Indians (Intertribal Relations)

San Pedro de los Yumas. January 12, 1776. 3pp. Informe. Copy.

Rio Colorado. December 8, 1775. 16pp. Informes. Copies.

March 20, 1777. 188 pp. Real cedula, decretos, informes. Copies.

Mexico, nueva orleans, havana. March 2, 1791 - March 9, 1792. 52p. Approximate letters. Copies, originals. Apache indians living in peace until 1790 when ugalde led war against them, have had peace with the comanches, mentions groups that have been fighting with the Apaches lipanes and those others with whom they trade, prohibits the entrance of any lipanes into certain rancherias because that is their method of acquiring arms and ammunition; letter making it clear that the idea to pacify the indians of Texas originated with blanc; advises blanc to support enmity between various indian tribes settled between the Colorado river and rio de la Trinidad and the lipanes which are openly hostile to the Spanish, letter distinguishes between indian nations and factions with the latter being the ones most likely to be allied with lipanes, indians in all of Texas are somewhat in revolt because of the lack of goods, these used to be supplied by Armant but has not been able to because of his own lack of goods and credit, blanc seeks to go personally to indian villages in order to break links that some factions have with lipanes in trade and commerce (will need goods to facilitate this process) and will eventually will appoint a commissary to periodically visit indians in order to maintain their loyalties to Spanish and keep them pacified; Luis de blanc seeks to have his son named as commissary to indians cites his family's good relations with indians as supporting factor; indians trading pieles de liboras for the goods provided by the Spanish they call this trading combalache, sets out logistics of this commerce, Cabello advises those involved not to accept horses or donkeys as payment for goods because indians will just rob them later on. Talks of establishing prices for trade, advises that they not trade with aguardiente, cites the bundles of raw tobacco as one of the more important items with which to trade; miro has received copy of letter written by Cavello giving advise on how to handle indians in Texas and Coahuila from his personal experiences as governor in these areas. (O. Velez, September 1989)

San Antonio de Bexar. May 24., 1791 - January 17, 1792. 52pp. Approximate. Letters, relaciones, diarios. Originals, copies. Putting a halt on supplies being shipped to quiscate while giving supply of tobacco and gunpowder to group of comanches and tacahuanes preparing for battle against lipanes; virrey reminds munoz that within his province are people secretly collaborating with lipanes and urges discovery of these individuals; comanches offer to contain Apache incursions in exchange for right to settle near the Rio Grande, tahuacanes, tancahueses, and tahuayases make similar proposal in regards to lipanes; diary of daily events concerning lipanes by trevino - goes out in search of lipanes rancherias finds some abondoned settlements that evidence recent fighting (horse killed with arrow), enlists the help of taguayas(indian) in search for lipanes, finds out that lipanes have been informed of search by other spies who Spanish had been using, confrontation with lipanes with help of indians from the comanche nation and taguayazes who looted more than they fought; renewed commitment on the part of the comanches to fight against the Apaches; munoz cites linkages formed by marriages as principal reason why there are collaborators with lipanes; mentions Castro in regards to resettling of 400 comanches on the banks of the Rio Grande; report elaborating on a series of thefts and attacks committed by comanches in San Antonio and bahia del Espiritu Santo; lipanes send a 70 year old member of their nation to ask military to explain the new hostilities between the Spanish and his nation; Gomez killed and boy taken prisoner in indian attack; gives some numbers on recent thefts and attacks and who was sent out in search of indians responsible. (O. Velez, September 1989)

San Antonio de Bexar. May 8, 1791 - May 10, 1791. 12p. Approximate letters. Copies. The tribes of tacahuan and comanches appeared in plaza to fight Apaches, lipanes arrive at missions of san Jose and Espadas; lipanes from the north arrive at presidio de San Juan Baptista del rio Grande, munoz sends them back and sends two spies to make sure; lombrana and others arrive to speak of peace but commandante general not trusting them takes lombrana and others prisoner until emisaries come back with other people from this indian nation. They later escaped, while escaping a gandul stabbed commandante general who then shot him dead; in response to the belligerency of the lipanes munoz has ordered an increase of number of comanches and other indians from the north to counteract the lipanes. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Espiritu santo, Bahia del; San Antonio. January 14, 1791 - March 2, 1791. 24pp. Approximate. Letters. Copies.

Chihuagua/Mexico. February 2, 1790 - April 9, 1790. 36pp.Approximate letters. Originals/copies. Report on hostilities in area; sends Bautista to investigate links between Apaches and Taraumares; letter from conde de Revilla gigedo confirming above; troop strength, campaigns, and military inspections as they all relate to attacks suffered; visit of Borica and administrative changes being made in preparation for visit (installing morria tovan as captain of Janos presidio. (O. Velez, August. 1989)

Mexico. September 3, 1789 - December 24, 1789. 60pp. Approximate. Letters. Originals/copies. Responsible for attacks on Nueva Vizcaya; lengthy account on how local people in settlements collaborated with Apaches and other bands to attack towns- gives names of towns involved and indians collaborating; Ugarte y Loyola asking for more autonomy in handling indian disturbances, seeks to have a previous order limiting his jurisdiction rescinded; points out which towns have been more prone to this type of sabotage, offers suggestions on how to proceed; response to letter above telling Ugarte y Loyola to proceed as originally directed with regard to sentencing and refusal of his suggested reforms; Ugarte y Loyola agrees to work with auditor de guerra on sentencing and send more troops to areas affected by problem of collaboration. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Chihuahua/namiquipa. April 30, 1791 - June 7, 1791. 12p. Approx Relaciones/diarios de comision. Originals/ copies.