Religious

Royal decree of January 5, 1773, states that the construction of the new cathedral will be in Linares with the name of Nuevo Reyno de Leon, for the new colony of Nuevo Santander; the diezmos for construction of the cathedral will come from 26 villages. The royal decree also states that Indians will not pay Diezmos with the hope that they will stay in the colony. Virrey gives the governor of Nuevo Santander the responsibility of naming the persons responsible for collecting the Diezmos and for the churches of Guadalaxara and Valladolid to keep an accounting of the Diezmos collected for the new cathedral. The summary of the Diezmos collected is presented on folio 22. Virrey requests a detailed listing of Diezmos from the Obispado of Guadalaxara of the Diezmos received from Reyno de Leon, Coahuila and Texas for the last five years. Sierra sends the information to the virrey. Gonzalez de Santianes is commissioned to certify the Diezmos from the villages. folio 28 is located between folios 55 and 56, is a relation signed by Vidal de Lorca explaining that Goicochea is responsible for the collection of Diezmos in that jurisdiction. (D.Bautista, January 1990)

After reading diaries of Concha and Echeagaray, Ugarte y Loyola has given thought to utility of applying pressure to Gilenos in their most remote lands in order to force them to ask for peace. Loyola is sending copy of Concha's map to virrey. Importance of religious education and conversion in peace process is discussed. Loyola sent Gonzales, with 15-20 Chiricahua Indians to serve as spies, guides and auxiliaries, to join campaign. (D. Marksz, October 1987)

Massanet receives several horses from gobernador. Letter from Massanet to gobernador Theran requesting soldiers to protect the mission and to punish the Indians. Fernandez Centra states the impossibility of traveling the River because it's to narrow. This information is confirmed by other capitanes and sent to Theran. Letter from Massanet to gobernador Theran explaining that the Guatsas Indians are stealing cattle and that the Texas Indians are their accomplices. Masanet requests these two groups be punished. Relacion of the soldiers left in the Provincia de los Texas. The relacion contains the names of the eight soldiers. Auto from gobernador Theran dictating sentence to Salazar for desertion. He is to be sent to San Juan de Ulua to work with out salary for two years. Several military receipts are included for weapons and powder. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Diary from Theran to the virrey giving day by day detail of the geography of the new part of the provincia de los Texas. He gives names to all the rivers, Arroyos, Cerros, and Valles. He also describes the type of vegetation. Every day he gives a name to some place and the distance they have traveled. Military journal from Bruno, Alferez of the fragata San Roman, in charge of the Bahia la Movila. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Series of documents concerning the exploration of the Rio de San Marcos to the Baya of the Espiritu Santo by Martinez. Other journals by Alonso de Leon. He is giving a Saint name to every Arroyo, Rio, Valle they find. They also refer to the encounters with the Indians and the gifts they gave them. Usually a horse, jewels, and some cloths. The Spaniards met the gobernador of the Texas Indians. Their impression was that the Indians were very clean and on that occasion they ate tamales de maiz y atole. Alonso de Leon refers to the first celebration of Corpus in Texas in the year 1690. He also mentions how they rescue French people. In the big rancherias they try to count the Indians some group of Indians were up to 490. Leon refers to the astrolabe used to used to observe the sun for orientation including astronomical notes on folio 434. Leon discovers the Bahia de Espiritu Santo. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Diary from Massanet to virrey describing his expedition into the provincia of the Techas Indians, giving the Indian and Spanish names for every River, Paraje, road, Loma , etc. And his nomination of a Saint name for each. He also gives the place and he nominates with a Saint name. He describes how many Leguas they walked in the day. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Letter from gobernador de Texas for virrey informing him of the interrogations made of the military who participated in the exploration of the Nueva Montana de Santander y santillana. The autos contain the answers to five questions asked of each. Letter from Salinas Varona to the virrey informing him of the distances within the nuevo Reyno de la carolina and the richness of those lands. Letter from fray Massanet for virrey telling him that the Indians from the coast are enemies and should be punished. Military journals from the expedition to the provincia de los techas. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Series of documents concerning the discovery of two Indian nations. Series of autos interrogating 15 military persons on the exploration of the Anays and Caddudachos area. Gobernador Theran wants an explanation of the retreat of the troops from a battle with the Anays. He also seeks to know if the missions can be continued with the religious and the possibility of reducing the Indians. All answers suggest the Anays are dangerous and the Caddudachos are friendly. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Dionis went to Diego Ramon's presidio to present the map of the summary of autos written in 1688 and 1689 on the Asinay and Tejas Indians, their lifestyle, descriptions of the presidio called Espiritu Santo or San Luis or San Bernardo, its need to be populated by Spanish settlers rather than French and the measures taken to convert the Indians, establish security and trade. Leon sets off from Coahuila in 1684 to investigate a French settlement near the Rio Grande del Norte. Its location in degrees and minutes is given. Boat wreckage from French settlers is found. Leon suggests that presidios into the Tejas provinces be established for at least 1 million Indians could be converted and land is very fertile for farming. Very little progress made until after 1693 (reasons listed on ff. 440-445). Details of the Indians lifestyle and the settling of the Tejas provinces continues through ff. 451. Continuance of hearing of French spies trespassing into Tejas provinces (See Vol. 181.iii) in front of tribunal from ff. 452 - 471. Equiping of presidios and missions is covered in detail. List of those living at the San Antonio Paraje is on ff. 508. (E. Wilson, March 1990)

French trespassing into the Tejas provinces by San Dionis under pretext of buying livestock for Luisiana. They are believed to be looking for more land to occupy and trade with the Indians. Translation of San Dionis observations and map from San Juan presidio to Diego Ramon's at the Rio Grande cause Audiencia general to approve the establishing of missions in the Tejas provinces in order to maintain control over the Indians there. Descriptions of fertile lands and friendly Indians. Trade is to be stopped with the French. Supply lists and salary expenses for military escort for missionaries. Ramon and Espinosa travel from Saltillo to the Tejas or Asinai provinces with 75 people comprising of soldiers, missionaries and civilian men, women and children. They travel from February to April and establish 4 missions. Heads of 4 missions declare supplies needed to equip Indian nations absorbed by missions listed. (E. Wilson, March 1990)