Yanes took over Jaumave and followed general's orders to change measures of corn. It was found that Rios calvillos, who Ran Jaumave before Yanes took over, had used bad judgment in buying corn badly needed to aid Villas of San Carlos and San Nicolas de la Croix. Autos and declaraciones are individual's accounts (for example, the muleteers who transported the corn). (S. Langmack October 1989)

Residents of various Villas retained faulty measuring devices for seeds. The devices were burned, the owners fined and new devices were distributed. Ff.260 appears to contain list of

Incorrect measuring devices for seeds were discovered in Mier. It appears they were to have been changed per an order in February (ff.254). Incorrect devices burned, owners fined and given new devices. Fines to be used for jail and sala capitular (ff.255). (S. Langmack, October 1989)

Extracts from Loyola's general report Mar-December 1788 including military reports from subordinates in New Mexico, N. Vizcaya, Sonora. Includes campaign diary of Romero and Echeagaray in Sonora (mar-apr). Mentions Opatas inclusion in military force. from Bavispe. Table summarizes battle statistics by region and Indian group. Campaign diary of Elquezabal jun-July 1788 near Norte. Table shows organization of force into companies, lists officers and company size. Drought forces dispersal of troops, ends campaign. Loyola documents movement of Sonoran troops in mountains Sacramento and San Francisco, relates Apache Gileno and Taraumara thefts, murders, attacks, Mule train assaults. Encloses copy Martinez' report from Chihuahua, details Spanish attacks, prisoner taking, beast confiscation from Indians. Brief mention of lesson learned from Chiricagui campaign of mentions plan to join forces with Echeagaray to make mountain campaign. Ugarte y Loyola also reports impossibility of stopping attacks, because Indians attack small defenseless parties (eg woodcutters) elaborates on Indian murders, beast killings, thefts by Apaches Mescaleros in Nueva Vizcaya, summarizes Indian damages by province, Indian group, type of depredation and number hurt. Submits report of Ortega's October 1788 campaign in Sierra Escondida against Apaches. Details tracking and persecution, Spanish custom of decapitating enemy corpses for trophy heads. Relates depredations in San Juan Baptista del Rio, reports use of companias volantes against Apaches Mescaleros. Remarks that because Ugalde's eastern campaign is tying up so many troops, western campaign is forced to make smaller forays. Ugarte y Loyola augments force at Pueblo del Gallo, mentions Taraumara hostilities in Cianori. Martinez report from Sacramento mountains outlines force organization in table, gives daily report, detailing route taken and tracking activities, names officers, tallies weight of supplies carried by each company, mentions use of Opatas in force, notes custom of turning in Indian ears as battle trophies, laments paucity of pasture and water due to drought. Includes table of wounded and sick. Medina reports Indian attacks on sheperds near Mapimi (August 1788). Latter folios concern Echeagaray's forays with presidial troops from Santa Cruz against Apaches, Gilenos, Mimbrenos, and yutaquenos. Mentions Mescal as sustenance, and use of Apache and Opata auxiliaries. Details route taken, use of women (Indian ?) As guides. Tables summarize battle statistics and list Apache inhabitants of Bacoachic. (S. Gibbs, March 1988)

Correspondence between Pedro Fueros and virrey concerning mining operations at la Cieneguilla, Sonora. Includes routine documentation of quantities of gold produced and transported to Alamos, plus accounts of depredations suffered by Indians, settlers and miners at hands of Apache marauders. Also, account of discovery of silver deposits at San Marcial. (J. H. Ochs, August 1987)

Documents and autos, publishing of bandos, personnel changes. Rights to gold and percentages to Spain in Sonora and Sinaloa. Request for copies of revistas de inspeccion. Refers to orders, money for salaries, commerce between Spanish and English subjects. Regulations concerning commerce such as measurements and efforts to avoid fraud. Ff 27-28 concern deficit owed by missions in California. Ff 29-30 are recommendations about Juan Bautista Ugarte for tobacco trading post position. (L. L. Woodward, May 1988)

Documents relating to receipt of weights and measures issued by visitador general to Alamos; monies to protect issuance of silver. (A. Dell'acqua, October 1987)

Accounts, receipts of food supplies, gifts given to allied Indian nations in Nueva Mexico. Includes lists, prices and quantities of these goods. Also, copy of order approving delivery of food supplies to these Indian groups, plus list of these groups and number of individuals entering and leaving Santa Fe. (J. H. Ochs, may 1988)

Anza's written orders to Almacenero of Santa Fe for gift goods to be given to emissaries, and/or auxiliaries of Comanche, Navajo, Lipan tribes. (J. H. Ochs, may 1988)

Commentary on collection of old coinage; return from Renta de Tavaco, Polvora y Naipes; and payment of presidial positions and mission sinodos in Texas, Coahuila and San Sabas. See ff 337 for table of volante and presidio positions and salaries including Indian auxiliaries and explorers. Ff 341--table of presidios and salaries, Coahuila. Ff 345--list of money needed for presidios, N. Mexico and N. Vizcaya, and amounts remitted to Caja de Guanajuato. (diane marksz, April 1987)