Geography

Viceregal order authorizing gobernador Valverde to establish a presidio in the Valley of the Jicarilla to defend area against the French and impede their entry into New Mexico. (Raul Saba) (1980)

Good geography, Indian hostilities. Indian allies. Military strategy, tactics, supplies. Indian testimony. Execution of prisoners. Excellent broad-ranging diary of military expedition. (D. Coates) (1980)

Tells of arrival of sixty families of settlers and numerous Indian attacks, and counter attacks by the Spanish. Also a discussion of food provisions for the new families. Describes expedition to the Yuta land. (D. Coates) (1980)

Variety of information including Vargas' attempts to mount a campaign against the Xemes with aid of the Queres. The arrival of settlers from Mexico. Discussion of provisions and arms for militia. (D. Coates) (1980)

Uprising of Tanos and Teguas. Vargas offers amnesty. Interrogation of Indian prisoners. (D. Coates) (1980)

(Robert H. Jackson) (1980)

A miscellaneous group of eight papers mostly scribbled notes, giving statistics such as distances and directions of various missions in California and along the rivers Gila and Colorado. These papers bear no signatures nor dates but on outside cover the year 1797 is written in lead pencil. (microfilm catalog)

This extensive informe was written by the guardian of the colegio de Santacruz complaining of conditions in the missions of Pimeria Alta. It contains 105 paragraphs in all and was written in the name of the discreets of the college. It seems to be the original document but does not bear signatures. (microfilm catalog)

This history of the missions of Sonora of the Franciscans was written by fr. Barbastro when he was the Head of the Custodia. As he himself states, the sources are the original documents found in the archives of the missions. Written at mission Purissima de Babiacora. This extensive informe is an original document bearing the signature of fr. Francisco Antonio Barbastro. (microfilm catalog)

This informe contains an introduction and one chapter treating of the numerous rancherias of this mission, the names of the friars who labored there, and the number of baptisms performed. It is an original document bearing the autograph of fr. Nunez. This mission is in Sonora; fr. Nunez is from the prov. Of Jalisco. (microfilm catalog)