Franciscans

Describes situation with Indians: murders of and by; religious education of; military strategies used to subdue, and control; agricultural labor of, and transporting to prisons. Tobacco, gunpowder, and land finances listed along with expenditures and troop payments, appointments made in civil offices of governor and justicia. Activities at missions described: crop production, establishment of new orders, rebuilding of destroyed mission, failure of priests to report profits and subsequent conflicts with royal officials, and distribution of mission supplies. Case of presidial captain of Laredo falsifying location of town. Travel conditions at Tetillas poor. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Discourse concerning campaign of 1707-1708 against Indian rebels in Coahuila nd Nuevo Leon. Also, summary of legal proceedings against Indians accused of murder and horse theft. Despacho from junta general de la real hacienda that addresses issues in two aforementioned provinces, letters from fray Francisco Hidalgo and others concerning changing role of flying company, and number of births, deaths, and marriages at missions along Rio Grande. (J. H. Ochs, June 1987)

Official inspection of Coahuilan missions conducted by Alarcon in response to request by king. Includes description of mission construction, means of livelihood of inhabitants, number of Indians and tribes represented. (J. H. Ochs, June 1987)

Reales cedulas and documents from bishop of Guadalajara and cabildo eclesiastico concerning establishment and division of new parishes carried out by bishop of Guadalajara in Nueva Vizcaya and bishopric of Guadalajara. (J. H. Ochs, June 1987)

Documents dealing with religious salaries in Coahuila for missionaries of Seminario de la Santa Cruz de Querataro working in missions along Rio Grande del Norte; includes informe from officials of real Caja de San Luis Potosi and letter from presidente del colegio de la Santa Cruz de Querataro and pronouncements of junta general de los oidores de la real hacienda. (J. H. Ochs, June 1987)

Documents are in response to pronouncements of junta G'ral of June 24, 1704. (See pi Vol. 28 ff. 239-240). Informe from fray Thomas de Ortega Morejon and gov. Mathias de Aguirre explaining why Indians of mission San Antonio should not be resettled at missions of Santo Nombre de Jesus and San Phelipe. Also, a resolution from junta general de la real Audiencia ordering the permanent prelate be installed to administer mission San Antonio. (J. H. Ochs, June 1987)

Inpection of settlements in Coahuila conducted by Mathias de Aguirre; includes number of residents in each community, day-to-day activities, means of livelihood, etc. Also, informes submitted by prelates describing life at these missions; included is number of Indians, tribes represented, state of agriculture, style of architecture, etc. At each mission. (J. H. Ochs, March 1987)

Letter from Francisco Cuerbo y Valdes to viceroy in which governor asks viceroy to clarify several points related to commandancy of flying company and also requests arms and ammunition to repel hostile Indians. (J. H. Ochs, March 1987)

Documents requesting that discontinued subsidies to Coahuilan missions be restored. Includes list of Coahuilan missions, date founded and Indian groups represented at each. (J. H. Ochs, March 1987)

Declaration of two Tejas Indians in reference to French settlements in Tejas. (J. H. Ochs, January 1987)