Indians (Servitude)

(R. Davis) (1980)

Legalistic- shows residential restraints the Indians lived under. Good. Tributary races cannot move without proper certificatos. On the frontier no one may move owing to Apache menace. No fees can be Charged for the certificates. Indians cannot remain on haciendas and Ranchos to work indefinitely but must return to their town priests. Indians who do not comply to be arrested as vagrants and given 20 lashes for 1st offense, 40 for second and year of hard labor for 3rd. For others 1st offense is 2 Months, 2nd 4 month and 3rd 10 years military service on frontier. (T.n.) (1975)

Various Indians have brought Indian slaves to Pecos, and are selling them. They are ordered to bring their merchandise before the authorities within 15 days to be examined. (R. Perez) (1977)

Rodriguez is a wealthy man. His possessions include- hacienda, Rancho, Sitio de Ganado, Sitio de labor, several thousand Head of livestock, several houses. He owes no one any money. (R. Perez) (1977)

3 of the indios and the mestizo are guilty of petty theft and are sent to the hacienda de San Juan Baptizta de Encinillas to do 3 years of hard labor and to learn a skill. Fransisco is suspected of being an accomplice of the Apaches and receives the same sentence. (P. Hayes) (1977)

Documents concerning runaway Indian Mancebo (journeyman or indentured servant), about 12 years old. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Francisco Xavier Chavez, a rancher of moderate wealth, grants, in this testament, freedom of debt to his indentured servant Domingo, an old Indian. (R. Perez) (1977)

Documents concerning Coaguileno, Cabesa, Cocoyome Indians (24 Gandules) who escaped from a Collera (chain gang) deporting Indians from el Pasaje presidio to Mexico City and raided, murdered on their way back to their home territory around Parras in Coaguila. Chain gang never reached Mexico City, Indians escaped at Paraje de Cuesta Blanca de Barrera and several made their way to Volcan de Orisaba. Many escapees killed along the way. Includes interrogation of Diego de la Cruz Pacheco, Coaguileno and one of the escapees, now imprisoned in Parral. (T. Sheridan) (1977) Roca y Saavedra, Joseph de la (justicia mayor)/alday, Martin de (general)

Requests that vecinos other places besides Parral contribute to cost maintaining rebel Acoclames, Chisos as pows. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

A Concho Indian is Charged with aiding in an attack on a wagon train. He is convicted. The man he works for pays a fine and the Indian receives a short prison term. This document a good example of the equity of the Spanish judicial system. (T. Barnes) (1976)