Indians (Religion-Native)

(D. Marksz, August 1987)

Concerns sealed paper, anata Media, and cattle irons delivery. Need to ship iron from treasury at Alamos; Alcabala on cash taken from Mexico to Horcasitas. Letter describing contents of documents on pacification of Indians of Santa Lucia; desertion of Santa Lucia; quevedos March with vecinos finds Santa Lucia deserted. Visit of 12 armed Indians to comisaria who dance mitote. Complaints of robbery and killing by Indians of Santa Lucia. Desire to have had troops to follow and punish Indians. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Series of testimonies concerning charges of idolatry against Doye. Includes accounts of ceremonies performed by Doye and detailed physical descriptions and names of Indian idols. Doye sentenced to prison at Habana. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Short account of expedition by Navarro and Puig to Nayarit cave where human skeletons and signs of recent human activity were discovered. Indian religious cult suspected. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Consists of repetitious lauding of Navarro's work in Nayarit. Contains many incidental, undetailed references to Indian idolatry. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Concerns destruction of adolatorios revealed by Indian spies at Dolores, Santa Theresa, San Pedro de Yscatan, and Santo Domingo. Detailed account of attack by Indians protecting idols. Because attack was perpetrated by Tecoalmes, Rivera advises against vengeance against Coras suggested by Carranza y Guzman. Indian prisoners removed to Querataro for security reasons. Includes reference to exploratory expedition to Isla Tiburon. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Account by Ortega on state missionary activity in Nayarit complains of continuing rampant idolatry among Indians. Suggests more vigorous campaign for destruction of idols and corresponding increase in number of soldiers to deal with Indian uprising that will probably follow. Also suggests action against Indian Juan Santos for being known throughout province as yhuari, or king of the Nayarit. Rivera counters that troop increase is not necessary, given past experience with destruction of Nayarit adolatorios. Accounts of type of offerings made to idols as well as nature of idols. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Inspection of Sanches Serrada conducted by Rivera. Consists mainly of transcripts of testimonies by soldiers under Sanches Serrada regarding his leadership qualities and treatment of Indians. Occasional references to Indian idols and relations between soldiers and Indian women. Very repetitious (A. Tukey, July 1988)

(A. Tukey, July 1988)

A group of Apaches de Paz under chief Chiquito rebel near Bacoachi. Loyal groups aid Spaniards in punishing them. These three letters tell also of campaigns in Sonora and near El Paso using Indian auxiliaries. There is information on chiefs, rancherias and a very interesting description of some rebel Apache medicine men performing ceremonies from a leather bag full of dolls and idols made of feathers. Much of this same volume, written from El Paso in 1787-8. (T. Naylor, 1977) and (D.uhlman, 1988)