Cattle

Concerns notice of supplies given to missions. Funds requested for health problems of visitador. Stipends for travel expenses provided for government official. Gold mines discovered in real de Mazapil, near San Luis Potosi. Zacatecas chosen as place of collection for gold and silver. Chart containing list of missions and inventories of domestic animals for each.

Report and diary (diario derrotero), on expedition against Apache Indians made by Leizaola 1771; account on casualties, prisoners and loot is given.

Series of documents concerning request for military escort and doubling of number of priests in Querataro. Notice from governor on execution of orders in matter of Manuel Rivera. Establishment of a chaplain in presidio of terrate. Monthly postal service established in el Rosario, Guadalaxara and vicinities (ff. 66-69-75-76). Indians from el Rosario, request a captain to govern and protect them from enemy's attacks. Governor informs about problems he had to issue his report on situation of provinces under his authority. Report on Droughts and floods that ruined Sinaloa in 1770. Request that visita be called off. Report that a campaign against Apaches was delayed due to problems with the horses. Report on new advances made in agriculture and Droughts suffered in previous years and pearl fishery in coasts of Tepoca. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Correspondence concerning Indian depredations and subsequent military expedition in Nueva Vizcaya. Includes certificacion y revista de cuadernos of past earlier military engagements with indios barbaros, plus letters from virrey authorizing campaign against Apaches. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Series of documents from 27 to 35 concerning the fights between the Apaches and the military from Nueva Vizcaya; summary of the battles with Apaches with no Author, place or date of writing. The next Series of documents summarizes the military organization of Provincias Internas, presidios and personnel types and numbers. (D. Bautista, June 1990)

Detailed descriptions of Nayarit and native inhabitants, with especially rich account by covarribias (ff. 66-69). Includes accounts of phonetics and grammatical structure of Indian language, Indian diet, general nature of Indians, and problems facing their conversion to christianity. Also describes geography, climate, fruits and vegetation, and wildlife (especially problems with vampire bats) of Nayarit. Concludes with Series of pleas to viceroy for payment of reparations for damage caused to Indian lands and life by conquest and governorship of Flores de San Pedro. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Discourse from Lumbreras, commander of presidio of Buenavista to viceroy Bucareli y Ursua concerning atrocities committed by Piatos and Pimas Bajos in Vicinity of aforementioned presidio. Atrocities include pervasive cattle and horse rustling, murder of Indians and a Spaniard, abduction of Indian woman. Lumbreras adds that he has no spare forces to battle unrest, and requests detachment of 20 or 30 soldiers be stationed at San Jose de Pimas to suppress Piman bellicosity and guard road to Cieneguilla. He also adds that lawless behavior manifested by Indian groups is result of semi-nomadic lifestyle. Included is letter to Lumbreras, forwarded to viceroy, from missionary at Tecoripa describing events which corroborates information given by Former. In responses to autos, viceroy suggests that Lumbreras commence further reduccion of barbarous Indians, using force if necessary; letter authorizing installation of Trespalacios as lieutenant of flying company of Buenavista upon retirement of Viarraga from position. (J. H. Ochs, July 1987)

Concerns Durango treasury accountant's post. Concerns salary increases for 2 tenientes. Acknowledges receipt of letters and order about funds for California mission import of livestock. Naming and salary of interim engraver. Return of funds from Guadalaxara to Alamos treasuries and delivery of royal treasury funds for paymaster. Concerns abuses between Coahuila governor and administration and advice to keep harmony. Concerns receipt of expediente on gold levy in acalavala and applicability of new taxes there. Concerns Lacomba's and Mata binal's military placement. Concerns delivery of arms from Spain. Request for funds for Gregory. Concerns invalid soldier's service record and cedula. Concerns Croix's salary of 10,000 pesos in Pagaduria and orders of its delivery.

Concerns accounting of funds from Chihuahua treasury used for Mule feed and transport and tobacco factoria construction. Discusses letters and expedientes about Aviles. Concerns return of funds from Alamos to Chihuahua treasuries. Recommendation and service record of Alvarez Osario. Concerns treasury of Durango and investigation of Salcedo's post. Discusses use of funds for cattle importation for California missions. Concerns salary provisions for California in Rivera's attempt to receive his salary. Concerns dispute between padres and soldiers following papel bull of Santa crusada (little information). Concerns treasury repayment between Alamos and Guadalajara. Reference to unincluded informe on salt mining in San Blas. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Rengel sends informe to virreynato updating reports on war with Apaches from June 1785; detailed account of attacks on Apaches; cavalries in bad shape. Extraordinary drought suffered in provinces. One incident where mail was captured by Apaches; almost all recovered. Shortage of horses; horses, cattle, mules, and prisoners recovered from Apaches in campaign. (D. J. McClelland, November 1987)