Indice de papeles importantes sobre Provincias Internas desde el Ano de 1786-1786. Detailed notes and index of legaxes, informes, Inspections, and novedades of Provincias Internas, Oriental and 1793; novedades de indios y operaciones de Guerra, oriente, 1787-1788; novedades de indios y operaciones de Guerra, Poniente, 1787-1788; causa contra governador de Coahuila, fuenos, 1788-1789; novedades, Poniente, 1789-1790; novedades de Campana de Guerra, oriente; novedades de comandancia general, oriente; novedades de Lipanes (oriente) de Valle de Santa Rosa; novedades de Paz y Guerra, 1791; expenses incurred with peaceful Indians of New Mexico, Nueva Viscaya, Sonora; indios de Paz, oriente, from zejas; indios de Paz 1786-1791, Coahuila; novedades de Nuevo Viscaya y Nueva Mexico, 1786-1790; novedades sobre situados de Tropas de Provincias Internas, 1773-1792; novedades de hostilidades, Nuevo Leon, 1778-1786; novedades de hostilidades, Nuevo Santander, 1778-1786. Review of Inspections (24) 1787-1793, Sonora; Nueva Vizcaya. (J. Acheson, November 1988)

Barrera describes his commission to investigate administrador de Tabacos de Texas. Barrera asks to be reimbursed for expenses paid. Response from militia command concerning Barrera's request. (P. Lenz, April 1990)

Documents associated with I.p. And N. Santiago y Castillo requesting increase in their salaries; mostly testimony from soldiers serving under them. Ff.324-325 are further description of progress of colony at San Miguel. (A. Dean, March 1990)

Concerning business transacted (unspecified) with Canel from Xalapa. Index of correspondence comprising complaints against Castaneda, Pedro and Simon Herrera (Actual letters not included; no detail). Ff.52-61 concern loyalty tests for troops to identify faithful from possible insurgents. Letters among several gobernadors, comandante generales effusively proclaiming their fealty. (A. Dean, October 1989)

Orders from viceroy to Anza about recruitment of soldiers with families to move to and settle San Francisco California, appointments of lieutenant and Sergeant to be in command of garrison. Also appointment of friars to accompany expedition with cooperation of fray Serra establish two missions in area settled. de Anza travels to Sinaloa and established towns in Sonora recruiting families and purchasing supplies, cattle, horses and mules for March with orders to leave as soon as possible carrying enough supplies to leave with settlers until area is established. Viceroy orders de Anza to turn command of expedition in Monterrey to Moncada who will command presidio in San Francisco, also is ordered to select with Moncada site for presidio and missions to be established and return to Sonora as soon as task accomplished. de Anza informs viceroy of progress made in recruitment impossibility of Alferez Morada to go with expedition as wife has terminal disease, also notifies viceroy of death of sargent Espinosa to unknown epidemic which has affected many families recruited slowing progress many months. de Anza request substitution of sargent from O'Conor military inspector and general commander. List of soldiers with families is sent to viceroy amounting to 191 persons not counting muleskinners, people attached to expedition like merchants, farmers who are not being paid by de Anza who is supplying them with food only, also three families whose husbands are attached to presidio of Monterrey. Anza expedition starts from Tubac on October 20, Ten months after viceroy issued orders which Anza argues is best time due to rains which will provide water and better pasture for animals. Attached are letters from fray Garces who is reluctant to go with expedition wanting instead to establish missions in upper Colorado and Gila rivers, viceroy issues him orders to join expedition under de Anza which he agrees with reluctance requesting his own special assistants and his own transportation. (A. Dell'acqua January 1988)

(A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Minutas de cartas of virrey's responses to Corbalan's letters administration of Indian settlements; virrey acknowledges California mission; virrey acknowledges receipt of Corbalan's Cueras; account of expenses incurred during expedition of Sonora; virrey informs Corbalan that large gold nuggets be Seri, Marcos, 16 Seri followers at Pitic; virrey acknowledges acknowledges receipt of extractos de la revista de la compania latter's delay in remitting financial account of military expedition of Sonora. (J. H. Ochs, February 1988)

Addresses issue of how to deal with officials who are 'viciosos y inutiles'; includes brief descriptions of vices and manners in which individuals considered useless; Castro, author of diatribe, urges their immediate 'separacion o Retiro' from military, offers brief service records of viable replacements; particular attention paid to fate of Alferez from Bejar, 'un ebrio incorregible,' who left presidio to live and drink among Tahuacanes; virrey orders Alferez brought to him under pretext of new post assignment; final outcome not included in documents. (L. Kerr, February 1989)