Religious

19 P. Numbered indices of correspondence from Gonzalez de Santianes to Galbez for period January-October 1786 some with orders concerning establishment of compania de comercio de las Filipinas y Asia; Bula de la Santa Cruz and priest's solicitation of funds; extension of repatriation of old coinage for one year; institution of semi-annual provincial harvest reports (continuing drought has reduced crop yields and heavy losses of horses and cattle); causes of problems in collection of Diezmos; immunity from arrest for agents of real hacienda; routing of shipments from Spain to Jalapa; opening interior rivers and lakes to commercial fishing; shipment of private assets on the warship San Felipe; bounty paid to persons capturing deserters; celebration of wedding of Senores Infantes of Spain and Portugal; sealed paper shortage; marriage of Cueto to Quintana; Mendimieta appointed to sub inspector; no military or other employee of realm may Lower payments to family in Spain without royal dispensation; corn shipment to assist Mazapil; Indian desertions during calamities; soldiers petitions to virrey handled through Superior officers; abolition of practice of marking black slaves on back and face; suspension of the manda forzosa for beatification of Gregorio Lopez; taxation of pulperias; Sonora la Gracia granted right to sign with stamp; Ugalde appointed sub inspector of troops; arrest order for Andres de Pedro. (J. Higgins feb, 1989)

Letter to virrey concerning: recollection of old gold and silver currency; departure expedition from Vera Cruz for Spain province--wide celebration of fe deum; removal of military and civilian criminals from church protection; military chaplains conduct of funerals and marriages; extradition of caudillo Montes to Nuevo Santander. Military rolls-payroll compania de caballeria, Punta de Lampazos and compania presidaria de Monterrey y Punta de Lampazos, May 1782 include dates of service, duty station, promotions, vacancies, leaves, infractions, deaths. (J. Higgins, February 1989)

Series of documents concerning death of gobernador Echeagaray; Medina named as successor. Concerns treatment of Indian prisoners. Concerns pacification of Pisonas. Concerns preparing frontier against possible campaign by Indians or English. Reference to arrival of king of Leon's bishop in Sinares. Letter requesting support in homesteading frontier. Movements of dragones described. (A. Dean, January 1989)

Includes signed statements of mission priests certifying payment of salaries to soldiers; signed statements of soldiers certifying receipt of salaries; resumen de Cuenta, itemizing salaries, money spent on equipment, housing, etc. (L. Kerr, September 1988)

Series of letters from Escandon to virrey concerning state of and sugar Cane; discussion of precautions against attack by English along Costa del Seno Mexicano; ongoing efforts at evangelization and reduction of of Indians in area; protection of mining operations in Sierra Tamaulipa against Indian attack; Series of undetailed accounts of raids by Tanambres against town in Sierra Tamaulipa. Also includes letter from fray Chacon complaining that missions in Nuevo Santander do not have Indians and blames situation on lack of sufficient military pressure against rebel tribes. (A. Tukey, July 1989)

Series of correspondence to Gobernador Escandon: tables of numbers of troops stationed at towns and missions of Nuevo Santander; notes ship carrying aguardiente run aground near port of Tampico; notes trip of virrey to Coautitlan; death of Amarillas and appointment of Caxigal de la Vega as new virrey; undetailed accounts of attacks by Xanambres and Taumaves against towns in Sierra Tamaulipas and internment of prisoners from these raids at Queretaro; undetailed accounts of celebrations at various villas in Nuevo Santander of coronation of new Spanish king, including dances, plays, mass, bullfights, loas (?), reenactment of battles between Christians and Moors, moxigangas (?), and music. Also includes letter from Escandon to virrey concerning cattle and corn harvests, notes cases of theft from Pisones by Xanambres and general state of poor relations between these tribes, migration of Apaches into northern part of colonia, and abundance of unspecified minerals in Sierra Tamaulipas. (A. Tukey, July 1989)

Series of routine administrative correspondence concerning Nuevo Santander. Establishment of missions at Panuco, Tampico, and Angostura. Undetailed accounts of damage to various Villas by hurricane of 7 August, 1756. Series of accounts of robberies of mail and livestock by Tanambres Indians. Tables of troop strength at towns and missions of Nuevo Santander. (A. Tukey, 1989)

Repetitive Series of letters from gobernadores of Nuevo Santander concerning routine administrative and military affairs. Includes documents concerning naming of Gonzalez Santianes to replace Ruvio as gobernador of Nuevo Santander. Should be given fabrica de iglesias and enforcement of payment of Diezmos, greater efforts towards converting Indians, need to treat Indians kindly and only punish in fair proportion to crimes committed. Includes repetitous Series of reports of horse theft by Indians against towns in Sierra Tamaulipas. Also includes tables of troop strength and troop salaries for various guarniciones in Sierra Tamaulipas. (A. Tukey, July 1989)

Letters from Vidal de Lorca in Nuevo Reino de Leon. Letters concern defense of Vallecillo. 17 men sent to establish defense. Concerns reduccion (detailed description). Table listing numbers of individuals from various groups Mamulique, Valle de Salinas, nacion de los Tarumares, hacienda del Carrizal, de Punta de Lampazos, nacion Calanchenos, real Savinas, naciones cenizos, Garzas y Zaygs, real del Vallecillo, nacion de los basales, hacienda de minas de Joseph Gutierrez. Other documents concerned with church doctrine and mission of Valle de Pilon. Discussed also invasion of Indians in real de Vallecillo and concern for defense of frontier. (J. Acheson, November 1988)

Various documents covering broad range of issues from Vidal de Lorca. Letters concern request of gunpowder by Equiluz, proclamation of old money (small coins) to remain in use for two more years. Issues concerning indios Indians in Coahuila for month of September, 1774. Establishment of towns Villa de Saltillo, Charcas and Matchuala as well as mission of San Carlos (ordered 100 mules). Discussion of port of Vera Cruz, navy vessels el astuto and vessel santa rita. (J. Acheson, November 1988)