Indians (Crimes)

Correspondence between virrey, Herrera and Ramon primarily regarding Indian hostilities in Nuevo Leon and military attempts to rectify situation; documents include various notices of receipt of and enclosure of decrees and procedural military documents not actually present; of particular interest are diarios from Ramon of Punta de Lampazos and Herrera's discussion of situation in ff. 68-88, 104-119, and 126-132; women referred to as one casualty in a battle (f. 128); otherwise little substantive content. (D. J. McClelland, September 1988)

Series of procedural letters from Nava to virrey acknowledging receipt of expedientes and notifying virrey of enclosed documents (not present), no substantive content; also letters in ff. 43-46 and 53-55 regarding defense of northern borders and provinces from Apache hostilities I.e. livestock theft, geographic logistics, and troop movements, some substantive content; women referred to in terms of military permission to Garcia conde to marry Maria Teresa Vidal.

Indians of several nations, Positas and Maniguanes attack hacienda killing 6 persons and taking women and 3 babies; subsequent chase by mayordomo and killing of 2 Indians and cow confiscation; hopes of forming campaign and future reduction. Companies, ranks, and totals. Arrival of Castro to Saltillo as new comandante general. Romen requests duplicates of orders for Californias. Receipt of Fernandez' memorial and request for command. Acknowledgment of receipt of notice on treatment of invalids. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Mentions soldiers allowing escape of Indians; type of punishment for Indians recaptured. Letter by Castro acknowledging receipt of expediente. (J. Tapia, March 1988)

A Series of letters concerning events affecting the tercera and mules in lacombas possession, documenting number and description of horses, monthly troop strength and location reports as well as military rolls, health report for Martinez, death of governor, custom, and problems of borrowing mules and horses from civilian population for transport of military equipment, pardon given to Gutierrez, settlement of debts with Indians, edict setting policy on treatment of ministers of tribunals, promotion of Soto and subsequent dismissal due to alcoholic problems followed by testimony from witnesses of resulting derelictions of duty and finally his replacement with Venavidez, formal charges lodged against Soto, dicharge of bortrego and replacement with Palos, desire to dismiss Puga, shipment of sealed documents to governor, enlistment of Arocha to replace Soto, informing Ugalde of preparation for campaign, recent theft of mules and horses from mission and statement from priests in charge, problems of acquisition of mules through purchase or legal seizure due to unavailability of said animal, troop movement and destination as campaign looms near, temporarily filling a comission for teniente de justicia with Cossio, Galban handing over command of company to Lacomba, promotions of Echeagarrey ands Gutierrez de la Cueva to assistants to the inspector, Gutierrez de la Cueva assigned the job of shipping arms, orders requesting movement of troops to a more strategic area, impracticality of this due to poor topography, orders to send 100 horses and lacombas reluctance because of Lipanes tribe, filing of credit and debit report for previous year, agricultural activities of mission, late arrival of Arocha and Puga. (O. Velez, October 1988)

A Series of letters primarily from Lacomba to Ugalde but also from others concerning matters affecting the tercera compania record and invalid status of Paredes and Buedo, requests to leave the company for a meeting, requests to fill vacancies, transfer of money to Ugalde, inquiries into arrival and late arrival of documents, clemency for 2 deserters, unfounded rumors of Indian attacks, the number of horses and mules at his disposal, Ugaldes disposition to expel all those who seek retirement before an imminent campaign, the difficulty in conducting a census among a hostile Indian population, Puga's desire to have his two sons serve in the adjoining companies, a dubious Tale of a Lipanes Indian attack told to him, reports of armament inventory, adverse affect of Weather on agricultural production in his area, prosecution of deserters, orders permitting the virrey special powers, use of a civilian at a military outpost in a mission, debts owed among the troops, capture of two Indians and transfer to Ugalde, conflict between two soldiers that had been quelled, promotions of Errera, Soto, and Cossio and the resulting vacancies and salary raises. (O. Velez, October 1988)

Diaries of Leon and Murgier with accounts of routine procedures including receipt and issuing of orders; supplications for peace on part of Indians; individual Indians' depredations, I.e. attack on convoy and killing of pastor in mission. Detailed account of one pursuit of Janambres to southern border of Santander including ambushes and smoke signals as tactics. Women included as Indian transgressors. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Three commanders at Croix write monthly diaries re: events of import, mainly manifested in personnel movement, recovery of stolen livestock from Indians, punishment of Indians for robberies, mention of letters and orders received (documents not present); no great detail. (D. J. McClelland, March 1988)

Documents relating attacks by Apaches, killings, depredations, horse and Mule thefts in Nueva Vizcaya. Letters about formation of weekly meetings by Ayuntamiento of Durango to discuss civil and religious issues. (A. Dell'acqua, December 1987)

(A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)