Biography

Concerns details of Goicoechea's company including supplies such as uniforms, horses and weapons; includes descriptions of supplies and physical and psychological descriptions of officers; also concerns refusal to grant Goicoechea more royal money and liquidation of his old accounts; also listed are officers' and soldiers' salaries. (K. Hubin, September 1989)

Documents concerning promotion of Arce from captain to lt. Colonel at his retirement. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Series of documents describing military career of Blanco and intention to promote him to captain. Also summaries of careers of other officers to establish relative merits. Viceroyal approval of promotion. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Documents concerning Justiniani's arrival in Veracruz from Havana with intent to join dragones de Espana. He stayed at San Juan de Ulua until officers decided where to put him. Mentions expenses incurred and his Father's patronage. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Letter from Survier to viceroy Revilla Gigedo indicting most of his acquaintances in government of Nuevo Santander for their indolence, sophism, hypocrisy, tyrrany, greed, lack of integrity, and general stupidity. Written with caustic wit, considerable intelligence, literary style, and flawless handwriting. Footnoted digressions make up one-third of document. Mentions Antonio Fabian de Puga's murder of five non-hostile Indians (discussed in ff. 0107-0115, exp. 23 of this volume). (A. Dean, February 1989)

Palacio and Osorio's visit to Nuevo Santander to investigate Escandon's conduct, operations, state of colony. Discusses measures taken to protect colony from Indian horse thefts and murders. Discussion on Manuel de Escandon's merit and success in defending and populating settlement compared with that of his Father Joseph Escandon. Manuel Escandon given title conde de la Sierra Gorda due to inheritance and merit. Brief description of Joseph Escandon's service record including reducciones. Description of estate and lands of Escandon to be left to descendants and free of Media anata. Escandon's success at liberating Nuevo Santander from Chichimecs; establishment of 14 settlements, missions. Miguel Escandon accompanied Father on campaigns at age 16 as teniente; service record described. Total of 24 settlements established by Joseph Escandon with 1245 Spanish families. Manuel Escandon's detachment sent to Potrero de Campana to retrieve stolen horses and punish rebel Indians. (L. L. Woodward, November 1988)

Letters concerning Espadas arrest; Ugalde's (?) health and rest to improve it or retire; shipment of corn. (E. Wilson, September 1989)

Military service records of men at Punta de Lampazos, Nuevo Reino de Leon through 1788. (E. Wilson, July 1989)

Military rolls from Echegaray for year end 1787 in the province of Nuevo Reino de Leon. (E. Wilson, July 1989)

Denunciations to intendente, relayed to viceregal officials. Miners overworked, poor drainage in mines and stealing from poor. Meson de Teotihuacan similar complaints and neglect of payment of Arancel customs tariffs. Atotonilco*)