Customs (Aduana)

Documents concern remaining tax to be collected on goods brought in by hacienda Amoles administrator as supplies and wages for peones. Alcabala collector requires administrador Valiente to present his financial records to verify quantities and prices for determination of outstanding tax to be paid. Detailed lista de generos (frame #9, within expediente) specifies numbers and references to pertinent sections of recopilacion, discussion of fines to be imposed if taxes underpaid, and receipts for taxes already collected. (J. M. Johnson, September 1989)

Index to correspondence concerning Leal's actions chasing rebeldes (same incident was covered in folios 0097-0107). Petition by Gonzales de Burgos for job as administrator of customs house in Saltillo or any other vacancy in rentas. Detailed employment history for Gonzales de Burgos; comments by Plo y Alduan, Bagues y Marco on his aptitude, dedication, other personal attributes. Letter by Gonzales de Burgos discussing vacancy created in real Caja de Durango by death of Bagues y Marco. Salcedo rejects petition. Gonzales comments on unlikelihood of getting job as promised by director de alcabales due to employment situation in Provincias Internas; complains that his income has dropped 75% while size of his family increases. He asks for 5-6 month leave to recover from illness; certification from doctor. Request rejected by Ahumada, ply y Alduan. Bonavia says he will provide full pay if comandante general agrees to grant leave. (O. Velez, January 1990)

Series of letters that deal with the finding of contraband on a ship in Veracruz, decommissioning of the ship, and impounding of contraband goods. There are letters from ship's Owner responding to the charges and explaining that goods proceeded not from its home port of Nuebo Santander but were boarded while at anchor in Veracruz. Letters from intendente and investigation. Final documents drop contraband charge against ship's Owner and ship is freed. (P. Lenz, September 1989)

Concerns confiscation of Faustina Gertrudis Bosio's money by government when she tried to bring it into San Luis Potosi without Quinto, Guia nor Marca; includes Martinez de Vargas' explanation of situation and examples of royal decrees dealing with same subject to prove his point; contains several decrees dealing with customs (Aduana) regulations with respect to transport of money, silver and gold from region to region. (K. Hubin, October 1989)

Letter to Crespo ordering arrest of custom's administrator on charges of misconduct. (J. H. Ochs, September 1987)

Documents deal with following topics: Urgency of need for supplying frontier presidios with firearms and causes of delays in shipment from Spain. Military and religious salaries and monte pio for California. Promotions, commissions, assignments and transfers requested because of hardship on frontier for personnel. Request for passport for transfer of recruit to another province. Need for reprinting reglamentos. Alcabala on tobacco, playing cards, gunpowder. Neve named as gobernador of California. Administrative matters concerning postal service, aduana at Chihuahua, supply of mercury for mines and salary and duties of assayer at rosario. (J. M. Johnson, July 1988)

Correspondence between Rengel and virreynato acknowledging receipt of and introducing various announcements and decrees; Rengel recommends that replacement of Cavellos await peace settlement with Comanches in Texas; requests update on methods for organizing Cuenta y Razon for tabulation and archival material; virreynato refers to various documents (not present) in response to requests; Rengel is notified of new decision regarding foreign sales taxes and monthly collection; certain unpayable debt will effect pensions of Monte Pio and Media anneta; general salary for officers declared by virreynato. (D. J. McClelland, November 1987)

Documents reiterating that duties will be paid on all cargos arriving in California from Spain and Spanish America. Specifically address cargos of cacao and cascarilla arriving from Callao and Guayaquil. (A. Tukey, June 1988)

Reales cedulas concerning naming of Ugarte as comandante general de las Provincias Internas; establishment of real Caja de quintos y Azogues at Chihuahua. (J. H. Ochs, April 1988)