Legal

Sale of very substantial hacienda to raise money to pay very substantial debts. Included are complete inventory and valuation. Also gives idea of social organ. Of hacienda, listing (in no specific manner) the personnel on and-or to be sold with the hacienda - Negroes, Mulattos, Indian, et Al. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Antonio sells to Juan, his 30 year old Negro slave, Diego, for 500 pesos. (T. Barnes) (1977) additional slave sales- 0512-0512- 1 Negro, age 25, 400 pesos. 0585-0586- 1 Negro, age 20, 530 pesos. 0587-0588- 1 mulato, age 21, 400 pesos. 0592-0594- 1 mulato, age ?, 400 pesos. 0604-0604- 1 Negro, age 25, 500 pesos. 0605-0605- 1 Negro, age 25, 1,200 pesos. 0605-0605- 1 Negro, age 25, 1,200 pesos. 0626-0627- 1 Negro, age 15, 350 pesos. 0629-0630- 1 Negro, age 12, 300 pesos. 0632-0633- 1 Mulata, age 35, 415 pesos. 0638-0638- 1 Negra, age 40, 250 pesos. 0642-0643- 1 mulato, age 23, 400 pesos. 0645-0646- 1 mulato, age 13, 250 pesos. 0652-0653- 1 Negro, age ?, 300 pesos. 0655-0656- 1 Negro, age 6, 250 pesos. 0668-0669- 1 mulato, age 20, 450 pesos.

Although Juan Fernandez de Carrion was suspected or accused of some Mal practice, he came off clear. The charges brought against him (mis-use of funds and favoritism) proved not to be substantial. The nature of the questions by Francisco de Lemos and the responses by the witnesses is interesting. (T. Barnes) (1975)

A petition concerning an amparo and encomienda of Indians on the part of a farmer in the Valle de San Bartolome. The nation mentioned is mamites y gorretas and two caciques called quotepile and aguacale are also referred to in the document. (C. Needham) (1975)

Joseph Faras de Maya sells to Esteban de San sabrian (grower of grapes) a Negro slave, Manuel, for 510 pesos. (T. Barnes) (1977) additional slave sales- 0591-0592- 1 Mulata, age ?, 400 pesos. 0600-0601- 1 Negro, age 25, 425 pesos. 0601-0602- 1 Mulata, age ?, 300 pesos. 0612-0613- 1 Negra, age ?, 350 pesos. 0612-0613- 1 negrita, age 4 Months, 350 pesos. 0613-0614- 1 Negra, age ?, 330 pesos.

Mscl. Collection of silver holdings reports. (R. Davis) (1977)

Baltasar Nicolas a mulato slave, owned by Sebastian Gonzalez de Valdez, gives power of attorney to his wife Juana, an Indian and to Martin Gonzalez. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Pedro de Andrade sells to Francisco Montano de la Cueva a Mulata slave, Petrona de Robles, for 425 pesos. (T. Barnes) (1977) additional slave sales- 0501-0502- 1 mulato, age 30, 500 pesos. 0506-0507- 1 Negra, age 27, 500 pesos. 0523-0524- 1 Negra, age 208 455 pesos. 0524-0528- 1 mulato, age 22, 530 pesos. 0528-0530- 1 Negra, age 21, 400 pesos. 0534-0535- 1 Negro, age 30, 490 pesos. 0538-0539- 1 Chino, age?, 400 pesos. 0549-0550- 1 Negro, age?, 1,000 peso. 0549-0550- 1 Negra, age ?, 1,000 pesos. 0556-0557- 1 Negro, age 20, 430 pesos. 0560-0561- 1 mulato, age 25, 475 pesos. 0565-0566- 1 Negra, age 10, 200 pesos. 0571-0572- 1 Negra, age ?, 500 pesos. 0579-0581- 1 Mulata, age ?, 400 pesos. 0584-0585- 1 Negro, age 40, 19260 pesos.

Shows, in a general manner, the types of mines, something of their operation and the administrative process necessary in registering a mine or filing a claim on an established but abandoned mine. Contains many names. (T. Barnes) (1975)

This is mis-titled in the table of contents. It is an accounting of action taken against hostile Indian with Don Luis de Valdez put in a position of explaining what he did in his capacity of capitan - there is given a description of resources used (men, mules, supplies) and a general notation of money spent in this endeavor. (T. Barnes) (1975)