Record of judicial proceedings and declarations of various individuals on motives for moving military barracks of second compania volante from Llera to Villa Padilla. Includes charges by mission Indians and Larumba that inducements of money, horses and other animals were offered to Indians by padre Pinedo and Spaniards to molify the discontent of Indians and to influence their declaraciones. (G. Lavalley, April 1987)

Lengthy expedients of correspondence between presidial captains in Chihuahua and viceroy and lesser officials. Considerable correspondence between captains also. Much concerns the militia. Many letters concern captains Joseph de Ydoiaga and Juan Joseph de Aramburu. (T. Naylor, 1977) discussion of exploration of Rio Grande del Norte and why it was not carried out at time stipulated by viceroy. (A. Dell'acqua, 5/20/87)

Distribution of guns to inhabitants El Paso by order of viceroy to March against rebel Pueblo Indians to reconquest lands lost. Various autos, letters and diary of March along shores of Rio del Norte, finding burned towns, churches, convents and general destruction and killings. Otermin orders investigation thru trial of various Indians to find heads of rebellion. Systematic destruction of Indian icons, burning of grain and raising of remaining towns. Indians do not surrender, campaign abandoned. (A. Dell'acqua, 4/15/87)

Report on Indian incursions in Nuevo Leon, deaths of Spaniards, children taken captive, formation of militias, and requests for weapons and munitions. (G. Lavalley, February 1987).

Reports by Crespo and Posada assessing past and present history of insufficient military forces in Provincias Internas in face of frequency and violence of Indian incursions. Discusses Rubi and Lafora reports, Fuero militar, and calls for general war against Apaches. (G. Lavalley, February 1987).

Ugaldes summary of reports submitted in preceeding 186 folios of volume 27, referring to military rolls, promotions, formation of new squadrons, Indian attacks, defenses of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon. (G. Lavalley, February 1987).

Report of Indian attacks with guns. Request and permission to form four new squadrons of dragoons or provincial cavalry and some groups of infantry veterans. Includes details of where troops to be located. Requests for arms and munitions. Veteran soldiers to train new troops. Recommendations for promotions. (G. Lavalley, February 1987).

Formation of detachment of soldiers at Punta de Lampazos and of cities providing soldiers. Funding compania volante de Nuevo Santander. References to reglamento de 1772 on strength of companias volante. Requests for munitions. Military rolls for presidio Nuevo Reyno de Leon y Punta de Lampazos and Monterrey for 1782. (G. Lavalley, February 1987).

Report Vidal de Lorca to Bucareli on Indian attack on Salitre with part of Mule and horse herds run off but later recovered. Son of Geronimo Cantu taken prisoner by Indians. (G. Lavalley, January 1987).

Approval of motives of Croix in commissioning Josef Otal to Coronel del regimiento de Milicia de Mexico. Document may be incomplete. (D. Marksz, January 1987).