Civil-Military Relations

Contains testimonies concerning disturbances in previous expediente; concerns loyalty to Fernando Septimo after Napoleon's invasion of peninsula; concerns costs of Spain's war with France declared July 8, 1793; also concerns celebration of Fernando Septimo's birthday and vandalism done to Santa Iglesia in Monterrey out of protest for his return to throne; if clergy in Monterrey had been united and had set good example, disturbances would not have happened; administrative corruption in backwater regions of state, lack of priests in countryside, peasants live like animals, bestiality prevalent; general complaints about conditions in countryside and how they were at root of disturbances, discontent and call for restoration of Fernando Septimo to throne. (K. Hubin, may, 1990)

Contains testimonies and relaciones concerning events in Plaza of Monterrey on Fernando Septimo's birthday where a troop of grenadiers led by captain Fernandez, having drunk much aguardiente, Ran through town shooting randomly and shouting, muera la constitucion, muera los liberales y estos cabrones de Monterrey y viva el rey; tore down statue of goddess minerva on top of pyramid in Plaza and replaced it with bust of Fernando Septimo. (K. Hubin, may, 1990)

No longer governor of Coahuila, Ugarte y Loyola requests either payment for salaries due or assignment to new governorship; informed that war expenses makes impossible fulfillment of money owed him; assigned to post as gobierNo militar of Sonora; submits many letters to virrey, others, telling of military and political experience, such as governorships, promotion to brigadier, expeditions, companies in which involved; finally, named governor of Puebla de los Angeles. (L. Kerr, June 1989)

Concerns controversy over whether or not widow of captain Fermel, Manuela, legally able to collect yearly pension from Monte Pio militar; problem arises because although Fermel served in military for forty years and died gloriously in battle, his death predated 1761 establishment of Monte Pio by nine years, thereby eliminating Monte Pio's obligation to pay widow usual quarter-salary pension. Manuela argues in several letters that she knows of other widows collecting pensions whose husbands died less glorious deaths than her Husband; decreed December 1772 that she is eligible for pension; by 1778 has still received nothing, living in dire poverty with children; Galves establishes new fund for women widowed prior to 1761 established, for which Manuela eligible. January 1784 she signs document acknowledging rights to this pension. Issue closed. First third of expediente includes recommendations, service history of Fermel; second third includes curas' sworn statements that Manuela and Fermel legally married, children baptised, and that Manuela not remarried. Also, letter from Fermel concerning military service, conflicts with Indians at presidios where posted; last third includes correspondence among fiscales, others, creation of new fund. (L. Kerr, June 1989)

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Continuation of Roldan-grimaldi controversy over civil-military authority re Roldan's arrest, imprisonment of disorderly soldiers in Durango. Series begins with Bonavia's letter to virrey arguing that troops not known for their drunkenness, robberies, homicides, etc. And that public jail full of such criminals. Case finally reaches Mexico, where Grimaldi's Father posts bond and process drags on and on. (T. Sheridan, April1990)