Various Parral officials, including capitan comandante de milicias Nicolas de Bustamante, complain about escandolos publicos and gente ociosa in Parral and prohibit public congregations in the Side streets (vendimias), where pecados between men and women frequently occur, as well as fandangos in private homes without a license, juegos de naipes, etc. All gente ociosas, Sin destino are to be arrested and put to work in mines. juegos de pelota, and firing arms after dark also forbidden. Related document, also by Bustamante (2/23/1787) states that no vecinos or sirvientes can leave their pueblos, haciendas or Ranchos without written permission of alcalde o de el Senor Cura o de el respectivo dueno de hacienda o rancho. (1372b-1373a). (T. Sheridan) (1977)

29 articulos concerning Colonial government, including election, responsibilities of officials, civil procedure, protection/discipline of Indians, encouragement of bee, cotton wheat industries, regulation of irrigation, protection against Vagabonds, bandits, hostile Indians, etc. Excellent overview of responsibilities of Colonial government. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Due to criminal activities of Vagabonds of every class, the governor prohibits anyone from leaving their town or area of residence without an official license or permit. Several other documents on 1778 reel deal with Vagabonds. (T. Barnes) (1977)

List of all malentretenidos, or Vagabonds, etc., rounded up in Parral and impressed into military service under command of sargento mayor Morales of Guajuquilla presidio. List notes only their names, marital status. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Testimony and depositions concerning the murder of Joseph Tirado by Santiago Juarez. Juarez claims it was justifiable due to the fact that he found Tirado in bed with his (jaurez) wife. (R. Perez) (1977)

Interesting vignette concerning an assault on Gabriel de la Fuente by a Coyote for no apparent reason. A description of the Coyote is given, but the authorities are unable to locate him. (R. Perez) (1977)

Nicolas Moreno and Jose Carbajal are highwaymen- been stealing Plata from shipments to royal hacienda. Caught. Punishment- Nicolas to serve 4 years on a presidio. Jose gets 200 lashes. (R. Davis) (1976)

Concerns mission affairs, including- professiones de 4 votos of various missionaries; scandal involving a woman from Tubares seeking a divorce; drunken coyotas in Yaqui pueblos; sale of various mission goods for pearls; debts of Onavas mission totaling 7000-8000 pesos. (T. Sheridan) (1978)

Padre Escalona has performed a marriage ceremony between a coyota and (presumably) a Spaniard. (R. Perez) (1977)

Rodriguez Gallardo's deposition and remarks to informe written by visitor of Jesuit missions in Sonora. Issues discussed include consolidation of dispersed pueblos de indios; military escort for religious entradas into frontier areas; definition of indios vagantes; reasons for Pueblo desertion. Cites various articles from recopilacion de Leyes de las indias concerning reduction of Indians to mission life. author suggests that 2,000 pesos be sent to governor of Sinaloa to combat Apaches and that Barrancas of Sierra Madre be cleared of small Tarahumaran rancherias, and Indians gathered to be settled in larger pueblos. Also discussed are issues of election of Indian civic officials, regional officials to oversee Indian communities, Indian labor at missions, and punishment of mission Indians. Included is definition of siembras de comunidad versus siembras de Iglesia; number of Indians needed for a Pueblo to be legally recognized. Also, suggestions concerning land tenancy, education and repartimiento system in Sonora. (J. H. Ochs, November 1987)