Missions

Testimony in a dispute between the Jesuit colegio and Bartholome de Soza over rent of land belonging to the colegio. Contains information on water rights and availability, as well as some Indian agricultural practices. (R. Perez) (1977)

Inventory and last will and testament of Bernardo Cortes del Rey, very detailed inventory of one of the wealthiest men from one of the wealthiest families in Nueva Viscaya. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Report from Franciscan missions as to number Indians in each. Indians classified according to age, sex, marital status, ability to work and status via offices held. Some mention of enemy Indians keeping population of missions below what it might be. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Report from Jesuit missions as to number of Indians in each. Indians classified according to age, sex, marital status, ability to work. Also information on those killed by epidemics and those who are not on the missions, but who live nearby. (T. Barnes) (1977)

A petition by residents of Sinaloa asking that their Indian labor be restored. The governor had previously given his consent to a Jesuit proposal to move Indians into villages away from the Spanish. The governor relents, and orders that miners and ranchers have access to Indian labor as they did before. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Series of letters from military officers and others to the governor concerning the leaving of the babororigame Indians from the Jesuit mission of Cinco Senores. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Testimony taken by governor to See if capitan Juan Antonio Fernandez de la Cavada is fit to be Alcalde mayor of Cuencame*) (1977)

Should be on 1721-23 reels. Covers Indian problems in Sonora, Pima and Tarahumara. Good testimony and information by way of Jesuit letters. (T. Barnes) (1977)

Collection documents concerning gobernador Carbajal's visita to Santiago Papasquiaro and Tepehuan Pueblo of Atotonilco*) (1977)

naturales (Indians) of mission and Pueblo San Jeronimo de Huexotitlan request title to certain pieces of arable land around Pueblo, especially place called los Sandias, where they raised squash, watermelons, which they claim they farmed until la invacion de los Enemigos, y otros accidentes, forced them to abandon fields. Fields now farmed by Diego de Molina and others, who claim Indian request plot by caciques to get land, that land hasn't been intensively farmed by Indians for more than 50 years. (T. Sheridan) (1976)