Military Appointments

Mexico, San Juan Bautista. January 17, 1736-September 28, 1736. 42p. Autos, peticiones. Copies, transcriptions.

Mexico. June 3, 1726-May 19, 1727. 12p. Autos. Copies, transcriptions.

Durango, Mexico. March 3, 1789-July 25, 1790. 212p. Originals. Signed. Copies. Informes.

Durango, Mexico. August 27, 1788-December 30, 1788. 90p. Informes. Signed. Originals. Copies.

Mexico-chihuagua. June 30, 1788-July 24, 1788. 6p. Informe. Original. Signed.

Tepic. February 4, 1792 30p. Letters. Informes. Originals. Signed. Copies.

Monclova, Santa Rosa, Monterrey. March29, 1791-April 11, 1792. 62pp. Approximate letters. Copies, originals. Letter recognizing Castro as commandante general of the provincias oriente formerly coronel; history of post above which had been filled earlier by Ugarte y Loyola, nava, and ugalde but as brigadieres only; letter from an unnamed higher authority stating that Castro's scope of authority is military only and does not include political or economic matters as assumed earlier; letter discussing title of job being discussed and its duties, salary, personnel requirements, and Castro's difference of opinion on these matters; flores' view that the six provincias that Castro is in charge of are too large for anyone to carry out military, economic and political duties at the same time, names the six provincias involved, states that personnel directly under the virrey will be in charge of the latter two areas; Castro replies to above letter by stating that even if duties are only military he still needs help of an asesor and secretaria and adds that his inability to remove those people involved in the justice system who are not fulfilling their duties hampers his military function and is testimony to the fact that his authority needs to be more encompassing; vaamonde's letter to virrey stating that his job in the province of nuevo leon has political and economic jurisdiction and Castro's claim to these is unfounded; Castro feels that conflict described above could hamper his ability to perform duties if he runs into resistance from those whose domain were threatened; letter from Gutierrez de la cueva telling virrey conde de Revilla gigedo that he will publish virrey's order that Castro be given political authority in the Provincias Internas del oriente in same manner that Castro's post was given same authority in the Provincias Internas del poniente; letter from el conde de la sierragorda assenting to the above; last two letters between conde de Revilla gigedo and Castro summing up the conflict and correspondence about the same with the final determination that Castro's primary role is military but that he has authority to publish circular orders to the governors of the Provincias Internas del oriente but must have them approved by virrey conde de Revilla gigedo. (O. Velez, August 1989)

Chihuagua/Mexico. February 2, 1790 - April 9, 1790. 36pp.Approximate letters. Originals/copies. Report on hostilities in area; sends Bautista to investigate links between Apaches and Taraumares; letter from conde de Revilla gigedo confirming above; troop strength, campaigns, and military inspections as they all relate to attacks suffered; visit of Borica and administrative changes being made in preparation for visit (installing morria tovan as captain of Janos presidio. (O. Velez, August. 1989)

Chihuagua, Mexico. February 12, 1790 - May 11, 1790. 32pp. Approximate letters. Originals. Bring tranquility to territories of taraumara and Tepehuanes is to establish a political and military government, contacted Borica in order to be oriented with the relevant orders and regulations associated with government establishment, should send a party of 100 men to visit area inorder to assemble indians and apprehend malefactors, party will be under command of Bautista de elquezabal; virrey conde sanctions suggestion above puts emphasis on reduction and asks that possible ties to Apaches be investigated; informs that intendent diaz will appoint jueces territoriales to area and that formalization of government establishment will take 6-7 months; likely candidate for governorship is Borica, talks of vacancy by his possible appointment, mentions Gutierrez de la cueva and furaos as other military service record of dias and seniority which due to administrative error has not properly been claculated, asks intercession of conde in this matter; Ugarte y Loyola outlines military service records of Borica, Gutierrez de la cueva, and fueros, recommends Borica due to his knowledge of area and its indians as evidenced by his visita to area; the three (candidates for position left vacant ayudante inspector) by Bautista de elquezabal, Ugarte favors Cordero; virrey conde receives candidate lists for both positions, will recommend Gutierrez de la cueva and will take action to correct seniority situation of dias. (O. Velez, March 1989)

Durango, Mexico, estancia de rio florido, rancho de talamantes. March 22, 1791 -April 6, 1792. 32pp. Approximate letters, diarios de comision. Originals, copies. Reyes trujillo returning after expedition against manta prieta with indian aid ojos Colorados, an indian attack against San Juan bauptista, group of six Apaches being followed by group of indians from Conchos, Apache indian attack in which two men were killed, primera compania Volante kills one Apache and recaptures livestock stolen, troops that escorted Ugarte y Loyola, communication from subdelegado de cosiguariachy advising Borica that in that jurisdiction forcing indians to work in the mines would be prohibited, gets a request from governors of satevo, yoquivo, and guapdaynas that they have their own religious administration because current system of using priests of Batopilas is unsatisfactory due to distances involved, Borica responds by sending letter stating he will look into the matter when he visits these areas and also sends copies of decrees on matters relating to the treatment of indians in missions; letter concerning the matter of indians working as servants in homes of hacendados without pay and prohibitions and circumstances that have led to these developments; letter discussing the points made by Lopez muato on mission and civil authority over indians in missions, what permission indians need in order to leave the pueblos, what kinds of punishments are to be applied to indians who miss mass purposely, policy on alcoholism and delinquency mentioned during religious service, regulations on travel restrictions on indians; travel diary from 2-27-1791 thru 3-13-1791; indian called tomas his history of escape and recapture, last instance of capture was at hands of indians of piedras bolas; travel diary from 3-14-1791 thru 3-28-1791, apprehension of prisoners banda, palacios, Castaneda, gertrudi. Case against them was not proven and key witnesses roman and Acosta did not arrive for judicial proceeding, robberies committed by Juan Joseph conde; punishment of vizcarra for being lazy; meets with rouset de Jesus discussed indian complaints from missions, refers to recommendations made, Tapia requesting indian escorts and his disatisfaction with service provided, ochoa, Jose manuel takes statements from tecoricy and tonachic after their apprehension, visit to pueblo of satebo discontinues practice of cura using weekly workers, semneros in mission without pay; named teniente general for satevo, joya, and baponoyaba; in the latter, wives of prisoners seeking their release and it becomes apparent that without their husbands they have no way of surviving except for charity of the people in their pueblos; meets with anna maria, widow of indian Miguel Mariano, who seeks return of livestock confiscated from husband at time of arrest, he died in jail with daughter. (O. Velez, March 1989)