(D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Documents listing rights and obligations to citizens of Presas del Rey upon foundation of Villa by capitan de la Serna. Establishment of church, garrison, and other official offices. Requests by Serna to abolish residency, judgeship and sentencing surety as few people know him, he also requests title of capitan to be given to him as founder and teniente to his son Estevan, titles are approved. Priests requests money for sinodos and traveling expenses. Conde de la Sierra Gorda sends city charter, maps, titles of Solares to build houses viceroy frees Villa for Ten years payment of primicias to church. Other documents relate disturbances in town due to absence of priest. Document refers to historical event about sinodos when churches were secularized in 1734 by request of provincial of Zacatecas. Census of inhabitants with all their belongings including animals. Documents with measurements of land grants given to each family. (A. Dell'acqua, sept.1987)

Petition details needs and projected expenses required for maintenance of Santa Fee, primarily in response to Apache threat. Requested are arms, munitions, horses, cattle and miscellaneous goods totaling 25 wagon-loads. Also, some details concerning Apache depredations. Death of fray Ayala. (J. Carpenter, October 1987)

Letters, relaciones, autos between governor, viceroy, officers and missionaries about need for seeds, arms, munitions, and religious materials to conduct everyday life in province of New Mexico. Plans to administer economy and protect province against Apache incursions. Inventories of horses, arms, munitions and men attached to presidios of Santa Fe and el Passo del Rio del Norte. Retirement requests from sick and old soldiers and officers. Spelling out laws about foundations of doctrines and missions in area. Advice of Cuerbo y Valdes solicited by viceroy on how to conduct better government and dealing with Indians of region. (A. Dell'acqua, June 1987)

Letters pertaining to military incursions ordered by Cuerbo y Valdes to retake territory in Nueva Mexico, also incursions against Moquis, rescue of Picuries and pacification of Apaches de Guantelejo carried out by Iribarri. Letters from fray Alvarez, Cuerbo y Valdes and others to viceroy about need of more missionaries, religious materials and monies to properly teach and practice faith. Religious census taken in territory. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1987)

Several autos concerning the mistreatment of mission Indians at Punta de Lampazos. Also, documents concerning financial needs of missionaries and lists of mission goods (spices, textiles) for the years 1738-1740 at Dolores mision. (J. Carpenter, June 1987)

Describes situation with Indians: murders of and by; religious education of; military strategies used to subdue, and control; agricultural labor of, and transporting to prisons. Tobacco, gunpowder, and land finances listed along with expenditures and troop payments, appointments made in civil offices of governor and justicia. Activities at missions described: crop production, establishment of new orders, rebuilding of destroyed mission, failure of priests to report profits and subsequent conflicts with royal officials, and distribution of mission supplies. Case of presidial captain of Laredo falsifying location of town. Travel conditions at Tetillas poor. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Erection of missions in Coahuila province, settlement of new town, request for religious items, food and monies to continue maintaining Indians living in missions. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1987)

Documents are in response to pronouncements of junta G'ral of June 24, 1704. (See pi Vol. 28 ff. 239-240). Informe from fray Thomas de Ortega Morejon and gov. Mathias de Aguirre explaining why Indians of mission San Antonio should not be resettled at missions of Santo Nombre de Jesus and San Phelipe. Also, a resolution from junta general de la real Audiencia ordering the permanent prelate be installed to administer mission San Antonio. (J. H. Ochs, June 1987)

Letters from Buenaventura de Aguirre and fray Joseph Garcia describing hardships experienced by inhabitants of missions along Rio Grande, and humbly beseeching viceroy to send desperately needed supplies to these missions. Fiscal's notes mention dictamen of junta general forbidding founding of new missions due to high cost of maintaining them. Also, pronouncements of junta general in response to these requests. (J. H. Ochs, April, 1987)