History

Juan Bernal sells Juan Robledo a 35 year old Negro male slave for 400 pesos. (R. Davis) (1977)

Capt. Don Juan Mansso presents statement to the justicia informing him that the Apache Indians he has in his possession were lawfully bought from the Cacique of the ^Mansos^ Indians. The Mansos are a tribe friendly to the Spanish and who are currently at war with the Apache. Alfarez Adrian is mentioned as purchaser also. Persons- capt. Don Juan Mansso of Parral; alfarez Adrian Gutierrez of Parral; Cacique Juan del Alma, governador of Mansos. (R. Davis) (1975)

Diego declares that upon his death his slave Catalina is be freed. (R. Davis) (1977)

General Don Gaspar protests a cedula which appears to have taken some of his authority away and created a new post of ^procurador^. His protest is directes to governor Enrique and the Audiencia in Guadalajara. Included is long letter in support of Gaspar's position. Information on when appointed to office, salary, duration of appointment, duties and his activities so far. Exceptionally informative. (R. Davis) (1975)

Geronimo states that his daughter Antonia, whom he had by his China slave Sebastiana, is 25 years old and marrying Gregorio Chacon. He states the horses, cows, bulls and money in dowry. (R. Davis) (1977)

This is a long narrative account by a number of witnesses, presenting Gaspar's story of how governor Guajardo Fajardo moved into the presidio of San Francisco Xavier de hacatouri and took it over, illegally from Don Gaspar. In the body of the account Guajardo is Charged with over extending his authority, with purposely paying Indians to make war to upset the tranquility of Sonora and with wanting to take the presidio so that he could get more silver from the Caxa in Durango. This appears to be a continuation of documents placed before the 1682 tribunal altho no mention of 1682 is given here. Is mention in here of missionaries and agricultural conditions. The date on the testimony taken is November 16, 1653. Not sure exactly when event took place. Persons- capt. Don Gaspar de Quesada Hurtado de Mendoza, captain of the presidios of Sinaloa; Francisco Fernandez de la Cuerva, Duke of Albuquerque; Diego Guajardo Fajardo, gov. Of Nueva Vizcaya; Juan de Munquira, Alcalde mayor named by Guajardo to Sonora; Francisco de Bustamante, Actual captain of troops in presidio of San fco. Xavier de hacatouri after leaves goes to Villa de San Felipe. (R. Davis) (1975)

These documents are orders and accounts of some Indian rebel activity around the area of San Francisco de Conchos. The Toboscos and Salineros are the primary enemies. A group of 75 Indians of the Conchos nation are aiding the Spanish and in a final document there is a payment of 293 pesos to them for their allegiance. One friendly Tobosco and a group of 6 friendly Ocome Indians also aid the Spanish. Persons- governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo capt. Don Hernando de Obregon; capt. Diego Galiano; capt. Juan de Echevarria; Estobal Zapata, a friendly Tobosco; Andres, friendly Ocome Indian; Miguel, friendly Ocome Indian; Ambrosio, friendly Ocome Indian; Diego, friendly Ocome Indian; Monia, friendly Ocome Indian. (R. Davis) (1975)

In this ^class action^ the citizens of Santa Barbara request of the governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo permission for more corn to be sold in their community and request from the church in Durango an emergency shipment of 400 or 500 (lbs?) of flour. Their request is granted (?). One document mentions 70 families in S. Barbara - and it appears there has been some ^restlessness^ on the peoples part. Persons- Luis de Moralez, justicia, capitan de guerra of Parral; Geronimo de Bego y Salazar, citizen of Santa Barbara; Antonio de Alvarado, citizen of Santa Barbara; Gonzalo Francisco Payo, citizen of Santa Barbara; captain Pedro de Subia y Pacheco, Vezino of Santa Barbara. (R. Davis) (1975)

This Series of documents originates in January 1682. A review of the Indian wars of 1653 under then governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo, and of the situation concerning the dispute over the assignment of br. Juan del Candano to run the doctrinas is being investigated by lt. Gov. Juan Hurtado de Castilla. In the first segment of 1653 documents br. Juan del Candano presents his case. He claims his appointment as rector of Parral; San Diego and all doctrinas is valid, backed by a royal cedula and the bishop of Nueva Vizcaya. Another document shows payment of 4,000 pesos to governor Guajardo Fajardo for administrative purposes in conjunction with Candano's work. Candano claims however, that Jesuit padre Gabriel Villar, and Jesuit padre Joseph Pasqual would not relinquish the doctrinas of Huejotitlan and San Philipe and instead encouraged the Indian chief Don Geronimo to oppose the new padres and Spanish authority. This is in Tarahumara areas. Next is a jump back to 1682 and padre Bernardo Pardo provincial of the Jesuits tells Juan Hurtado that the situation was different and the following documents will attest to it. There follows a long Series of military accounts, narrations autos and autos from the gov. Guajardo Fajardo over the period April 8, 1653 thru October 7, 1653 - all dealing with the Indian wars. In these we See that the governor was paying the Salinero Indians of Tizonazo to go out and defeat the Tarahumares, the Cabezas, the Tepehuanes and other Indian groups. The leader of the Salineros ^Amigos^ was Don Geronimo Moranta. The Indians speak of drought, of the Mesquite not producing food and are constantly requesting flour and corn. The peso payments to the Indians totaled 219 pesos in one month and 328 pesos in another case. Persons- Juan Hurtado de Castilla, lt. Governor of Nueva Vizcaya (1682); padre Francisco de Valdez (SJ), archivest? (1682); br. Juan del Candano, rector of Parral and San Diego and doctrinas (1653); padre Gabriel Villar (SJ); padre Joseph Pasqual (SJ); governor Diego Guajardo Fajardo; padre Bernardo Pardo, provincial of the society of Jesus of Nueva Espana; general Juan de Barrazas; capt. Gonzalo Messia de Mosana, Alcalde of San Bartolome; capt. Geronimo de Leyva; alfarez Don Luis de Valdez; capt. Esteban de Evasio; Geronimo Moranta, Salinero Indian capitan; Francisco Mama, Salinero capitan; Santiago, Toboso Indian capitan. (R. Davis) (1975)