Civil Offices (Appointments)

Repetitive Series of documents concerning retirement of Lopez. Includes Lopez' service record, recommendations for promotion, details of retirement salary, and preparations for transition to new governor. Elosua and Garcia de Texada compete to replace Lopez. (A. Tukey, October 1988)

Routine correspondence concerning petition by Josefa Brickdale to Caxas de Saltillo to receive deceased Husband's pension. Includes repetitive Series of documents concerning naming of Echandia as governor of Nuevo Santander and Head of Monte Pio, with details of duties and salary. Also concerns naming of Govantes y Lederma as administrador de Rentas of Nuevo Santander. (A. Tukey, October 1988)

Arredondo considers list of candidates to fill governorship of Texas after retirement of Lopez. Includes resumes and service records of candidates. Pardo, Varela, and Arango chosen successively, but each resigns due to illness. Perez becomes permanent governor. (A. Tukey, October 1988)

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(A. Tukey, aug, 1988)

Repetitious Series of documents concerning naming of Echeagaray as replacement for interim governor of Nuevo Santander Echandia. Echandia petitions viceroy for employment as Ayudante inspector de Provincias Internas (A. Tukey, February 1989)

Ceres makes request to virrey that Baldes be appointed as Cirujano de Texas and that he receive reimbursement for travel expenses in getting to Texas. (A. Tukey, February 1989)

Repetitious Series of documents concerning retirement of Cordero as governor of Texas and appointment of Pedro de Herrera as interim governor. Herrera makes numerous appeals to receive full governor's salary, but finally awarded half salary. (A. Tukey, February 1989)

Vaamonde recounts loyal service history as justification for appointment to new position, as unemployment has left him in state of poverty. Includes short account of defense of canary islands from British, construction of fort at San Blas, and disciplining of batallion of Spanish and Indian auxiliaries stationed at San Blas. On page beginning with siguiendo aquello de apeles (folios unnumbered), detailed account of torture ritual and cannibalism practiced by unnamed group of Indians in Nuevo Leon. Spanish victims kidnapped from area around Sayula are tied to stake and burned with branding irons while dance called mitote is performed. Skull cap of victim is removed, and dead bodies are eaten. Vaamonde's campaign against these Indians is recounted, as well as quelling of uprising in 1783 of escaped prisoners, headed by notorious pirate Lorencillo, in Guadalajara. Vaamonde seeks position as governor of Nuevo Santander, intendente of San Luis Potosi, or sargento mayor de Mexico. (A. Tukey, January 1989).

Documents concern naming of Martinez as gobernador Interino de Texas. Includes Series of reports of number and type of personnel, and number of horses assigned to each presidio in Texas. Undetailed references to frequent Indian attacks and american penetrations occurring in Texas. (A. Tukey, January 1989)