Technology

Francisco de los Rios sells his hacienda to Juan Carrasco. Inventory included. Includes 15 Indians whom he names personally (most from Sinaloa) and todos los demas indios Sinaloas. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Estate of Nunez divided amongst his creditors. Good inventory - including 8-10 slaves plus indios y otras personas. (T. Barnes) (1975)

In this Series of documents it seems Domingo de Apressa was commissioned to put a ^stairway^ in one of his mines (San Francisco). The stairway proved to be poorly constructed and collapsed and Toribio is sueing Domingo. Each present a witness for their account. Justicia Martinez finds Domingo guilty and orders him to pay the costs for building a new stairway (^escalera^) plus a 20 peso Fee to the court. Persons- Toribio Fernandez Arnero de Parral, Minero; Domingo de Apressa of Parral, Minero; general Martinez del beingolea?, justicia de Parral, Mulatto Libre. (Roger Davis) (1975)

Residencia concerning Don Luis de Valdez for the most part. Seemingly not complete, but extensive anyway. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Luis Fubriel de Morese owes the other two 3,600 pesos and has to liquidate part of the hacienda to meet his debts. The inventory of the hacienda is good - as it includes Indians and several Negroes, men, women and children - everything is then appraised - gives idea of prices. 6 Indians (presos) 3 Negro females - Una Cuadrilla 5 Negro males 3 Negro children (female) - de indios. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Luis looses his case and looses his hacienda in payment - inventory of hacienda provided here - included - 6 Indians presos y dipositudos all are Tarahumaras and 9 mulato or Negro slaves, 3 of whom were children. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Order for census. Good social history, a order for the census are very detailed, as to what is to be examined and counted and how. How people are to placed into different social (racial) classes. Problems to be faced in this task, especially with hostile Indians, E.g., Tarahumaras. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Another good inventory and valuation. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Lengthy and complete inventory of estate of Juan Alvarez (Juan Gala). Books produced. Best testament so far. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Diego has to sell 2 haciendas for debts owed to Toribio and the state - the inventory is valuable. There were 14 slaves involved - Negroes, mulatos, chinese and Indians. However, this is a story befitting the talents of a Perry Mason. It turns out that goliano is the victim of crime. Fernandez has joined forces with Melchor de Valdez, a.m. to rob goliano. In the course of the investigation (a long one, this document is 470 pages long), a mercury ring is uncovered - Melchor de Valdez has been siphoning it off and selling it to mines - making easier and cheaper for them in return for silver. (T. Barnes) (1975)