Visitador general Gregorio Alvarez Tunon y Quiros inspects Gallo presidio, receiving roster of 39 men, their arms and mounts, from presidial capitan Lizaola, who informs him that additional 11 men sent to Mapimi, Cerrogordo presidios. Lizaola and other Gallo officers then answer formal interrogation concerning state of presidio. Presidial garrison apparently short of supplies, does not meet all royal regulations, but visitador general excuses it because garrison continually on campaign. (T. Sheridan) (!977)

Visitador general Gregorio Alvarez Tunon y Quiros inspects Janos presidio, receiving roster of soldiers, arms, horses from captain Antonio Bezerro Nietto and conducting formal interrogation of Janos officers concerning state of presidio. Similar visita to Cerrogordo presidio. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Visitador general Alvarez reviews the presidios of Conchos and Mapimi, receiving rosters from their captains listing men, arms, horses and salaries. Alvarez also administers formal interrogation of 7 questions to captains, officers concerning state of presidios, including their garrison strength, horse herds, military discipline, whether the soldiers have any complaints against their officers and are receiving their salaries. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Visitador general Gregorio Alvarez Tunon y Quiros inspects Pasaje presidio, receiving a roster of 40 soldiers, their arms and mounts, from presidial capitan Joseph de Alday, who also answers a formal interrogation concerning state of presidio. Capitan Alday informs him that although Pasaje has 50 plazas, or soldiers, 5 sent to Mapimi presidio and 5 to Gallo presidio. Visitador general also notes capitan Alday's preparations to deport 300 Indian prisoners, rebeldes, to Mexico City. Formal interrogation administered to other officers of Pasaje presidio as well. Desertion of one soldier, Marcos Lopez, noted. Reduction of horse herd due to many campaigns against rebel Indians previous year. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Preparations for campaign against hostile Cocoyome, Coaguileno Indians involving forces from Mapimi, Gallo, Cerrogordo, Conchos presidios, Tepeguan and Tlascalteco Indian auxiliaries, and vecinos from Spanish communities. Campaign rosters included. Some prisoners taken and interrogated, including Cocoyome leader Juan de Lomas. Lomas blames Coaguilenos for all the robberies and murders. Frequent references to the imprisonment of Coaguileno community of Cinco Senores Pueblo. Alday recommends prisoners be deported to Mexico. Good summary document by Alday 0489a-0492b. Rosters of Indian prisoners included. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Coaguileno Indian community (37 men, 45 women, 15 muchachos) living for last seven years with Babosarigame Indians at Cinco Senores Pueblo imprisoned at Pasaje presidio to prevent them from joining their parientes, another Coaguileno group settled at Santa Rosa de Hadadores Pueblo in Coahuila, in rebellion. Santa Rosa Coaguileno attack on Parras Pueblo described. Preparations for campaign involving 80 presidial soldiers, 100 Indian auxiliaries noted. List of soldiers, Indian auxiliaries mustered at Gallo presidio included. Causa criminal instituted against Cinco Senores Coaguilenos and their Cabeza allies. Babosarigame Indians from Cinco Senores interrogated about Cinco Senores Coaguileno participation in revolt. Gobernador Alday informed that Cinco Senores Coaguilenos had not cultivated their fields and had killed their oxen because they intended to join uprising. Acoclame, Cocoyome participation in uprising noted as well. Alday finally recommends that Indian prisoners be deported a las provincias de Nueva Espana Tan distantes so they can't cause further trouble. Good summary document by Alday 0352a-0354a. Proposes that prisoners be escorted to Mexico City by soldiers, Indian auxiliaries under command of capitan Romuldo. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Alday orders Alcalde mayor de Inde Maturana to prepare a roster of 15 soldiers with mounts and arms from his company to join campaign against hostile Indians. Roster included. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Following raid of 600 Indians on presidial horseherd of Monclova, virrey orders campaign against invaders. Alday organizes troops, supplies. Documents include lists of vecinos from Santa Barbara, Parral, Huexotitlan (including those of color quebrad, Coyotes y mestizos), and soldiers from Conchos, Cerrogordo, Mapimi, Pasaje, Gallo presidios and Compana volante de Campana participating in campaign. Arms-mounts noted. Also, include rosters of 339 Tarahumara auxiliaries from 34 pueblos. Campaign unsuccessful. Hostile Indians never encountered. Not enough water found. Expedition postponed until tiempo de aguas. Names of hostile Indians not given. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Document shows shortage of men at all of the presidios, plus the squad stationed at Durango and the compania volante de Sonora. (T. Barnes) (1976)

List of soldiers at the presidios of Janos, Gallo and Cerro Gordo giving their age, date of enlistment, parents, where they were from, their state of health and if they had horses and which weapons they possessed. (T. Barnes) (1976)