Civil Offices (Appointments)

Provincias internas documents regarding military and civil appointments including naming of de Anza as governor of New Mexico as Mendinueta renounces post. Direct order from king to send missionaries and troops to guard new missions in Yuman settlements along the Gila and Colorado rivers requested by capitan Palma. Also, orders issued by Croix for doctors to take care of persons wounded by attacks or accidents before calling justices. Forces requested to escort monies collected as taxes to Mexico City as new issuance of money is coined. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Documents relating to military and civilian life within orders by king to retain third of salary from Muniz to be sent to his wife in Spain. Appointments, transfers, and retirement of officers and personnel from compania volante de Sonora as king ordered its desolution. Help consisting of personnel and cattle sent to Californias. Request for garce's diary. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Concerns administrative correspondence such as: Croix gives notice of his illness to viceroy; doctor gives certification of Croix's illness; request for a promotion from a government official to the viceroy. (J. M. Marroquin, October 1988)

Documents record military appointments, honorary retirements, temporary civilian and military appointments due to leave of absence of governor due to paralysis. Document about implementation of tobacco laws in Sonora. Mission inventories. (A. Dell'acqua, October 1987)

Ultimatum issued by visitador general in form of bandos to all groups of rebel Indians to surrender within period of forty days or face complete annihilation and extinction if there is not positive response. All Spaniards and pacified Indians are required to help soldiers and militias. (A. Dell'acqua, October 1987)

Correspondence re: civil administration and fiscal affairs. Topics include: discussion of establishment of caja real in Los Alamos and rent to be paid to owner of house where caja is to be placed; administration of tabaco, polvora, y naipes in Culiacan, Sinaloa and Fuerte; amount of tobacco needed and shipping route; request by Belena to establish estancos of vino mescal in Alamos and other jurisdictions; request denied, mescal is to continue to be prohibited (ff. 292-296); naming of Belena as intendente de provincias. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Documents from Belena regarding amounts of gold and silver converted into currency sent to visitador Galvez to pay for expedition to Sonora, also documents authorizing restitution of confiscated monies to agents selling gunpowder. Document naming Belena subdelegado by king, along with naming and salaries of Belena's assistants. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1988)

Documents between Belena an viceroy regarding various issues in provinces of Sinaloa and Sonora of which inspecting of mines to control usage of gunpowder was primary issue. Also, establishment of official selling of gunpowder, tobacco and playing cards was achieved. Belena also established site for a Caja Marca due to discovery of gold in Sinaloa to assure royal fifth and usage of this monies to pay for expedition to California by visitador Galvez, purchasing and transportation of corn for presidios and families being established in such presidios. Also, documents regarding attacks by Pimas to towns and ranches, Belena gathers a small army to punish perpetrators. Curious documents regarding expedition to California of French scientists to study the Passage of venus and the sun (eclipse?). (A. Dell'acqua, may 1988)

(D. J. McClelland)

Muns is appointed as surgeon to Durango by Nava and is transferred from Havana; Josefa Muns, his wife, writes requesting that Muns receive free Passage to new post; little substantive content. (D. J. McClelland, August 1988)