Disasters (Hurricanes)

Index and extractions from legajo 4 (1757), quadernos 1-10, containing abundance of administrative, military, and religious information regarding numerous provincias. Indexed information includes Martos y Navarrete's taking governorship; sentence given to leaders of Monclova uprising; auto aiming to attract Guadalaxara missionaries to Indians of Seno Mexicano; movement of Indians from San Juan Bautista to San Bernardo mission; regulation approved for standard troop uniform; desertion of Zibolos from Bizarron mission; requests for travel permissions; homicides executed by soldiers; Barrios y juaregui petitions for Coronel ranking; missionary conduct; conduct of French clergyman; recognition and demarcation of new territories in Nueva Orleans area; presidio founding near River Trinidad; synod payment; soldier salaries; relocation of presidio San Agustin de Ahumada and Rio de la Trinidad; hostile enemies; dividing Huefuguilla company; edict that soldiers enter church with hair untied; Gualeguas missionaries' severe treatment of Indians; remission of gunpowder; hurricane damage; mine discovery in Nayarit; campaign against Seris, Pimas (J. Hiller, July 1989).

Administrative correspondence for 1781 re: arrival of Lasagi in Nuevo Santander as gobernador; required use of papel sellado; initiation of production of lino and canamo; need to send collera of Indian prisoners to capital due to large number at Aguaio; death of Alvarez; problems caused by hurricane including rivers flooding, houses and fields destroyed. (D. Uhlman, March 1988)

Series of routine administrative correspondence concerning Nuevo Santander. Establishment of missions at Panuco, Tampico, and Angostura. Undetailed accounts of damage to various Villas by hurricane of 7 August, 1756. Series of accounts of robberies of mail and livestock by Tanambres Indians. Tables of troop strength at towns and missions of Nuevo Santander. (A. Tukey, 1989)

Correspondence between Bertodano, Berenguer de Marquina, Revilla, Malaspina and others concerning reimbursement of Cajas de Manila for expenses incurred by Goleta Valdes under command of Bertodano; further documentation includes salaries of crew, detailed list of supplies taken on board and weights; detailed account of hurricane survived by Valdes and subsequent condition of ship and crew; discussion of preferable routes and seasons for Valdes to return to San Blas considering Weather conditions and currents; brief discussion of salaries of crew and Bertodano; economic situation of real Armada during war with English; disarmament of Naval shipyards. (D. J. McClelland, may 1988)