Indians (Languages)

Notes padre Ortiz' difficulties with Yaqui language. (R. Mendoza) (1979)

Letters concerning status of personnel of Sinaloa-Sonora missions. Argues that padre Balthasar too old and sick too continue his ministry. Discusses Tarahumara, Pima linguistics. Notes distances, difficulties in traveling between missions. (T. Sheridan) (1979)

Report on the state of Pilar de la Paz and other missions on the estrecho de California. It lists baptisms, marriages and deaths for Dolores, San Joseph del Cubo and Santiago. There is also a description of the church at la Paz and a discussion of lenguas of the Estrecho. (R. Graham) (1979)

Concerns progress of missions in Sonora, Sinaloa and Ostimuri. The Indians have acquired Spanish dress and have learned to speak Spanish. There is also a discussion of the grain harvest. (R. Graham) (1979)

Letter describes work with Pimas and Seris comments on difficulty of learning language. (J. Erbe) (1978)

Document lists 69 provincias and number of people which have had confession in each. Also, lists 29 priests and languages in which sacraments are administered. (R. Graham) (1979)

A summary of the history of New Mexico, 1538-1626. Gives a description of the 2 routes of entry to New Mexico, the languages of the Pueblo groups and their villages, and a general summary of the geographical distribution and history of contact of each of the nine ^nations^ listed. (C. Briggs) (1975)

Orders the governor of New Mexico to obey the real cedulas of 10 may 1770, 28 November 1772, and 24 November 1774 which provided for the establishments of schools in all Indian pueblos. Castellano is to be taught while prohibiting the use of indigenous dialects. Also ordered is the forbidding of the use of anything other than Castellano in convents, monasteries, the courts, business transactions, etc. (G. Miller) (1977)

Contains much linguistic information (regarding the use of Spanish, an example of how an Indian speaks Spanish, a list of Tegua-speaking pueblos, linguistic differences among pueblos in close proximity). Contains ethnographic data- architecture, celebrations, bathing and birthing practices (under the heading of decadence), warfare behaviors and technology, agricultural production and grain processing. Also examples of exchange Rate, goods for pesos. Names kinds of fish eaten. (R. Perez) (1977)

Sharp criticisms of missionaries in Nueva Viscaya. Letter accuses them of neglecting Indians, violating rules, not learning Indian languages or teaching Spanish. (J. Grusin) (1976)