Concerns follow up of missionaries transferred from San Fernando college in Mexico to provinces of San Pedro and San Pablo in Mechoacan. Document contains mixed information on agriculture, mission administration and religious conflicts. (M. Marroquin, June 1988)

Document deals with two issues: One concerning report of thirteen missions of Nueva California; other concerning conflicts and arguments exposed in transfer of several priests from college of San Fernando in Mexico, to Mechoacan. Succinct explanation of arguments found in folios 247, 254 and 255. Report on missions includes modus operandi of priests in offering religion to indians and geographic position of missions. (M. Marroquin, June 1988)

Garrido y Duran argues that state of missions/conduct of missionaries not as bad as Reyes describes not much substantive information on Sonoran missions. (T. Sheridan) (1979)

Contents. Tomo 142 (pages- 22, 52, 129, 130, 138, 179)- representaciones to the marques de Sonora and Antonio Valdes of 1787 concerning authorization of power to governor, compliance of real cedula concerning separation of powers of Navajoes and Gilenos, celebrations of ferias, naming of provincial generals and review of relations with Apaches. Tomo 146 (pages 451, 515)- representaciones discussing qualities of teniente Troncoso and tobacco from Luisiana both of 1788 to Baylio Valdes. (J. Erbe) (1978)

(M. Bowman) (1979)

(M. Bowman) (1979)

Viceroy asks for the mission book of Sonora for the year 1748. Book will show articles remitted to the missionaries. Mangino answers that that particular book is not to be found. (M. Bowman) (1979)

1) payment to a muleteer for his services in 1767. 2) on the sending of some documentos from Alamos. 3) cost of the expulsion of Jesuits from Sonora, and the state of their finances, I.e. for payment of their expulsion. (M. Bowman) (1979)

Maria Rosa de la Pena donates 92 sitios de Ganado Menor, 77 sitios de Ganado mayor and 46 caballerias de trena to the Jesuit California missions. Land is in Nuevo Leon and has been plagued by barbarous Indians and drought. (T. Barnes) (1979)

Reyes' informe on Sonora missions. General discussion of mission government /structure followed by description of each particular mission, noting its geographical location, visitas, ethnic composition, crops grown, types of agriculture practiced, condition of church and inventory of property, including type/number of livestock. Also, notes population of each mission, including number of married couples, widows and widowers. Notes expropriation of Indian land by Spaniards. Excellent document- lots of information on Indian-Spanish conflict over land, mining activities, etc. (T. Sheridan) (1979)