1141 inhabitants divided among 3 pueblos. People Pimas, skillful at whatever they wish to do, but a little lazy and prone to theft. Real de minas San Miguel Archangel 5 leagues from Tecoripa but no mention Pima work in mines/sale of crops to miners. Gentile Pimas-Nebomes Bajos-noted west and north Cumuripa, many in process conversion. Terrain, geographical locations described. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

1296 inhabitants divided among 3 pueblos. Inhabitants all 3 pueblos speak nogue (Opata), work in Spanish mines/ poblaciones area, manifest satisfactory religious devotion. People Santa Maria de Batuco ladinus, some of whom speak Spanish, well-dressed, industrious agriculturalists. People San Xavier de Batuco live at times in reales de Mina, returning to Pueblo at other times people Depatzi (Tepachi) miners, muy ladinos. Evidence rapid linguistic/religious/economic acculturation Opatas due to significant Spanish penetration Rio Moctezuma area. Notes geographical location, presence flat- roofed-houses (Casas de terrado). (T. Sheridan) (1976)

1431 inhabitants divided among 4 major pueblos (Alamos, Matape, Rebeico, Nacori). Frontier area encompassing various Opata groups, Lower Pimas. Notes presence Jesuit collegio in Matape. States inhabitants speak hogue, work in/sell crops to mines/haciendas region. Mentions group 70 people from hacienda Santiago de Toapa living in Pueblo. Inhabitants Nacori speak hoba among themselves, hegue with others. (different Opata dialects?) Otherwise, customs, religious devotion similar to Matape. Possess band musicians with trumpets, oboes, chabeboa, flutes, harp, guitar, bassoon. Inhabitants Alamos speak hegue, also have musical band. 30 of 92 families Pimas in process of forming new Pueblo 3 leagues away. Inhabitants Rebeico speak ova, congregated there from very distant lands. Live in flat-roofed houses. Shortage of wood for construction purposes, especially building churches, noted for all pueblos Partido. Geographical locations noted. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

1276 inhabitants divided between Ures, Nacameri. Language, customs both pueblos Pima. Pimas at Ures Ladinos, some of whom speak-Spanish. All cantores know how to read/write. Notes religious devotion, describes terrain, geographical location both settlements. Notes also presence reduced/ missionized Seris at Populo where Rios Sonora, Cucurpe (San Miguel) join. States Seris of good dispositions, asking for baptism. (T. Sheridan) ( 976)

989 inhabitants divided among 3 pueblos, who all speak hegue (Opata), share same customs. People isolated, not as ladino as other reduced groups, although well-clothed, with churches, musical instruments. To southwest live Seris. To northwest Pimas-Nebomes. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

1649 inhabitants among 3 major pueblos. People Saguaripa muy ladino, speak ore (Opata), live in flat-roofed houses, have well-equiped church, musicians who play trumpet, oboe, harp, ravel (?). People Teopari Jovas, newly reduced. Notes difficulty traveling from Saguaripa to Teopari because of Rio Yaqui. People San Matheo recently reduced, congregated from various pueblos, speak Hires. Geographical locations noted. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

890 inhabitants divided among 3 pueblos, rancherias. People of Arivechi (Muy ladinos, live in Pueblo in flat-roofed houses even through fields extend 3-4 leagues along River. Have good church, musicians/singers playing trumpet, oboe, harp, guitar. Well clothed. Speak ore. People Bacanora similar to those Arivechi. Speak equdeve (Eudeve). People Onapa Pimas, live in Pueblo or rancherias near fields extending 3-4 leagues along River. Mentions maiz fields. People all 3 pueblos flood plain agriculturalists. Note relation fields to pueblos, River. Mentions small Spanish reales de minas in area. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Mentions triumphant visit to Yaqui, Nebome pueblos. Describes Nebomes as most docile nation province. Mentions visit Opata chief Sisibotari, who pledged obedience, requested baptism for himself, his people, described as very docile. Notes presence Aiguines (Aibinos) 4-5 leagues from Sisibotari pueblos who also request conversion, are enemies Nebomes. States Nures, well disposed to christianity, and to Hurdaide in past, should be reduced as well. Describes Nure aid war materials, livestock, clothing to rebellious Tepehuanes, unrest caused by perverse tlatoles among Nures, also Yaquis, Mayos, by Cacique Coyovera. Describes expedition to Tepahues, numbering 1300, to seize Outlaw Tehuecos hiding there. Reduced Tepahues from mountain fortresses to Rio Mayo settlements, but states 2 priests can't minister to all 17,040 people there and need help (evidently C. 15,740 Mayos). Also reducing Conicaris, other cahita mountain tribe, but not enough land along Rio Mayo all 1,000 members. Requests more missionaries. Notes news alliance between Tepehuanes, Guazapares (warihio group). States 3 guazapare chiefs came to him, giving him mare (yegua), symbol of alliance, saying they could not come earlier because of war with Chinipas. Notes rumors Mineral wealth guazapare range. Preparing expedition Montesclaros against 300 rebel Yoes (Zoes) who refuse to accept pardon, causing trouble neborm-Nure area. Notes trouble (4th Yaqui pueblo caused by tlatole Yeyequi, advocating same principles as Tepehuanes (referring to 1616 Tepehuan revolt). Discusses necessity constructing casas fuertes (strongholds) Rio Mayo, Yaqui, Aybino. Nebome area before rains fall. Describes own dire personal poverty. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Discusses various Sinaloa Indian campaigns. Mentions uprising led by Simon Muni Cacique Sinaloas, who tried to ally himself with Yaquis. Muni captured, sentenced to death. Yaquis pardoned after Hurdaide punished rebels, rewarded faithful ones. Yaquis population described as 3 times larger than Mayo. Notes Yaqui desire for churches, priests. States Yaqui caciques say tribe won't be content, peaceful until missionization occurs. Mentions Nebome desire for missionization as well. Describes Nebomes as less restless and warlike than the Yaquis, industrious agriculturalists who speak tepehuan language. Notes migration 300 Nebomes a few years earlier, 160 more February, 1616, to Bamoa, Nebome settlement outside San Felipe created when group Nebomes accompanied Cabeza de Vaca to Sinaloa 1530s. States not enough land along Rio Petatlan to accomodate all who desired to come, therefore necessary to send missionaries to Nebome villages. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Account exploration, conquest, missionization Sinaloa from Cabeza de Vaca to fr. Gonzalo Tapia. Includes accounts de Vaca, Coronado, Francisco de Ibarra expeditions. Etymology cahita word yorim from verb yore, meaning to heal-applied to Spaniards because of Cabeza de Vaca's reputation curer. Other meanings-valiant ones, fierce beasts, demons. Description province Sinaloa including land, Weather, rivers, surrounding geography. Enumeration Indian pueblos population for Rios Mocorito, Petatlan, Cinaloa, Mayo (10 pueblos, pop. 3850), Yaqui (8-5250), Nebome-Seri (8-2400), Aybino/ Vatuca (5-1200), Sonoras/Huris (pop. 800). Description flood plain inundation agriculture, summer planting season only, floodwater fertilization, crops (maiz, squash, beans of many varieties, tzoale, nicauatl, and others), wild food gathering, hunting. Account linguistic diversity. Notes Mayos, Yaquis spoke basically same language. Estimation population more than 100,000 before diseases. Brief account alcoholic beverages, religious beliefs (including woman named Huayerubi who taught Indians to plant), kinship systems, loose political/legal organization, marriage practices, Games, fiestas, house styles. (T. Sheridan) (1976)