Documents presenting details of Suma revolt (1684) and related incidents. Burning of Casas Grandes and Janos. Deaths of Beltran and Arvisu. Discussion of moving location of El Paso due to threat of Indian depredations. Good discussion of problems of frontier defenses, supplies, logistics. (J. Carpenter, October 1987)

Informes concerning Spanish-Indian relations in the northern Provincias Internas. Provides excellent description of state of affairs. Included are estimates of number of enemy Indians, and enumerations of presidial troops and auxiliaries. Good discussion of presidial needs for defense (E.g. Rivera), need to augment soldiers, change location of presidios, remove women and children to safer regions. Also included are freight lists of goods for Indian campaigns and fiscal documents concerning expenses incurred during campaigns. (J. Carpenter, June 1987)

Pedro del Bosque, captain of San Francisco Coahuila asks viceroy to restore stores of food to Coahuila missions from which they have been diverted. (J. H. Ochs, March 1987)

Francisco Cuerbo y Valdes' response to Diego Ramon's letter of April 2, 1702. Included are references to defensive nature of the flying company and which missions are to be served by this company. J.h. Ochs (March 1987).

Request from governor of Coahuila for fifty soldiers to protect province of Coahuila and surrounding area. (J. H. Ochs, January 1987)

Cancio on assuming office of gobernador discusses topics presidios, particularly Sacramento and Bejar; discovery of new mines, San Jose de la Sierra Madre, near Santa Rosa presidio most productive; Lucas y Laraga appointed administrator of mines, discussion of economic, defense and technological problems of silver mining, including long section on drainage; Mescalero attacks and theft of livestock; F. 242, letter from Ximenez to Cancio describing Apache attack on San Sava and thanking him for defense of missionaries and Indians; ff. 249-251, detailed lists of food, supplies, equipment, clothing received as emergency aid to presidio families and soldiers; office of governor turned over to Ortiz Parrilla. (J. M. Johnson, January 1987)

New gobernador Cancio reports to virrey. Principal topics killing of soldiers at San Sava; status of equipment, training of military under his command; peace treaty between Spain, Austria and England; junta de guerra defends against Apache attacks; visitas and discussion of dictamenes; taxes Alcabala; Giraud and Barrios report on bad state of preparation of soldiers; Piquetes, small band of selected soldiers sent to San Sava to aid defense; new discovery of Potreros mine; Indian deserters sent back to Monclova; corruption in Texas; salaries for presidio officials; Cancio's poor health, requests recovery time in Mexico; concern for safety of civilian population; Ravago scandal and actions taken by Bustillos y Cevallos. (J. M. Johnson, January 1987)

Towns against attacks by indians and theft of livestock; concern for loss of life of children of presidio soldiers, hardships of life in province, complaints of wives, requests for transfers or return to Spain; proceedings continue against rabago, dispositions of other criminals for murders committed at San Xavier; appointments and changes of command, Cancio takes charge at Santa Rosa; illness of gobernador requires cancellation of trip to Mexico. Folio 169 is a letter by Sanchez navarro which details difficulties of travel and communication in his area of jurisdiction. Gobernador Barrios, after visitas, proposes ways of reducing danger and hardships to personnel to reduce growing open complaints of life in province. Two individuals named ravago y theran easily confused in documents. (J. M. Johnson, January 1987)

Changes in military command in war against Comanches; prices of corn, wheat and cod fish to provision presidios; martos y Navarrete and Barrios y jauregui change governorships of Texas and Coahuila, requests made to Cortes and king for transfer out of province or return to Spain; Alcabala established and effect of financial and environmental hardships on moral, creating dissatisfaction; observations of Barrios' visitas regarding defense against indians and discovery of new mines. Importance of documents is to show increasing danger, economic and military deterioration and dissatisfaction with administration and life on Spanish borderlands. (J. M. Johnson, January 1987)

Report on state of province by Vicente Baraona, sent by viceroy to inspect Coahuila (f. 102, dated April 18, 1758). Correspondence of Martos y Navarrete to viceroy. Main missionaries and soldiers killed by Comanches at San Sava; reserves needed for additional support of presidios against Apaches; expeditions against Comanches and allies; distribution of arms and munitions to improve frontier security; joint program by missions and military for pacification of Indians; formation of new cabildo, Ayuntamiento de Monclova. (J. M. Johnson, 1987)