Notice to governor of New Mexico of assignment of fray Caytano Bernal and Joseph Prada to El Paso missions and fray Joseph de Vera and Isidiro Cadelo to Santa Fe missions.

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)

This letter was written by fr. Mariano Antonio de Buena y Alcalde to the illmo y rmo Senor bishop thanking him for the faculties he has granted to his missionaries and informing him that together with this letter he is sending information regarding the missions with the names of the missionaries assisting at each mission. This seems to be an original document but it does not bear the signature of fr. Mariano, nor does it contain a date. (microfilm catalog)

Title self-explanatory. Introduction by Herbert E. Bolton. Two page index- typed transcription. Apparently documents contained herein are pertinent to area of greater southwest. Lists of missions and priests, correlations of places and persons. Titles are; 1) Estado de la mision de Chinipas en 1767. (5 pages). 2) el Crimen de la Profesa- March 1743. 3) quienes Fueron los asesinos. 4) lista de algunos Misioneros del Norte- 4 pages. 5) Jesuit hierarchial business. 6) catalogo del padre Zapata, 1678, (tomado de bancroft). Mision de San Felipe y Santiago de Sinaloa. Mision de Topia. Mision de Xixionles. Mision de San Andres. 7) la mision de la Tarahumara- 1759. 8) coleccion de ordenaciones del padre Cavero. 9) sobre la canonizacion de Palafox. 10) Carta anua de Guadalajara, 1690-1698. 11) mission populations- 1625. 12) mission locations and populations- 1678-1925. (T. Barnes) (1979)

Lists priests in various provinces, giving their age, state of health, years in society, etc.; priests who speak Indian languages; personnel who died during given year, etc. Includes, personnel on northern missionary frontier. Excellent reference for missionary personnel. (T. Sheridan) (1979)

Essentially a compendium of all the Jesuits who came to New Spain and Mexicans who became Jesuits from 1572 to 1643. (M. Bowman) (1979)

Letters of recommendation and lists of priests recommended by church athorities in Durango to fill vacant or recently created posts. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Removal of numerous regular clergy from their positions. Includes many names and locales. The workings of the patronato are visible here. (T. Barnes) (1976)

List of Jesuit personnel in Mexico, year unknown. (T. Barnes) (1979)

Brief note concerning transfer of missionary personnel and mission supplies. (April 4, 1732). Followed by letter enumerating mission personnel in Sonora (DRSW 060-00244). Final letter (January 25, 1722) concerns poor state of Corodeguachi presidio, including vacancies, lack of arms, supplies and horses, etc. (T. Sheridan) (1978)