Mining

Documents from virrey to Corbalan concerning investigation into Fueros' administration of Cieneguilla mine, and Fueros' subsequent release from duties due to poor health. Includes letter remonstrating Corbalan for improper investigation of matter, letter releasing Fueros from responsibility for debt owed real hacienda, cover letter of Fueros' passport to Mexico City. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Corbalan gives account of gold sent by Fueros to Alamos, and adds that he will encharge Echeveste with its safekeeping and transport. In response, virrey orders Corbalan to personally take care of safe disposition of gold. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Corbalan acknowledges receipt of virrey's letter announcing that latter has received account of taxes (Cuenta de Tributos) from real del Rosario. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Cover letter and index of viceregal letters received by Corbalan in months of June, July 1773. In response, viceroy requests that Margin be left empty in future indexes for viceregal comments. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988.)

Letter from Corbalan stating that Azpiroz sent informes concerning condition of mines at Rosario to royal officials of Guadalajara; enclosed is copy of Corbalan's letter to Azpiroz, response of latter. Also, virrey's response. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988.)

Letter from viceroy acknowledging receipt of six informes from Corbalan; orders Corbalan to investigate Fueros' administration of mines at Cieneguilla.

Corbalan certifies that in first four months of 1773, royal fifth taken by real Caja only amounts to 9 Marcos, 2 ochavas gold. Virrey acknowledges receipt of certificacion. (J. H. Ochs, December 1987)

Correspondence concerning need for 'agua Fuerte' (nitric acid) at Rosario for use in assaying minerals (gold in particular, also silver), quantity of 'tejos de oro' (bullion) decreased in previous months due to shortage, request approved. (L. Kerr, January 1989)

Order allows exception for Bonavia in that he is allowed to ship metals out of southern ports if and when he makes sure that shipments reach Spain directly; letter advising the virrey the deleterious effect that some of Bonavia's measures are having on the fiscal condition of the real hacienda, real tribunal de Mineria, and miners in the Provincias Internas de Occidente, petition that virrey order Bonavia to terminate measures described, measures in question have been discussed in detail in the preceeding folios of this volume starting with ff.147 and in general terms include donations of metals to mint, allowing unlimited entry to metals into the area from other areas and the related trade in contraband, allowing of gold and silver to come into ports in Provincias Internas de Occidente from Peru, Guatemala etc. Instead of being shipped directly to Spain, charging of duties on metals going to Mexico City instead of the duty being Charged there; sagaxruxieta advises virrey on how to proceed with petition of the administrative bodies cited above I terms of transmittal of communications; a summary of the provisions adopted by the junta provisional, the provisions adopted by the real tribunal general de Mineria in response as well as those by the real hacienda; letter from virrey making decision to decide in favor of the request of the real tribunal general de Mineria to terminate the contributions of metals to the mint established in Durango. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Index of letters that are in this Series which list the taxes an measures taken by comandante general; comandante general calls U 3 juntas de real hacienda to discuss subject of funds, or lack thereof, cites the revolution with increasing costs and decreasing income, little help from Mexico, have come to the conclusion that a loan of 160,000 pesos would be enough to cover the cost of the most urgent needs, plan for this includes encumbering a certain percentage of the income of properties (both rural and Urban) for a year and using this as a type of collateral for a one year loan, another source of funding would be donations as was given by marques de Bustamante, employees of the real hacienda are the only ones who currently are paying a certain percentage of their salaries to finance the provincias yntrnas, Bonavia states that next year salaries, pensiones, and rents paid out by the real hacienda will have a certain percentage encumbered except the salaries of soldiers, calls for more effecient administration of the tobacco tax now that no one can claim ignorance of the law, results of the latest meetings o the junta Superior are the charging of duties on the right of transport, mining, refining of metals, separation and refinement and consumption of metals, the funds to be borrowed are to be sought by the ayuntamientos and the diputaciones consulares D las poblaciones, Urban and rural farms will be have incomes taxed at rates of 4 and 5 percent respectively for a period of two years, 1 percent on all the goods passing through customs, arrangements to have these orders published and communicated to all the gobernadores intendentes. (O. Velez, September 1989)