Bishopric

Concerns royal appointment of Rouset as bishop of Sonora; papel replaces Martinez Galisonga; papel bulls delayed in arriving; Rouset requests 5,000 peso stipend be released to him for journey to and installation at Arispe, June 1796; Nava as com. Gen. Refuses until royal warrant is submitted to him; real hacienda refuses on the same grounds; Rouset sends copies of letters to real hacienda concerning granted requests of the same nature for Bustamante y Bustillo and Candamo; Rouset finally beseeches Branciforte directly which brings about the monies being released in August of 1797; letter from archbishop to Branciforte outlining royal decree stipend amounts. (E. Wilson, October 1989)

Letter form Arzobispo of Mexico City to Roma y Rossell in agreement with determinations of the construction, the bula the fiat and nomination of the obispo for the new church in Nuevo Reyno de Leon. Mier makes a certified copy of the letter from the king for the years 1618, 1620 and 1621. The king wants to know what the problem is in relation to the archbishop and the diezmos from Panuco. In a second letter, the king wants information in regard to the construction. In a third, he seeks information of the death of the dean of the church. Several letters from fiscales to jueces hacedores of the new cathedral to maintain the collection of diezmos while the king decides the place for the construction. An accounting relation of diezmos for the construction made by caxas reales in San Luis Potosi. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Letter from Sacedon to virrey discussing the papal bull relative to the construction of the new cathedral. The king asks the virrey for more information in order to decide whether the new cathedral should be in Linares as assumed, or in Santa Rosa, Coahuila. A letter from virrey to Belena ordering him to instruct the bishop of Linares to enact laws and prepare for construction despite the possible change in location of the cathedral. Virrey orders caxas en San Luis Potosi to send money from the Diezmos account to Sacedon. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Letter from Sacedon to Belena saying that he is going to defend his point of view with respect to the territorial division and will explain it to virrey. Several letters from Belena to jueces hacedores of Guadalaxara and Michoacan requesting information of diezmos of the past quinquenio and four villages for the new Catedral. Letter from Belena to the secretaria del virreynato reporting several maps considered useful for the comission in the division. Letter from king to virrey approving what has been done in the matter of the new Catedral. Copies of the decree of the year 1773 concerning the establishment of the new church. Muniz, administrator of diezmos, sends a report to gobernador Santianez; letter from Obispo of Guadalaxara to virrey in agreeing to the division. Fiscal Gorraez informs virrey about matters of importance in the construction of the new church. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Letter from Sacedon to Belena arguing that it is not necessary to translate the papal Bula but Belena does not agree. Conflict between Belena and Sacedon begins; letter in latin of three folios and the translation is next, concerning the kings will of the establishment of the new Catedral and the people in charge, Belena and Sacedon. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Several letters for Belena who is responsible for territorial division of the catedrales of Guadalaxara, Valladolid and Linares. Obispo of Linares sends Belena a letter from the Pope requesting its return as soon as possible. Letter from Obispo of Guadalaxara to Belena agreeing with the division of the missions. Letter from Obispo of Michoacan to Belena introducing his representative in Mexico City for the matter of the division. 8 folios of a letter in latin concerning the edification of the new church in Nuevo Reyno de Leon. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Villanueva makes a copy of an original document that refers to the background of the project to establish a new cathedral in Nuevo Santander. The informes of Escandon and the actions of the Villanueva, referring to the construction, the name of the new cathedral as nuestra Senora de la concepcion; original idea of a cathedral was conceived by Phelipe primero; the adjudication of the Diezmos for the new church, the original document was written in Madrid September 9, 1775; official nomination from the king of Belena as responsible for the territorial division of the church of Nuevo Reyno de Leon. Belena sends a letter to obispo de Nuevo leon requesting a copy of the bula properly translated to follow the regulations made by the santidad. Belena receives from the secretaria de Camara del virreynato 4,516 foxas with 61 caratulas as antecedents to begin with the construction of the new cathedral, a brief description of the 61 caratulas is presented. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Part of a document concerning the territorial division and the diezmos for the new church of Nuevo Reyno de Leon. A translation of a letter from latin to Spanish regarding a papal bull but document is incomplete. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Letter from the translator for the virrey making statement that his work was faithful. Letter to the Obispo of Nuevo Reyno de Leon from Belena concerning the bula de ereccion. Other documents with no beginning or end, difficult to identify from whom and to whom, but all dealing with the establishment of the new Obispado. (D. Bautista, February 1990)

Bentura requests from the church of Valladolid information of the missions in their jurisdiction and the amount of Diezmos paid during the year. The Guadalaxara bishop writes to Belena saying that they do not have any document giving the royal right to Prieto; Belena writes to royals caxas de San Luis requesting information on the diezmos from Linares; Obispo from Linares complains in a letter to Belena of the territorial division. (D. Bautista, February 1990)