopilas is unsatisfactory due to distances involved, Borica responds by sending letter stating he will look into the matter when he visits these areas and also sends copies of decrees on matters relating to the treatment of indians in missions; letter concerning the matter of indians working as servants in homes of hacendados without pay and prohibitions and circumstances that have led to these developments; letter discussing the points made by Lopez muato on mission and civil authority over indians in missions, what permission indians need in order to leave the pueblos, what kinds of punishments are to be applied to indians who miss mass purposely, policy on alcoholism and delinquency mentioned during religious service, regulations on travel restrictions on indians; travel diary from 2-27-1791 thru 3-13-1791; indian called tomas his history of escape and recapture, last instance of capture was at hands of indians of piedras bolas; travel diary from 3-14-1791 thru 3-28-1791, apprehension of prisoners banda, palacios, Castaneda, gertrudi. Case against them was not proven and key witnesses roman and Acosta did not arrive for judicial proceeding, robberies committed by Juan Joseph conde; punishment of vizcarra for being lazy; meets with rouset de Jesus discussed indian complaints from missions, refers to recommendations made, Tapia requesting indian escorts and his disatisfaction with service provided, ochoa, Jose manuel takes statements from tecoricy and tonachic after their apprehension, visit to pueblo of satebo discontinues practice of cura using weekly workers, semneros in mission without pay; named teniente general for satevo, joya, and baponoyaba; in the latter, wives of prisoners seeking their release and it becomes apparent that without their husbands they have no way of surviving except for charity of the people in their pueblos; meets with anna maria, widow of indian Miguel Mariano, who seeks return of livestock confiscated from husband at time of arrest, he died in jail with daughter. (O. Velez, March 1989)

Mexico, Acosta (hacienda). December 27, 1790 - February 2, 1791. 26pp. Approximate. Letters, diarios de comision. Originals. Borica started on November 23, 1790, resumption of visita after cease of indian attacks; leaves 40 men to protect the frontier area; indian theft of cattle from hacienda yndee and rancho ramos, plans to decrease troop strength in tercera compania once indians abandon unspecified area and send those troops to corral de piedra detachment; Borica forming his detachment by pulling troops from companys in area; virrey acknowledges letter sent by Borica announcing the commencement visita. Diary 0f 12-04-1790 thru 12-18-1790. Widow, indian and his family of four approach Borica seeking to be resettled in their original town tizono, had comandante del pilar station 30 men on cienega to protect against indians, stops at canada de san Joseph due to strong snowfall, has subdelegado of the cienega de los olivos transferred to guejonita for purpose of conducting visitas in those jurisdictions, comes across navogame who tells him of indians who had fled missions ostensibly to receive baptism in guerachi, tecorichi, or Nabogame missions, followed them into the barranca de zapa and chase was ended when rainfall made it impossible to continue; soldier dies of unspecified illness during visita; majority of families of baquiriachy involved in agricultural activities; diario of visitas from 12-19-1790 thru 01-04-1791, greater part of population of pueblo of guazarache found in the surrounding valleys looking for corn not produced on their own lands, news of horse theft by indians at tasgera and munquisa 2 parties of 20 men sent after them search terminated at Santa Rosalia, forbids certain missions to continue working indians until paid back salaries; while in Tepehuanes and taraumara made Arechevala and zapiain generals, made Tapia and cruz teniente general; teniente generals given copies of orders prohibiting employment of indians without pay and limiting those persons able to order punishment of indians to juezes reales and justiciales de pueblos, authorizes trevino to conduct search for escaped indians from missions in jurisdiction of oro, guanaceui, and Santiago; letter from sotelo describing capture of indians who had attacked and stolen livestock with aid of Monclova, grado, and Cordero; continues visita through Santa Anna comments on distressed condition of agricultural productivity; named dia teniente general, mentions briefly hardships faced by indians of san lorenzo because of the priest of this area; obliges priest to employ a cook for indians working for him, pay indians for work, supply them with oxen, supply them with food, escorts, and blankets for trips made by indians to Chihuahua in order to transport goods. (O. Velez, March 1989)

Santa Rosa. March 24, 1789. 40p. Informe. Signed.

Monterrey. October 23, 1790-November 16, 1790. 41p. Letters. Relaciones. Signed.

Laredo. Mexico. April 28, 1790-September 20, 1790. 20p. Letters. Signed.

Revilla. June 18, 1790-August 11, 1790. 8p. Letters. Signed.

Taumabe. October 28, 1789-April 12, 1790. 32p. Letters. Signed.

Cholula. March 13, 1802 to May 14, 1803. 16p. Informes. Unsigned.

Parral, Santa coloma. April 22-October 10, 1729. 106p. Letters. Original, signed, copies.