Document specifies all vacant posts of officials in primera, segunda, and tercera compania volantes of Nuevo Santander. Posts of teniente and Alferez found vacant due to retirement of previous office holder. Three individuals recommended for each vacant post and brief biography and service records given for these individuals. F. 35 mentions expeditions against Comanches and Gandules. F. 38 describes Llanos' campaigns against Apaches and tells number of Comanches killed. F. 40 tells of killing of Gandul. Individuals chosen to fill vacant posts. (P. Lenz, April 1990)

Request by Flores and Garza for retirement due to their status as Invalidos. Reasons for retirement and brief service records described. (P. Lenz, April 1990)

Morelos requests retirement due to ill health. Illness described as problems with arms and legs and near-blindness. Morelos requests right of Fuero militar. (P. Lenz, April 1990)

Domingo Antonio de Galdames requests retirement with rights of Fuero militar and use of uniform. Illness and bad health reasons for retirement. F. 256 is service record of Galdames, including detailed account of various military campaigns and wars. Other documents are verifications of his service record and of his illness. Muns, Galdames' doctor, describes illness as una fistula en el Ano. Galdames granted retirement with both privileges of Fuero militar and use of uniform. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Montes requests licencia absoluta and offers to supply his own replacement. Provides Ten pesos of his own money to facilitate process. Remainder of document concerns rules for granting of licencia absoluta. Montes' request denied.

Rosas requests retirement from tercera compania de Infanteria de Durango. Requests retirement privileges of Fuero militar and right to use uniform. Brief summary of Rosa's military service record. Ff. 236-237 is printed copy of 1811 decree governing the rights and use of the Fuero militar by military personnel. Rosas granted retirement with Fuero militar and right to use of uniform. F. 244-248 also contain information concerning the granting of right of Fuero militar to Rosas. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Request by Casanova and Bautista Romero for military retirement with fuero militar and uso de uniforme. illness and old age reasons for desire to retire. Military records given. F. 227 lists each military post held by Casanova. F. 227-228 gives detailed summary of major campaigns of Casanova. Battle of San Ignacio de Piantla and battle of Rio de San Pedro figure prominently. Massive details (date, place, length, number of dead and wounded) given for each battle. Killings and imprisoning of Gandules and Apaches also cited. Muno testifies to having given medical assistance to Casanova for his enfermedad nerviosa of the stomach and Head. Doctor describes his prescription for Casanova and deems Casanova unfit for continuance in military. Other documents concern Bautista romer's request for retirement. F. 230 lists record of his military employment and briefly acccounts his military campaigns. His role in attacks contra enemigos of Tucson stated. Lopez testifies on Bautista Romero's enfermedad senil that makes retirement necessary. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Gomez requests retirement with provisions of military Fuero and use of uniform. Gomez' service record mentioned. F. 218 speaks of derechos de soberano and his role in the guerra contra Fransia. other documents concern state of his finances and credit granted him by real hacienda. Final approval granted for promotion. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Arvisu's request for retirement. Pension desired. Biography of Arvisu, including military service record. Other documents concern legal rules for retirement status and pensions of military personnel. Pensions granted according to years of service and rank of officer. These regulations decreed from Cadiz, and F. 109 contains an interesting note on the captividad y ausencia de la monarquia Espanola. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Biography of Moreno including time spent in each rank of military, list of regiments he served in, and the campaigns he took part in, and prisoners taken. folio 17 speaks of Moreno's killing of five Gandules in hand-to-hand combat. The 1792 Collera of Indians that he lead to Mexico City and the killing of 12 subordinate Gandules also mentioned. Reasons for Moreno's desire to retire given - ill health, advanced age. Moreno requests to retire with rank of lieutenant Colonel with appropriate pension. folio 22 - 1816 regulations of pension for retired army personnel. Numbers given. Moreno retires with rank of capitan and his pension given. (P. Lenz, February 1990)