Indians (Criminals)

Jose acuses Francisco and Juan of wounding 5 of his mules and stealing others. Documents incomplete. Persons- Jose Maldonado, Vezino of Parral; Francisco Orosco, indio; Juan Miguel, indio. (R. Davis) (1975)

The Concha indio Juan Diego is caught for riding a horse in the streets, and then is accused of being a Spy for the Tobosos. He is sentenced to be tortured but escapes first. (R. Davis) (1977)

This document contains the record of the charges and resolution of the case of Gregorio, a Criado of Diego de Quiros. Gregorio was convicted of stabbing an Indian twice with a knife. His only excuse is drunkennes - which does not suffice. He is sentenced to three years service in the silver mines, plus monetary payments. A Bill for the court costs is included at the end of the records. (C. Needham) (1975)

A rather lengthy set of documents concerned with the complaint of a Mulatto who charges that two or three Salinero Indians beat him severely about the body with clubs one evening while he was caring for the mules. The documents contain testimony from the accused and illustrate the role played by the public defender in criminal Cases. (C. Needham) (1975)

Miguel received report of 4 Indians rounding up hacienda horses. He and Indians from hacienda go after them. Capture Juan. Estevan told Miguel about it. Juan is of the encomienda of Pedro Cortes, and works on the hacienda od Diego Romo. This Series of documents are a collection of eye witness testimony to the attempted horse stealing and indio Juan is confined to jail, and Pedro Cortes is ordered to further punish Juan when released. Persons- Diego Romo; Miguel de Velasco, mayordomo de la hacienda San Julian; captain Pedro Cortes, land Owner, citizen of Valle de San Bartolome; Estevan, indio Coneco; Juan, indio Mamete. (R. Davis) (1975)

According to capitan Bartolome Sarmiento, Geronimo and other Indians visited the hacienda of general Diego Alarcon Fajardo and killed some of his cattle. Final judgment is passed by Don Juan de Aguileta Alcalde mayor of Parral - it seems Geronimo is part of the encomienda of Francisco Cano and he must be responsible for paying for cows. (R. Davis) (1975)

Several Spanish soldiers are killed in a fight with rebellious Indians - investigation of deaths follows, with lengthy court battles over estates of one soldier. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Indian problems - started with murder of one Spanish soldier. Spanish use Tarahumaras as allies. Document consists of governors orders, field reports and more orders. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Cristobal is convicted of robbery. Sentenced to six (6) months service in a hacienda de minas. The people he is to work for will, in turn, pay the court costs - all public costs of the proceeding - and the personal costs sustained by the victim of the crime. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Cristobal kills Andres - after lengthy proceedings, in which Cristobals assigned public defender puts on a good show, Cristobal is convicted and sentenced to- 200 lashes, a Ride through the busy streets of town tied to a packsaddle, 3 years in the mines and 3 more years on a hacienda. All the monetary costs had to be paid by the Hacendado where Cristobal worked. (T. Barnes) (1975)