Missions

Two relaciones that give much data on conditions in Texas missions. Many suggestions for drastic reform included. Much discussion on the impact of the missions and remarks on plans for new missions. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Books, II, III, IV are important. Two deals with frontier missionary activity through the lives of the priests. Book III focuses on the status of the missions supervised from Querataro. Book IV focuses on Garces' work. In the Pimeria Alta. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Demographic breakdown of the intendancy of San Luis Potosi in Texas. It includes a summary of the intendancy and then a separate census for the places listed. The catagories include, for both sexes, Martial status, with ages listed, castes, also with ages listed, occupations. (J. Grusin) (1976)

A collection of letters that focus on developments on the Texas frontier. The contents include remarks on relations with the Apaches, the use of other tribes to fight the Apaches, inter-tribal relations, campaigns against unpacified Indians, mission conditions, including finances, civil administrative problems, agricultural development. (J. Grusin) (1976)

A detailed chronicle of missionary activity in California between 1530 and 1767. Includes remarks on pacification, conversions, the religiosity of Indians, sermons, priests involved, mission finances, Indian tribes. This work is rich in detail in several subject areas and provides important background data to the works of Palou, Serra, and Crespi. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Census of Bejar including statistics on numbers of men, women, children (male and female), slaves (male and female), Indians and other Castas (male and female) with figures on their legal status. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Lists figures for men, women, children (male and female), slaves (male and female), Indians, mestizo's other colors, clergy. Racial catagories are also divided by status ie sex and whether slave or free. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Census records those married and widowed and children. Figures are accurate as of December 31, 1788. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Figures on both sexes for clergy, Spanish, Indians, mestizos, other colors, and slaves. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Instructions for strengthening Spanish authority on the frontier. Special emphasis on procedures for dealing with the Indians. Including making war and rules on making and sustaining peace. Also suggests ways to encourage Indians to live at the missions. (J. Grusin) (1976)