Indians (Reduccion)

Congratulatory letter to viceroy Galvez by gandorilla giving him an ethnographic and historical explanation of provinces of Sonora and Hostimuri including plans for better management of Indians, lands, cattle, grains and transportation routes. (A. Dell'acqua, December 1987)

Documents between Cancio and viceroy about state of affairs at presidio San Carlos de Buenavista. List of weapons given to presidiarios with name and salary of each one, and other supplies. Relates tactics to follow in campaign to chastize and reduce various peoples in area with help of personnel from Pitic. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letters from viceroy to Cancio in regard to appointments of personnel, arrangement of military supplies and weapons. Congratulatory thanks to Cancio for carrying out reduccion of Indians. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letters from Cancio to viceroy requesting payment to Calderon for year's provisions and arms for presidio personnel. Requests for advance monies for similar supplies for soldiers and families as his credit is not good due to time elapsed, and not paying first debt. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Correspondence between Cancio and viceroy in which detailed account of various groups in Sonora and value of implementing peaceful pacification program. Notes various alliances between Indian groups and uneasy peace that exists with Spaniards. States that if subivapas would have been initially subdued successfully, other Indian groups would have eagerly joined in. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

(A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Letter from Cancio to viceroy giving account of Suvbapas uprising and campaigns to subdue them, discussion of relations between Indian nations and cooperation of groups to wage war against Spaniards. (A. Dell'acqua, February 1988)

Very detailed report on current condition of missions of Nueva Vizcaya, and new political regime being implemented for their governing; includes notes on doctrinas and missions; religious services rendered to Indians; conduct of missionaries; crops grown; application of civil laws; various community rights; economic conditions; record keeping related to livestock, people etc.; apostates; immorality of Indians; idolatry and its relation to crimes; places apostates inhabit; settlement dispersal in province; congregation of Indians in select reducciones; passport for Indian travel; work of Indians outside missions; care required to prevent desertion of mission Indians; learning of trades; continued hunting and gathering; work of women; various kinds of contamination by outsiders; housing descriptions of mission and non-mission Indians; irrigation; household furnishings; Indian Christian customs; failure to fully acculturate; Indian custom of eating horses; diseases; work at mines; cessation of custom of having yndios de mita in forced repartamiento labor; vagabondage; Spanish language instruction; cesarean medical operation; desertion; pulque consumption; disease resulting in depopulation. (J. Williams, March 1987)

Detailed testimony of witnesses to many murders and robberies perpetrated by Chivato and his companeros including names of victims and places they were killed. Some argument over whether Chivato was baptized. Fiscal Posada orders Chivato and companeros to Valladolio to learn catechism and be civilized under care of Davila. Notes on trouble arising from fact that missions of Purificacion, Concepcion and San Christobal are populated by newly converted Indians. (D. Marksz, February 1987)

Governor of Nuevo Leon suggests to viceroy two plans for capture, submission and christianization of Gualahuizes. Letter sent by fray Barragan to viceroy detailing surrender of Pedro Jose and his group, promises made by Barragan to all Gualahuizes with his plans for controlling them. (A. Dell'acqua. August 21, 1987).