Chihuahua, Mexico. February 3, 1773-April 24, 1773. 16p. Letters. Originals. Signed.

Loreto. December 24, 1773 to November 9, 1774. 24p. Relaciones. Letters. Originals, signed.

Loreto, Monterey, Santa ana, la paz. December 12, 1767 to October 29, 1774. 132p. Instrucciones. Reglamentos, index. Informe. Letters, original, signed. Copies. 10-28-1774 from berri to new governor neve outlining duties in change of command. Invites consultation and outlines accompanying documents which should be returned to archive in south (Loreto ?). Observations of civil-military-religious relations in province. 2) ff. 126-135 Galvez' instrucciones of 1769 to barri. Discusses duties of governor and importance of stern but just punishment of indians for economic independence from missions. Discussion of governor's administration of pearl fishing, with reference to leyes de indios, previous reales ordenes and cedulas to prohibit foreigners. Better fiscal management of mines and defense to establish more missions and presidios in province. Copy consists of 26 sections, dated 9-30-1774. 3) ff. 142-144 index of 19 documents Barri sends to neve of Galvez' visita to antigua California of 1769. Brief description of each document. Dated 9-30-1774. 4) full texts of Galvez' visita/expedition of 1769, copies from 1768 to 1770. Overall impression of carefully prepared, detailed planning for military-civil-religious coordination in province. Attention to fiscal-administrative matters to establish good relations between Spanish and indians (although typically condescending towards abilities of latter group) for economic-geographic expansion in Californias. Overall idea for governing broken families to Loreto, agricultural and religious training, artesan and pearl fishing industries, rights and inheritance regulations of lands after secularization (temporalidades) from missions, specifications for architectural plans of church, plaza and homes, wages and formations of indians into militias. Production from salinas, transportation of these by canoe sacramento and paquebot la concepcion, salaries, equipment and supply rations for all levels of workers and managers, diezmos (taxes) and royal fifth on production. Coordinated defenses by military and militia of missions, neighbors and presidios to continue outward expansion to new territories. Realtionship of provincial income/outflow to real hacienda in Guadalajara, including pricing, collecting of diezmo and quinto for ramos of playing cards, gunpowder, mercury, papel sellado, and tobacco and pearl fishing and mining industries. Of special note are great details in ff. 159-160 of maritime transportation of products to and from lower California from north and to continent, and ff. 161-162 of ordenances, supplies and rations to be in effect for each type of vessel used. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Tepic (pueblo). October 18, 1793-October 30, 1795. 124p. Letters. Informes. Originals. Signed. Copies.

Monclova, Santa Rosa, Monterrey. March29, 1791-April 11, 1792. 62pp. Approximate letters. Copies, originals. Letter recognizing Castro as commandante general of the provincias oriente formerly coronel; history of post above which had been filled earlier by Ugarte y Loyola, nava, and ugalde but as brigadieres only; letter from an unnamed higher authority stating that Castro's scope of authority is military only and does not include political or economic matters as assumed earlier; letter discussing title of job being discussed and its duties, salary, personnel requirements, and Castro's difference of opinion on these matters; flores' view that the six provincias that Castro is in charge of are too large for anyone to carry out military, economic and political duties at the same time, names the six provincias involved, states that personnel directly under the virrey will be in charge of the latter two areas; Castro replies to above letter by stating that even if duties are only military he still needs help of an asesor and secretaria and adds that his inability to remove those people involved in the justice system who are not fulfilling their duties hampers his military function and is testimony to the fact that his authority needs to be more encompassing; vaamonde's letter to virrey stating that his job in the province of nuevo leon has political and economic jurisdiction and Castro's claim to these is unfounded; Castro feels that conflict described above could hamper his ability to perform duties if he runs into resistance from those whose domain were threatened; letter from Gutierrez de la cueva telling virrey conde de Revilla gigedo that he will publish virrey's order that Castro be given political authority in the Provincias Internas del oriente in same manner that Castro's post was given same authority in the Provincias Internas del poniente; letter from el conde de la sierragorda assenting to the above; last two letters between conde de Revilla gigedo and Castro summing up the conflict and correspondence about the same with the final determination that Castro's primary role is military but that he has authority to publish circular orders to the governors of the Provincias Internas del oriente but must have them approved by virrey conde de Revilla gigedo. (O. Velez, August 1989)

Mexico, Chihuahua. June 26, 1789 - May 21, 1790. 38p. Approximate. Letters, temporalidades. Originals, copies. expulsion of the Jesuits and the reorganization of the missions in taraumara and tepehuana which will involve the individuals Gomez de Salazar, Beregana, and the biones indians; certification that 10,000 pesos have been deposited into real caja under authority of Beregana by yribarren on behalf of guizarnotegui and amount is deductable from the pay in arrears account; sealed letter from guizarnotegui certifying that he had yribarren deposit 10,000 as mentioned above; letter to real hazienda informing them of the 10,000 deposit; further explanation of above transaction with involvement of mugarrieta and madariaga; virrey's statement that he will release the 10,000 pesos from the account fondo de temporalidades once he receives draft or bill exchange; 3,000 pesos to be put in real caja under authority of podruesa on behalf of palacios to be taken from fondo de temporalidades and deducted from his pay in arrears, total for this account being 70,410 pesos; certification for 3,000 pesos for palacios and pesquera; pinto's request that their money associated with above transactions be released; three additional certifications fo 9,000, 3,600, and 4,500 pesos deposited by yribarren, porio, and martinez on behalf of heros, orduna, and galo; letter from virrey completing above transaction; request by heros, orduna and galo that sums mentioned above be credited to their pay in arrears account; the deposit of 21,317 pesos tres tomines tres granos in coinage belonging to recently deceased Arechevala, severino by the executors of his estate Arechevala, manuel and baroco into the real caja with the request that said sums be released from pay in arrears account. (O. Velez, March 1989)

Chihuahua, Arispe, Santa Fe. March22, 1768-August 31, 1789. 24p. Letters. Originals, signed.

Mexico. June 12, 1765. 10p. Letters. Copies.

Mexico. April 23, 1773. 4p. Letter. Original, signed.

Arispe, Santa Fe, and others. January 1788-April 16, 1790. 86p. Letters. Originals, signed, copies.