Granary

Responding to news Yaqui unrest, alliance with suaguis in Monte, Corbalan describes his trip to Suagui, Huirivis to hear/answer Yaqui grievances, including 1) abuses Indian labor; 2) rumors forced labor California peninsula. Yaquis refusal to to migrate there; 3) imposition tribute; 4) Spanish attempts to have Mayos remove salt from Yaqui lands. Corbalan -1) assures Yaquis all labor to be paid for according to law; 2) attempts to arrange collection tribute in form maize, beans, wheat, garbanzo, salt as painlessly as possible; 3) promises to pay Yaquis for salt brought to Torim granary. Describes distribution products community fields, including charity, church maintenance, public works, reserve for seed. Discusses salt industry. Notes importance Torim storehouse/granary, only one on River. Discusses distribution Suaquis between Belem, Tecoripa. (T. Sheridan, 1976)

Documents deal with financing military campaigns against Indians in Sinaloa, Sonora, and Nueva Viscaya. Letters of high government officials to church officials and gobernadores and Alcaldes requesting money, horses, cattle, and seeds for maintenance of soldiers. Construction of storage facilities for seeds. Letter of Fueros to viceroy reporting money collected. Letter of church officials reporting same. Lists of merchants and other people's contributions. Missionaries' attempts to increase productivity of mission lands to support soldiers. Echeveste reports that 286, 774 pesos have been collected. (J. Tapia, June, 1987).