This is a group of 26 letters, all originals with the autograph of fr. Francisco Iturralde. They are written from various missions to different friars. Some are personal, others are informes. A good number were written to fr. Diego Bringas who was visitator of the missions, and almost all were written on half folios in the manner in which we write letters today. Total of 26 letters 1) to the president, from the mission Santa Theresa, October 25, 1792. 2) P. Sebastian Ramis, Tubutama, December 4, 1796. 3) P. Francisco Miralles, Tubutama, March 3, 1798. 4) P. Florenzio Ibanes, Tubutama, March 19, 1798. 5) P. Francisco Miralles, Tubutama, may 4, 1798. 6) P. Francisco Miralles, Tubutama, June 4, 1798. 7) P. Francisco Miralles, Tubutama, September 4, 1798. 8) P. Francisco Miralles, Tubutama, October 2, 1798. 9) P. Francisco Miralles, Tubutama, November 9, 1798. 10) P. Francisco Miralles, Aconchi, January 12, 1799. 11) P. Antonio Gullen, Tubutama, November 3, 1798. 12) P. Juan Ribera, Tubutama, March 7, 1795. 13) P. Juan Ribera, Tubutama, April 5, 1796. 14) to P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, September 7, 1795. 15) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, December 8, 1795. 16) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, December 13, 1795. 17) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, December 18, 1795. 18) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, December 19, 1795. 19) P. Diego birngas, Tubutama, December 22, 1795. 20) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, February 4, 1796. 21) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, March 4, 1796. 22) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, may 6, 1796. 23) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, February 23, 1797. 24) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, April 3, 1797. 25) P. Diego Bringas, Tubutama, may 5, 1797. 26) P. Francisco Redondo, Santa Theresa, December 12, 1795. (microfilm catalog)

These informes are short notes bearing fr. Marianos name with dates of the years 1791 and 1792 with two informal letters which have fr. Marianos autograph. This is also appended (incomplete)- resolucion a Una consulta sobre el bautismo. The letters (incomplete) were written from the mission de Espiritu Santo, dated October 26, 1791, November 4, 1793. Each letter is 1/2 folio. (microfilm catalog)

This history of the missions of Sonora of the Franciscans was written by fr. Barbastro when he was the Head of the Custodia. As he himself states, the sources are the original documents found in the archives of the missions. Written at mission Purissima de Babiacora. This extensive informe is an original document bearing the signature of fr. Francisco Antonio Barbastro. (microfilm catalog)

This informe was written to the king from the college of San Fernando opposing the recommendation of Don Philipe Neve, the governor, who proposes for economic reasons one missionary be placed in each mission. The document is signed by fr. Francisco Pangua, the guardian and his discretorium and is countersigned by fr. Diego Ximenez, testifying that it is an exact copy of the original. His date is may 8, 1782. (microfilm catalog)

This informe gives an account of each of the following missions and the dates of their foundation- S. Diego, July 16, 1769; San Gabriel, September 8, 1771; S. Luis Obispo, September 1, 1772; S. Antonio de Padua, July 14, 1771; S. Carlos de Monte Rey, June 3, 1770. It also speaks of the missions, San Buenaventura Santa Clara and San Francisco which were not yet founded, but the proposed sites for their foundation are mentioned. This seems to be an original document and bears the signature of fr. Francisco Palou. (microfilm catalog)

This is an informe written by fr. Joseph Soler to the guardian of the colegio de Santa Cruz, M.r.p. Romauldo Cartegena, concerning the missions of Pimeria Alta expressing a difference of opinion with fr. Antonio de los Reyes. Both fr. Juan Diaz and fr. Juan Congoll add a postscript agreeing with the views of fr. Joseph Soler. This is an original document bearing the autographs of fr. Joseph Soler, fr. Juan Diaz and fr. Juan Congoll. It was sent from San Diego del Pitigui. (microfilm catalog)

This informe relates the coming of the fathers to take over the missions of the Rio de San Antonio. It was written from the mision de S. Joseph. This is an original document and has the autograph of fr. Pedro Ramirez. (microfilm catalog)

This is a group of informes sewed together written by the missionaries laboring in the missions of Pimeria Baja, and Pimeria Alta. They give an account of the foundation and the status of the missions in that area, and are signed by the respective missionary in each mission, with the location of the mission and the date. They are copies of the originals, and the majority are addressed to fr. Chrisostomo Gil de Bernabe. There are thirteen informes in all, written by the following missionaries- fr. Baltazar Carrillo, fr. J. Bautista Garces, fr. Juan Sarove, fr. Estevan de Salazar, fr. Joseph M. Espinosa, fr. Joseph Antonio Caja, fr. Joseph Soler, fr. Francisco Zuniga, fr. Francisco Roch, fr. Francisco Garces, fr. Juan Diaz, fr. Juan Gospoll, fr. Bartholome Ximeno. Among these is an informe written by fr. Francisco Garces to Don Antonio de bucarelo. (microfilm catalog)

Four copies of the instructions regarding the establishment of pueblos in the territory of the Yuma nation. The copy of fr. Diego Ximenez has the decree of Galvez giving the administration of the missions in its temporalities to the missionaries of Santa Cruz college. Another copy has appended the copy of the real cedula of Charles III granting permission to the Dominicans to enter California. (microfilm catalog)

A complete informe written by fr. Mariano Antonio de Buena y Alcalde to the Marquis de Croix, the virrey, giving a detailed account of the missionary journey he undertook in company with a group of missionaries for the establishment of the missions of Sonora, Pimeria Alta y Baja. As president of the missionary group he describes minutely the dangerous journey and the condition of the missions. This is an original document with the autograph of fr. Mariano Antonio de Buena y Alcalde (microfilm catalog)