Civil-Military Relations

Series of vague letters and index of correspondence dealing with requests for financial aid or reimbursement by various civil and religious personnel, all handled somehow by Croix; of particular become soldier, and advice of Concha related to immorality and infidelity of such people; otherwise, little significant data. (D. J. McClelland, February 1989)

Copies of letters declaring Fuentes as capitan and listing his rights, duties and salary in said position; interesting documents. (D. J. McClelland, February 1989)

Daroca requests advance in pay to cover travel costs to new post in El Paso; receives no answer; little significant data. (D. J. McClelland, February 1989)

Croix writes regarding gratificacion to de Anza for discubrimento del Camino de Santa Fe from Arispe, and libramento for Armeria and herreria for Santa Fe; little significant data. (D. J. McClelland, February 1989)

Pension requested on behalf of Bustamante whose Husband died in 1769 battle with Comanches; she is conceded pension of Monte Pio militar by real tribunal de contaduria mayor; little significant data. (D. J. McClelland, January 1989)

Herrera requests salary befitting teniente de Cavalleria as was promised him before his retirement, cites time he was commissioned to transport five Venados alazanes (or buras) to king in Spain, and did so successfully; interesting document. (D. J. McClelland, January 1989)

Pension requested, granted, for small orphan daughter of Ortiz (killed in battle with Apaches). (D. J. McClelland, January 1989).

Cachupin meets with Comanche leaders after sending them Comanche women prisoners as ambassadors of peace prior to Comanches-Spanish peace talks; Cachupin relays scenario of negotiation with Comanches in which he lays down the rules to them, they mention previous governors' atrocities against them, and he promises such things will happen no more; very interesting document. (D. J. McClelland, January 1989)

(See sequence 14 for first part of expediente) debate over whether Ugalde's appointment of Varela Bermudez as 'capitan a guerra' legal or not dependent upon assignment of Saltillo and Parras to east or west comandancia (i.e. to Nueva Vizcaya or Coahuila), because 'reglamentos' concerning militia different. Virrey decides both belong to east, that no 'capitan a guerra' necessary. Carlos IV appoints Castro and Nava to east and west comandancias, respectively. Castro and virrey fulfill request by officers Pereyta et.al. For funding of additional squadrons to defend 'vecinos,' farmers against Apaches. (L. Kerr, March 1989)