Maritime

Concerns delivery of food supplies to presidio de Loreto. Assignment of Combon as priest on ship Princesa, and Loera as priest for Acapulco. Letters concerning appointment of navigators. Arteaga asks permission to temporary live in Agualulco in order to better solve health problems. Warning of English ships commanded which are said to be in Costas meridionales, Golfo de Bengala, and Acapulco; a warning message is said to be sent to Monterrey, and California in order to be prepared. Concerns expenditures to make ship repairs. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Concerns budget for ship repairs and suitable weapons for the ships. Inspection of ships which deliver food to California presidios. Letters concerning increase of salary for troops in departamento de San Blas. Appointment of ship navigators. Letters concerning medicine relations remitted to Acapulco. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Izquierdo is forced into the army as punishment for dealing in contraband in puerto de Tampico and Barras de Panuco. Designation and employments for ship la favorita, which is commanded by de la Bodega y Quadra in exploration trips. Hixosa is sent to Spain; his job as comissary in puerto de San Blas is given to Ruiz. Concerns problems related to lack of supplies in presidio of Loreto. Hezeta, de la Bodega y Quadra, and Quiroz are sent to Habana in order to serve in the war against England. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Choquet requests admission to religious Orden de Santiago. Notification not to expend any monies without virrey's approval. Concerns departures of ships from Tepic to Manila transporting food supplies to Loreto. Mention of virrey's death. Petition from Pantoja to become second navigator of ship la princesa. Petition for repairs of ship la favorita and construction new ship. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Notification of weapons carried by hispanic ships el principe, and Galicia. Concerns salaries paid to navigators. Concerns notification of departures and arrivals of ships, as well as description of ship's physical conditions, and crew. Notification of departures from San Blas to Manila and philipine islands. Folios concerning sailors, and priests recruitment. Notification to Hezeta about the conditions in which the ships are after their expeditions (crew, anchors, repairs etc.) (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Concerns navigation trips from presidio de Loreto to San Blas port. Letters dealing with physical conditions, and navigation personnel of ships before and after sailing from San Blas port to las Californias. Concerns Segurola' petition of payment increase. Concerns relation of salaries of military troops of ships Princesa, and favorita. Notification of Sorondo's arrival to San Blas carrying letters, schemes, plans, and logbooks to be taken to Manila. Includes notification to governor of Monterrey, Canete, that France and Espana have declared war on England. Petition from Castro to become first navigator of ship San Carlos. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Concerns navigation of el dichoso ship to puerto de las Californias in order to seek el principe and la Goleta ships. Hezeta responds to the virrey saying puerto de San Blas has been informed about the declaration of war against England. Hezeta's letter concerning his assignment to San Blas. Concerns assignation of priests to ships. Notification of logbooks remitted to virrey. Choquet asks to be admitted as a Member in Orden de Santiago. Notification of departures of ships from San Blas. Concerns correspondence remitted and received by Hezeta on September, 1779. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Ships departures to philipines in order to notify declaration of war between Spain and England. Concerns military pardon to prisoners in San Blas and Veracruz. Concerns assignment of personnel, goods, and notification of physical condition of the ships before departures. Notification from Hezeta to governors of Nuevas Californias and Sonora of declaration of war against England in order to get navigators, goods, and soldiers. (R. Gomez, may 1989)

Notification of activities related to ships construction. Notification to Hezeta of Bucareli's death and his replacement by Mayorga. Notification of ship departures from puerto de San Blas. Discussion of construction and repair of ships including the cutting of trees around San Blas for the wood needed for ship repairs. (R. Gomez, October 1988)

Letter concerning Hezeta, who is said to have been sick, assuming authority in department of San Blas instead of Arteaga. Concerns travels from Tepic to presidios de San Francisco, Monterrey, and San Diego, and misiones de California in order to take food supplies. Letter concerning individuals with military privileges now being able to will their goods to their survivors. (R. Gomez, October 1988)