History

Don Pedro Duran y Chaves, resident of San Joseph del Parral publically acknowledges his debt of 1565 pesos 2 tomines to Francisco de Lima. (R. Davis) (1975)

Andres states that he will pay to Pedro 410 cattle of 2 years of age within six months. Persons- Andres Lopes de Garcia, Vezino of New Mexico; Pedro del Apiener, Vezino of Parral. (R. Davis) (1975)

In these two documents we first have a public pronouncement of support for Melchor's candidacy for the job of treasury judge in Durango, by the men listed below- each offering to pay 500 ducats to the cause. In the second letter governor Pachero acknowledges Melchor's support, sets the office price at 2,000 ducats and chooses Melchor. Mention made here by Pacheco of an encomienda of his in Yucutan. Persons- Enrique Davila y Pacheco, gobernador de N. Vizcaya; Melchor del Peral, Vezino of Parral; general Juan Fernandez de Carrion, Vezino of Parral; alfarez Valario Cortes del Rey, Vezino of Parral; capt. Alonsso Garcia de Cardenas, Vezino of Parral; capt. Pedro de Andrade, Vezino of Mexico City; alfarez Domingo Lorenco, Vezino of Parral; Francisco Cane de los Rios, Vezino of Parral; Diego de Castillo, vezio of Parral. (R. Davis) (1975)

Don Diego buys Antonio from Don Francisco for a price of 270 pesos. Persons- Don Francisco Coto, Vezino and merchant of Mexico City; Diego del Castillo, Vezino of Parral; Antonio, a Negro ^criollo^ of 12 years of age; Don Juan de Aquileta, Alcalde mayor. (R. Davis) (1975)

Don Andres de Froga, vez of Mexico City buys Angelina for 100 pesos from Francisco de janier and sells her to Antonia. (R. Davis) (1975

Capt. Juan de Bustillo, Vezino, Labrador of San Bartolome borrows 2,315 pesos from Andres de Almagro, merchant of San Joseph Parral with the promise to repay by September 1655. (R. Davis) (1975)

Domingo and Phelipe were elected at open meeting to be reps of town to hire Antonio to present their case before the Guadalajara Audiencia. A request to the crown that royal restrictions of mining and expansion be eased up. Persons- Juan de Aguileta, Alcalde mayor; lic. Antonio Perez Ramero, Vezino, Abogado of Guadalajara; Domingo de Apressa, Vezino of Parral; Phelipe Catalan, Mercador, Vezino of Parral. (R. Davis) (1975)

Through Don Julian, Don Alonso, Brother to Don Fernando de Valdez, is requesting that his brothers children (and estate) be transferred to him from Dona Luysa because Dona Luysa has married Don Pedro Gonzalez. (Sebastian Gonzalez is serving as a curador of the estate now with the Mother). Alonso gets his request. Persons- Juan de Aguileta, Alcalde mayor; Pedro Gonzalez, Vezino of Durango, Juez fiscal of royal Caxa of Durango; Julian de Valdez, Vezino, Mercador of parral?; Alonso de Valdez, Vezino of Mexico City; Luysa Gomez Fernandez, widow of Don Fernando de Valdez; Fernando de Valdez and Joseph de Valdez, children of Parral; Sebastian Gonzalez de Valdez, Vezino, Minero of Parral. (R. Davis) (1975)

Diego sells Maria to Antonio for price of 350 pesos. Persons- Diego de Castillo, Vezino and Miner of San Diego; Antonio de Villa Lengua, merchant of Parral; Maria, Negro slave from Angola 43 years old. (R. Davis) (1975)

Sebastian Gonzalez de Valdez, Vezino and minor of Parral borrows 9,520 pesos and acknowledges his intention to repay. (R. Davis) (1975)