Canonization

Title self-explanatory. Introduction by Herbert E. Bolton. Two page index- typed transcription. Apparently documents contained herein are pertinent to area of greater southwest. Lists of missions and priests, correlations of places and persons. Titles are; 1) Estado de la mision de Chinipas en 1767. (5 pages). 2) el Crimen de la Profesa- March 1743. 3) quienes Fueron los asesinos. 4) lista de algunos Misioneros del Norte- 4 pages. 5) Jesuit hierarchial business. 6) catalogo del padre Zapata, 1678, (tomado de bancroft). Mision de San Felipe y Santiago de Sinaloa. Mision de Topia. Mision de Xixionles. Mision de San Andres. 7) la mision de la Tarahumara- 1759. 8) coleccion de ordenaciones del padre Cavero. 9) sobre la canonizacion de Palafox. 10) Carta anua de Guadalajara, 1690-1698. 11) mission populations- 1625. 12) mission locations and populations- 1678-1925. (T. Barnes) (1979)

Folios 29-38 concern request by fray Falcon for permission and funding to travel to Rome and Madrid to testify in proceedings to canonize fray Margil de Jesus. Request turned down because of Falcon's advanced age. In folios 39-48 fray Carral is granted permission to return to Spain for having served Ten years in New Spain. Folios 49-67 concern request by fray Boullosa to return for reasons of bad health. Permission denied upon discovery that Boullosa suffers from gonorrhea; is required to return to Pachuca mission upon recovery at Convento de San Diego. (A. Tukey, March 1989)

Monserrate protests denigration of character caused by criminal charges; request of autos from opposition; fine placed on holders of seats of Dean y Cavildo for prejudice in canonry Vote; summary of previous autos in unfoliated section, E.g., Monserrate removed from temporary appointment and others voted in, leading to opposition and countercharges based on lack of qualifications as well as pending criminal charges of inobedience and, in case of Monserrate, of not carrying out duties of office while appointed; fifth of five related groupings (p. Coyle oct, 1989).

Biography and qualifications of Urbina; response to opposition charges; charge that Monserrate refused to pay 50 pesos legitimately levied by fiscal; charge that Monserrate was Patron of priest who killed a Boy; nepotism denied in awarding canonry position to natero; doubt that Urbina actually graduated from university in Caracas; summary of opposition positions, E.g. Not given time to submit autos thus they were unprepared for Vote, actions not criminal but part of job, successful candidates also underage; argument that opposition is to late, even if they have cause. (p. Coyle, October 1989)