Indian (Wars)

Orders and documents from Castilla y Theran regarding various Coahuila matters including his own merits and Indian relations. Reason for Castilla y Theran's biography to be included not mentioned. Apparently when the king named marques de Zesma was named interim governor. Most of these documents deal with Indian matters. Mention is made on ff. 120 of a decision to wage a military campaign against indios enemigos who is was said were committing many inhumane cruelties in Chihuahua. Cuellar was to lead the campaign. Reference was made to an Indian attack on some Vaqueros at San Pablo ranch; after they had corralled some 400 horses, they were set upon by some 50 Indians. Two vauqeros and an Indian were killed. A few other such confrontations are mentioned. (S. Langmack, July 1990)

Documents include table listing number of Indians killed, imprisoned, and liberated captives years 1786-1789. Another table lists above information plus number of Spaniards killed, animals robbed, and animals returned; divided by alcaldias mayores, subdelegacions and puestos militares of Nueva Vizcaya, Sonora and Nueva Mexico. (D. Marksz, October 1987)

A Series of indexes of letters with short descriptions of the contents and occasionally a complete letter included such as number 15 which relates how Gracia and others did not fulfill their obligations to protect effectively against Indians, index of letters 71-73, 71 concerns the seizure of Nata's goods, 72 concerns power given to virreys and gobernadores to allow conscripts and others the permision to travel to Spain, 73 concern the application for promotion of Ramon and hiring of Castaneda; index of letters 68-69, 68 concerns reports filed by Giral and his expeditious processing of these matters, 69 concerns money spent by Dufay in combating Indians at mision of San Christobal; index of letters 65-67, 65 concerns the account of Dufay, 66 concerns the correspondence sent to intendiente de Potosi, 67 concerns a royal decree and its circulation; index of letters 60-63, 60 concerns a report on Indians of San Esptoval, 61 concerns the work of Dufay in capturing Indians, 62 concerns criminal Cases of Indians and 63 concerns Garcia. (O. Velez, November 1988)