Marital Relations

Correspondence between Mendibil and others regarding exemption of mailing charges of missionary communication. Exemption applies to ports where correspondence was received -originating either within or outside of provincia. Decree effective may 6, 1773. Accounts importance of correspondence to mission's sustenance. Correspondence mainly amongst missionaries and with San Fernando college; often deals with marriages of individuals of troop. Requests that teniente of Loreto and mail carriers be made aware of exemption. Informe to administrator of mail of Mexico mandating that presidios use funds from real hacienda to pay port charges, not missions. Request that copies of degree be sent to postal administrator. Informes from fiscal de real hacienda and the real tribunal de Cuentas to mail Assesor. (J. Hiller, February 1989)

Calliz accuses Husband Fages of committing adultery with Yuma Indian. Accounts Calliz's discovery of the two and her reaction including her petition for divorce. Complaint sent to bishop of Sonora who decides a third of Fages' salary will be retained for wife's expenses. (J. Hiller, April 1989)

Autos by Pena and Tages regarding scandal involving albirte, who married an already married gentile (later converted) Indian. Includes details of incident--lashings of Indian, discussion of albirte's example to Gentiles, Sacrament of marriage, provisions for accused albirte, and interrogation made by Tages with responses by Arguello. (J. Hiller, November 1988)

Sundry gubernatorial correspondence, concerning salary increases for civil officials, officers; Santianez is granted license to marry Maria Josefa, daughter of Echeagaray; brief mention of commerce of linen, distribution of publication of directions for cesarian section, merchant Marine, general economic status of Nuevo Santander; Santianez asks for time off to cure his failing health; criticism of troops and detailed suggestions for reorganization. Partial index to letters. (A. Dean, July 1989)

Certification of Martinez Melo as paymaster of companias presidarias. Brief discussion of drought impact on crops and names, vacancies due to desertions, effects of drought on horses, number of men, types of weapons, horses, tack. Cueto awaiting departure to Spain in Jalapa. Acknowledgement of hacienda; freight shipped to Jalapa; bounty on deserters; wedding of the Senores Infantes of Spain and Portugal; Cueto's marriage to Quintana; Mendinieta appointed sub-inspector; payments to families in Spain; military personnel petitions to virrey; regulations concerning coronels; discontinuation of branding black slaves; release of Rosales in the death of indio Miguel. (J. Higgins February 1989)

19 P. Numbered indices of correspondence from Gonzalez de Santianes to Galbez for period January-October 1786 some with orders concerning establishment of compania de comercio de las Filipinas y Asia; Bula de la Santa Cruz and priest's solicitation of funds; extension of repatriation of old coinage for one year; institution of semi-annual provincial harvest reports (continuing drought has reduced crop yields and heavy losses of horses and cattle); causes of problems in collection of Diezmos; immunity from arrest for agents of real hacienda; routing of shipments from Spain to Jalapa; opening interior rivers and lakes to commercial fishing; shipment of private assets on the warship San Felipe; bounty paid to persons capturing deserters; celebration of wedding of Senores Infantes of Spain and Portugal; sealed paper shortage; marriage of Cueto to Quintana; Mendimieta appointed to sub inspector; no military or other employee of realm may Lower payments to family in Spain without royal dispensation; corn shipment to assist Mazapil; Indian desertions during calamities; soldiers petitions to virrey handled through Superior officers; abolition of practice of marking black slaves on back and face; suspension of the manda forzosa for beatification of Gregorio Lopez; taxation of pulperias; Sonora la Gracia granted right to sign with stamp; Ugalde appointed sub inspector of troops; arrest order for Andres de Pedro. (J. Higgins feb, 1989)

Letters concerning: funding and supply of provinces new companies, Cueto's inspection, Nete's and Crespo's report on provincial defenses against Indian depredations. Takes exception to Crespo's suggestions-understanding of troop placement, defensive military tactics, role of new companies. Details own general plan for provincial defense. Letters personnel wishing to marry; promotions to alferez, compania de militias under Crespo's command; Bustamante to appear before obispo to answer charges and make restitution; administration of diezmos; establishment of the real academia of San Carlos de Nueba Espana (painting, sculpture, architecture). (J. Higgins, February 1989)

A series of letters from Vaamonde to virrey that discuss: Announcement of birth of Felipe Maria Francisco, newborn son of queen, and orders mass and other ceremonies held in order to celebrate birth; orders directed at activities associated with founding of a college by the king for the noble class of America; prohibition of taking coins out of the continent to Spain; orders to ascertain certain information from people passing through his political jurisdiction and staying at boarding homes; order allowing individuals from seminary universites and houses of study under royal auspices to contract matrimony; order allowing Indians to sell grain they harvest to Spain. (O. Velez, November 1988)

A Series of letters to and from the virrey of el Reyno de Nuevo Leon and Cueto y Vierna, Vaamonde, WSSL y Guinbarda and others record and how through a process of military reorganization he finds himself unemployed and his subsequent request to be assigned to this Reyno as well as transportation for he and his wife, a request by WSSL y Guinbarda to be assigned to Reyno de Nuevo Leon as administrador de Alcavalas due to his age, secretaries return of documentation to WSSL y Guinbarda with further instructions, marriage licenses given to Cueto and Echeagaray to marry Quintana and Ferera Basarte respectively, cuetos request and permission to go to Spain for 1 year to attend to the affairs of his deceased Father and an incomplete letter from Vaamonde, Manuel.

Documents relating to edicts issued in previous administrations for which Loyola sends copies to viceroy mostly regarding licenses and marital relations of military officers also, court Martial of lieutenant Villalobos regarding fraud to crown for stealing horses in concordance with two other soldiers who were sentenced to hard labor, Villalobos was fired from his job as punishment. Chain gang of Apaches to Mexico. (A. Dell'acqua, may, 1988)