Political

Index of letters and offices from Nava concerning civil, military and religious affairs in Provincias Internas del Poniente de la Nueva Vizcaya, from number 146, June, 1791 to number 294, November, 1791. (R.Gomez, January 1989)

Index of offices and letters by Nava in which civil, religious, and military affairs in Provincias Internas del Poniente are briefly described. Index beginning on December, 1790, number 1 to May, 1791, number 145. (R.Gomez, January 1989)

Concerns military promotion of Bargas to teniente for compania presidial de San Buenaventura, and Lasso to alferes in presidio de San Francisco. Military retirements; cedulas de invalidos to soldiers of Tropas de la peninsula de California, and Monterrey and Loreto. de la Concha requests permission of retirement as governor of provincia del Nueva Mexico, and permission for returning to Espana. Indiola's donations of two hundred bulls to Apache Indians in order to help them to maintain. Nava informs the virrey about a group of Cumanches Orientales who go with Chavez to Villa de Santa Fe in order to See their relatives. (R.Gomez, January 1989)

Letters from Gutierrez de la Riva to virrey concerning employment petition as visitador en la Renta del Tabaco. Letters from Lama, Vazquez, Bohorquez and others supporting de la Riva's petition.

Gonzalez is designated as alferes to compania presidial de Monterrey; Vildosola, for alferes to presidio de fronteras; Perez Fernandez for alferes to presidio de San Francisco en California. Ruiz de Contreras asks virrey either for prevendas de las iglesias in presidio de San Buenaventura or to become pensioner. Nava informs governors of Sonora and California to facilitate real Armada de Francia ships to arrive at seaport. Notification of file concerning distribution of lands in presidios de las provincias de Sonora in February, 1792. Jose Echegaray asks to become governor of Nueva Mexico in April, 1792. (R.Gomez, January 1989)

Manrrique is nominated for lieutenant to presidio de San Buenaventura; Mateos, for alferes to tercera compania volante; Elquea, for alferes to compania de dragones provinciales. Chacon and others are given retirement permission and cedulas de Invalidos from companias provinciales de Sonora and California. Nava asks a file dated from October 21, 1792, concerning movement of peoples from presidio de Tubac to presidio de Tucson, in order to solve con instruccion y conocimiento some problems between Indians and presidio del Tucson's peoples about ownership of lands and water. Potau is given the title of governor of provincias de la Nueva Vizcaya. (R.Gomez, January 1989)

Petitions concerning payments to soldiers, employment proposals to companias volantes, and retirement petitions. Diego de Borica seeks the office of governor of Sonora and Manuel sahagun seeks office of governor of Nueva Mexico. Sargent Moreno is given directions to take 92 Indian prisoners from Pilar de Conchos to Mexico City. Nava asks the virrey to equal salaries of tenientes and alferes de las companias presidiales y volantes in provincias de Nueva Mexico and Sonora. Nava notifies virrey of letters and oficios received. (R.Gomez, January 1989)

Series of lengthy documents dealing with formation of comandancia general del Poniente and comandancia general del oriente; Nueva Vizcaya belongs to Former, Coahuila to latter. Most documents concern whether Parras and Saltillo belong to Nueva Vizcaya or to Coahuila. Jurisdiction of Parras and Saltillo are important for proper collection of taxes and payment of media anata. other documents deal with requests from local municipal officials as to whether they should obey orders from Diaz de Hortega or Fueros. Some officials are threatened with imposition of fines if they do not follow orders from Fueros or Diaz de Hortega. Misunderstandings occur because prior to separation of two comandancias, Parras and Saltillo fell under jurisdiction of Nueva Vizcaya, and later were placed under Coahuila. (J. Tapia, February 1988)

Series of letters between Castro, Emparan, and Revilla Gigedo concerning Castro's complaints against Emparan. Castro accuses Emparan of hautiness, insubordination, shirking gubernatorial duties, disrespect towards Castro's wife, and lack of pundonor. Castro expresses displeasure at Emparan's being sworn in as governor. Bulk of letters treat Emparan's leaving a town without comandante general Castro's permission. Argument between Emparan and Castro over who's rank is higher is in part resolved by Revilla Gigedo's attempt to end argument by guillambaud's medical evaluation of Emparan's intestinal illness, vague discussion of all-around under-manning of presidial troops, brief reports of Indian theft of animals, and murders near Iguana and Boca de Leones, Emparan's defense of Fueros as a good, honorable soldier who was attacked by Ugalde for some unknown reason. Documents end with bibliographic index of administrative correspondence which is not included in entry. (S. Gibbs, may 1988)

Castro and Emparan agree upon Alva as secretary in case against Manchaca. Documents contain little information. (A. Tukey, June 1988)