Haciendas

Letter from Barragan, comandante de Cuerpo de Cavalleria de frontera, requests Gracia of use of military standards and insignia as reward for company's brave and loyal service. Barragan provides excellent geographic, demographic, and economic portrait of towns of Valles, maiz, and Rioverde. Military companies and campaigns against Indians mentioned. F. 223 mentions the extinguishing of part of Chichimeco population. Process of pacification said to be impeded by the vastness of the territory and scarce population upon it. Ff. 223-224 speaks of vasallos americanos and their superiority en los Ramos de industria y agricultura F. 224 speaks of Villa de Valles, its social organization, quantity of haciendas and ranches, occupations of inhabitants, pacification of Chichimecos, and taxes and tribute. F. 225 mentions Valle de maiz, its military settlers intent solely on destroying Indians, and the granting of land grants to these settlers. F. 225 deals with Rioverde, the pacification of the Chichimecos, their incorporation into life of San Luis Potosi. Mixed Spanish, Indian, and caste population of town mentioned and the number and income of its missions. Reasons for establishment of military companies, their size and quality stated. Finally, granting of estandartes y insignia granted to Barragan and his company. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Letters discussing partitioning land to Mier, Dolores, Revilla according to what is suitable for livestock, what is protected by presidios. Mentions possible establishment of new Villas if protection sufficient for animals, haciendas. (A. Dean, March 1990)

Autos from Escandon's son requesting acknowledgment of lands for his Father. Palacio and Osorio inspect by order of virrey, seizing lands without Owner; Escandon's son gets testimony from capitans of other villages concerning land Father owns; letter from Escandon to virrey requesting he consider the plundering of his lands. (D. Bautista, may 1990)

Letter from aspee to virrey requesting permit to investigate conflict between Indians and Alferez Owner of hacienda; Indians complaining ditch was made in planted land without their agreement; Alferez argues water will benefit harvest, and that he paid Indians six pesos for their agreement; fiscalia sides with Alferez (D. Bautista, may 1990)

Letter from Calleja requesting information on status of disease in towns, haciendas, and ranches; letter making it clear that geographical impediments have resulted in some people not being reached by medical attention and therefore still suffering from disease; despite fevers, the city of Linares and the Valley of Pilon were able to produce enough of a corn harvest to meet their food supply needs; Herrera informs Calleja that the fever has struck his area for a second time; discussing measures to be taken in reference to the latest development above. (O. Velez, October 1989)

Concerns the transporting of Apaches (35) from Bocas*)

Contains financial information from the Fondo Piadoso de Californias including debts of missionaries in Alta California; very long and lacking in information. (K. Hubin, November 1989)

New administrator Montoya Garay seeks to liquidate debts from time of Jesuit administration of mission haciendas (p. Coyle January 1990)

Tax collector of Charcas asks that a debt be paid from the sale of fruit from the hacienda of Reynera (p. Coyle January 1990)

Expedientes by administrator Montoya Garay of Arroyozarco hacienda concerning extension of cultivation, creation of Mule shortcuts and construction of a freight car. (p. Coyle January 1990)