Manuel Machado claims Domingo de Villa led Antonio (Negro), Luis (mulato) and Diego (mulato) on a raid on his hacienda stealing 300 pesos worth of goods. They are all slaves of Valerio. Valerio is excused from responsibility and Luis, Diego and Antonio each get 100 lashes, Domingo is given 100 lashes and sold for 150 pesos as slave to cover court costs of 47 pesos. (R. Davis) (1976)

Francisca de Ibera comissions Diego de Tres Palacios to get her 3 Apache slaves from New Mexico. (R. Davis) (1976)

Sale and transfer of a number of Conchos indios from Rancheria of Francisco de Lima to others, overseen and approved by Don Hernando de Obregon. (R. Davis) (1975)

Miguel Angel is arrested for shooting Miguel Hernandez with an arrow. Miguel Angel confesses but says he only did it because Hernandez had attacked him and Brother a few nights earlier with a wood club. Angel to be sold for court costs to slave labor for 8 years. (R. Davis) (1975)

Payan forces work from Indians illegally. Indians rebel, fight with Mulatto slaves. Payan is convicted and put in jail. (T. Barnes) (1976)

This document contains the record of the charges and resolution of the case of Gregorio, a Criado of Diego de Quiros. Gregorio was convicted of stabbing an Indian twice with a knife. His only excuse is drunkennes - which does not suffice. He is sentenced to three years service in the silver mines, plus monetary payments. A Bill for the court costs is included at the end of the records. (C. Needham) (1975)

A very interesting, but seemingly endless, criminal proceeding against an Indian slave accused of diverting pieces of silver to a mulato Esclavo who worked in a smelter. The defense rests on the minor status of the mulato Esclavo and a large number of petitions request release. The fiscal takes a personal interest in the case and orders the two to submit to torture - therefore the confessions should be treated with caution. Both defendents are sentenced to be sold at auction and to be sent to work in a Mortero. (C. Needham) (1975)

An interesting document. Capitan Gomez de Montenegro, in an effort to establish his claim to an encomienda de indios relates the past services of himself and his family in populating and defending the real. What appears to clinch the litigation in his favor is an elaborate letter of recommencation from the Former governor, Guajardo Fajardo. The case is in favor of Francisco Gomez de Montenegro. (C. Needham) (1975)

These documents, perhaps of considerable interest to researchers interested in conditions of unfree labor in Nueva Viscaya, refer to the case of an Indian woman and her child who are sold at public auction for Ten years of servitude as a result of their presumed compliance in a recent uprising. A declaration of the accused is provided - taken by an illiterate interpreter and a Scribe - in which the Indian woman reveals her confession. Accussed of fleeing illegally from arrest, the the woman asserts that she was merely attempting to keep her child from being taken to Mexico. (C. Needham) (1975)

The documents contain a brief summary of the recent difficulties with Indians and an account of the efforts made by the military to apprehend those responsible for the robberies and murders. Those who have been captured - mostly women and children - are to be sold into servitude for Ten years. Arrangements are made to transport these unfortunates to Mexico City. Additional testimony is provided by the Alcalde mayor. An inventory of the Indians so destined is provided, catalogued by name, age, sex, tribe and religion. (C. Needham) (1975)