Indians (Pacification)

Concerns money spent for gifts in treaties with Indians to insure friendliness; contains lists of items given and costs and tribes to which they were given. (K. Hubin, may, 1990)

Concerns expenses accumulated during pacification and settlement of Colonia del Nuevo Santander; contains detailed lists of expenses incurred by and debts of individuals including military personnel; contains detailed listings of items supplied to region during this period (food, furniture, livestock, seeds, etc.). (K. Hubin, may, 1990)

Posts of lieutenant governor and Segundo Ayudante de Cuerpo de milicias de Colotlan vacant. Immediate replacement needed. Other folios concern need to divide provinces of Nayarit, Colotlan, and Bolanos into twelve subdelegaciones for administrative purposes. F. 242 mentions perniciosas costumbres de los indios and of benefit of forcing tribute from them. Need to survey and explore provinces of Nayarit and Colotlan needed before administrative division. Commission granted to Zuniga for mapping of area. F. 243 provides income breakdown of region and reasons for intended division. Reasons concern caring for Indians and to simplify administration of region. Other view noted that dividing region will result in loss of Indian inhabitants, their customs, and animos. final documents concern filling post of governor. Governor's salary given. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Letter from Barragan, comandante de Cuerpo de Cavalleria de frontera, requests Gracia of use of military standards and insignia as reward for company's brave and loyal service. Barragan provides excellent geographic, demographic, and economic portrait of towns of Valles, maiz, and Rioverde. Military companies and campaigns against Indians mentioned. F. 223 mentions the extinguishing of part of Chichimeco population. Process of pacification said to be impeded by the vastness of the territory and scarce population upon it. Ff. 223-224 speaks of vasallos americanos and their superiority en los Ramos de industria y agricultura F. 224 speaks of Villa de Valles, its social organization, quantity of haciendas and ranches, occupations of inhabitants, pacification of Chichimecos, and taxes and tribute. F. 225 mentions Valle de maiz, its military settlers intent solely on destroying Indians, and the granting of land grants to these settlers. F. 225 deals with Rioverde, the pacification of the Chichimecos, their incorporation into life of San Luis Potosi. Mixed Spanish, Indian, and caste population of town mentioned and the number and income of its missions. Reasons for establishment of military companies, their size and quality stated. Finally, granting of estandartes y insignia granted to Barragan and his company. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Troops from Nuevo Santander and Nuevo Reyno de Leon instructed to remain as auxiliaries in Texas. Vedia y Pinto requests retirement due to illness. F. 204 describes illness as dolor de pulmones. Calleja verifies said illness and approves request for retirement. Doctor Covarrubiastestifies to Vedia y Pinto's illness and describes it as callos de los Pies. F. 211 mentions Gomez de Castro's campaign against Mescales and the groin injury he suffered in that campaign. Due to said injury Gomez de Castro requests retirement with right of Fuero militar and use of uniform. Calleja remarks that injury is unverified and retirement not approved. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Document specifies all vacant posts of officials in primera, segunda, and tercera compania volantes of Nuevo Santander. Posts of teniente and Alferez found vacant due to retirement of previous office holder. Three individuals recommended for each vacant post and brief biography and service records given for these individuals. F. 35 mentions expeditions against Comanches and Gandules. F. 38 describes Llanos' campaigns against Apaches and tells number of Comanches killed. F. 40 tells of killing of Gandul. Individuals chosen to fill vacant posts. (P. Lenz, April 1990)

Ochoa requests promotion to rank of teniente Coronel. Military service record given, describing Ochoa's length of service, ranks held, and military campaigns taken part in. Ff. 264-265 provides extensive information concerning Ochoa's role in putting down insurgent rebellions and in his many other military campaigns. Numbers of dead, wounded, and imprisoned are given. Other folios speak of his request for honor of the Cruz de la real y militar Orden de San Fernando. Response not given to Ochoa's request for promotion. P. Lenz, February 1990)

Request by Casanova and Bautista Romero for military retirement with fuero militar and uso de uniforme. illness and old age reasons for desire to retire. Military records given. F. 227 lists each military post held by Casanova. F. 227-228 gives detailed summary of major campaigns of Casanova. Battle of San Ignacio de Piantla and battle of Rio de San Pedro figure prominently. Massive details (date, place, length, number of dead and wounded) given for each battle. Killings and imprisoning of Gandules and Apaches also cited. Muno testifies to having given medical assistance to Casanova for his enfermedad nerviosa of the stomach and Head. Doctor describes his prescription for Casanova and deems Casanova unfit for continuance in military. Other documents concern Bautista romer's request for retirement. F. 230 lists record of his military employment and briefly acccounts his military campaigns. His role in attacks contra enemigos of Tucson stated. Lopez testifies on Bautista Romero's enfermedad senil that makes retirement necessary. (P. Lenz, February 1990)

Service records, biographies, and honors of six individuals of the segunda compania de namiquuipa. Personal characteristics (age, height, religion, etc.) and military campaigns mentioned. Various campaigns against Apaches and Gandules. F. 205 mentions imprisoning of Apaches and killing of three Gandules. Ff. 206 and 214 speak of killing of Gandules.

Service records, biographies, and honors of three individuals of the compania del Norte. Personal characteristics (age, height, religion) and military campaigns mentioned. F. 188 mentions killings of Gandules and Apaches.