Miscellaneous administrative documents concerning military affairs in Provincias Internas de Occidente. First concerns retirement of Yescas after 8 years of buenos servicios. second concerns granting of license to Rengel to travel to peninsula (Spain). Third concerns granting of gracia de invalidos (retirement due to injuries or ill health) to Padilla. (T. Sheridan, may 1990)

(T. Sheridan, April 1990)

Retirement of Carreno results in vacant post of teniente in septima compania de milicias Voluntarios de Caballeria de Durango. Three candidates proposed to fill said vacant post. Service records of three candidates. Yandiola chosen to assume post of lieutenant. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Garay requests retirement with rights of Fuero militar and use of uniform. F. 115 gives service record of Garay with list of companies he served in, ranks held, and campaigns waged. Ff. 115 -116 speaks of action contra rebels at San Andres de Teul and the loss of Zacatecas. Important facts stated concerning action at Zacatecas. Number of participants and armaments given. Action at Santiago de la Laguna describes length of battle and loss of life suffered. Number of participants and dead stated. F. 116 mentions Garay's liver disease. Dr. Muns verifies illness and describes it as escurbuto sifilitico. Symptoms of illness described. Cure prescribed by Muns. F. 118 is an important letter written by Garay in which he speaks of Hidalgo contubieron la insurrecion promovida Por el infame Hidalgo. Garay's role contra rebels from 1810-1813 at Zacatecas, Teul, Santiago de la Laguna, Huejucar, and tierra Blanca described throughout text. Combat statistics detailed often. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Retirement granted to Lopez. F. 109 Lopez' describes inability to continue military career because of consumption. F. 110 details illness and describes symptoms of consumption. Informes by Lopez' superiors confirm illness and recommendation given that Lopez receive status of invalid. F. 111 filiacion of Lopez detailing personal characteristics and military service record. 1806 campaign mentioned and killing of three Gandules and recapturing of twelve horses. 1807 campaign results in death of three more Gandules. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Ruiz de Larramendi requests retirement from compania presidial del San Elceario. F.105 details service record and mentions killing of Apache and freeing of captured women and Boy. 1799 expedition to Isla de Tiburones. 1810 speaks of Ruiz de Larramendi breaking leg attacking insurgents at Pasaje de Tapias. Informe by Dr. Muns confirms injury. Retirement granted. Ruiz de Larramendi requests permission to travel to Santander, Spain. Passport requested and state of Santander described. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Expediente speaks of inability of Hernandez to continue military career. F.98 filiacion of Hernandez. Injury Hernandez sustained to leg from fall from horse. Hernandez' doctor, Soto, verifies and describes Hernandez' injury. Barreda gives testimony about Hernandez' loyal service to crown. Paez verifies Hernandez' good service. Status of invalid granted to Hernandez. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Documents concern receipt of royal dispatches concerning promotions of Paez and Alanis. Paez promoted to teniente and Alanis promoted to Alferez of compania de Voluntarios de milicias de Cavalleria de la hacienda de muleros. Said posts found vacant as a result of Corral and retirement of Castorena of said compania de hacienda de Muleros. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Folios speak of two unrelated themes. F.89 mentions instancia Castaneda sent to V.e. mentioning certain agrabios y perjuicios of military career. F.90 missing. Ff.91-92 unrelated to above. Concerns granting of retirement to Leon, capitan de naturales de Babispe. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Uranga requests retirement from compania de San Carlos. Illness to arms and legs reason for retirement. F.83 Garza doubts sincerity of Uranga's illness and speaks of Uranga's poco Amor y honor a la Carrera. implication that Uranga collaborates with rebels F.83 mentions that Uranga obtuve de los rebeldes el Grado de teniente Coronel. F.86 speaks of unspecified excesses committed by Uranga contra rebels in Coahuila. (P. Lenz, may 1990)