Military Courts

Letters concerning crimes committed by soldiers which include insubordination, theft, and murder. Documents accusing individuals of committing crimes. Letters written on behalf of the accused. Letters explaining sequence of events surrounding the crime. Testimonies from witnesses. Detailed physical descriptions of the accused. Series of interrogatories of defendants and witnesses. Some interrogatives include confessions. (K. Mccaston November 1989)

Documents concerning criminal offenses committed by military personnel. Crimes include insubordination, murder, desertion, and robbery. Filiaciones state the physical description, military history, and crimes committed by each defendant. Letters to viceroy from wives requesting Husband's pay while detained. Letters describing events surrounding the crime. Interrogatives of witnesses and defendants. Hospital records stating injuries received as a result of the conflict. (K. Mccaston November 1989)

Apache Indian attack during the night raids and steals horses from San Antonio corrals. 80 horses are stolen. Flores follows them all night only to return in the morning to gather men and Indians for a search group. After 2 months horses and Indians are found. In the ensuing capture, enemy Indians are killed and taken hostage with their women, children and supplies. One Indian captive claims they stole horses for other Spaniards with whom they have 'cambalache' or trade. Peace is offered to them if all chiefs involved will return to the camp within 20-days. Beginning at ff. 352 three French deserters are seeking passports to Veracruz via Bahia del Espiritu Santo, they are Rosel, Barroi and Martin. Garza Falcon disbelieves their claim and considers them spies for the French. They are given an escort to be brought to justice. The French are known for having strong influence over the Indians and consider the Cumanches, Canzeres, Pananas and Apaches as theirs. Flores endorses Ramon for position of captain of San Antonio presidio due to his campaigns in the Tejas provinces. Trade could be increased with improved relations with the Indians. (E. Wilson, March 1990)

Series of documents dealing with recovery of money owed to the government by captain Urrutia. Document shows charts with lists of generos mismanaged by Urrutia in San Antonio de Bejar. Series of testimonies from soldiers and other people, about supplies that Urrutia handled in Bejar. Document shows facturas of presidio supplies. List of soldiers from Bejar given. (M. Marrquin, September 19890)

Series of testimonies taken (under oath), from witnesses and military personnel about abusive manners used by Alferez Guillermo Dufay, against subordinates and the general public. Testimonies give examples of abusive language and name calling, used by this military official (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Series of documents dealing with home arrest and transfer of Alferez Dufay who was accused of using abusive language against subordinates. Dufay is also accused of mismanagement of resources. Series of notices of legal documents exchange between prosecuting officials give. (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Series of testimonies dealing with conflict between government officials and Hacendados from real de Vallecillos. Document shows list of expenses made in equiping militias. Alcalde Baez informs the governor about activities done to protect Vallecillos. Vaamonde sends a full report on conflict between Hacendados and government officials from Vallecillos. This report overviews general causes of conflict and actions taken to settle it (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Series of testimonies explaining details of what kind of abuses were committed by Alcalde Baez, who forced hacendados to pay, each, one soldier for defense of real de Vallecillos. Hacendados complain that Baez took animals and money from them to benefit himself. Testimonies are taken from people who were affected by abusive behavior from Alcalde Baez. Document explain context of events arguing that all was to protect haciendas and dwellers from Indians who used Vallecillos as a port of entry. (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Concerns Series of documents dealing with abuses committed by Alcalde mayor Juan Baez who took away other people's property and money because, allegedly, there was the need to create militias in Vallecillos where Indians came and made problems. Goats are taken from Hacendados. Document explains details of conflict between authorities and local inhabitants of Vallecillos. Alcalde Baez is accused of running illegal businesses and of being promiscuous, I.e. Baez took someone else's woman and lived with her. Document explain what should have been done to save problems, such as not allowing this kind of people to serve the community. (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Brief summarys of Cases against several soldiers arrested for murders of civilians. (A. Dean, January 1989)