Military Injuries

Information regarding persons entering, leaving, and dying in San Cosme y San Damian Hospital (Durango) in 1819. Charts break humor galico, and dolor pleuritico. (J. Hiller, April 1989)

Various informes regarding military, civil, and religious matters including position appointments, sick leave requests, Garcia conde for the position of comandante general of the Provincias Internas de Occidente; he is replacing Bonavia. Passport issued in Cadiz for Alarid, military retiree, for the entrances to military Hospital of Arispe in 1818; numbers those who left healthy, those who died, and those who remained. Communicates naming of Quiros y Millan as provisor and vicario over of first of referred positions to New Mexico report they have located Enerio de Mes who was captured by Panama Indians. Cerro Gordo in order to fill same position is presidio del Norte, vacant due to chaplain Buenavida's death at hands of submitted to his superiors quarrel some matters pending since his department does not depend on an auditor de guerra. of view about new arrangements made in their respective departments which depend directly on viceroyalty; informe of Cevallos solicits a temporary suspension of all diligencias negotiations for the reintegration of three soldiers that the submission to comandancia militar de la Nueva Vizcaya of ruling that specifies what are the functions of the

Series of documents about Allande y Saabedra's request to be transferred to another position out of Tucson. Summary of Allande's military career, and how his many battles against Apaches and other Indians has led to poor health. Discussion of Allande's bravery against enemy Indians, and how he contained attack of numerous Apaches on Tucson on may 1, 1782. Mention of his bad temper and not being well liked by his subordinate soldiers. (J. Tapia, December, 1987)

Concerns controversy over whether or not widow of captain Fermel, Manuela, legally able to collect yearly pension from Monte Pio militar; problem arises because although Fermel served in military for forty years and died gloriously in battle, his death predated 1761 establishment of Monte Pio by nine years, thereby eliminating Monte Pio's obligation to pay widow usual quarter-salary pension. Manuela argues in several letters that she knows of other widows collecting pensions whose husbands died less glorious deaths than her Husband; decreed December 1772 that she is eligible for pension; by 1778 has still received nothing, living in dire poverty with children; Galves establishes new fund for women widowed prior to 1761 established, for which Manuela eligible. January 1784 she signs document acknowledging rights to this pension. Issue closed. First third of expediente includes recommendations, service history of Fermel; second third includes curas' sworn statements that Manuela and Fermel legally married, children baptised, and that Manuela not remarried. Also, letter from Fermel concerning military service, conflicts with Indians at presidios where posted; last third includes correspondence among fiscales, others, creation of new fund. (L. Kerr, June 1989)

Troops from Nuevo Santander and Nuevo Reyno de Leon instructed to remain as auxiliaries in Texas. Vedia y Pinto requests retirement due to illness. F. 204 describes illness as dolor de pulmones. Calleja verifies said illness and approves request for retirement. Doctor Covarrubiastestifies to Vedia y Pinto's illness and describes it as callos de los Pies. F. 211 mentions Gomez de Castro's campaign against Mescales and the groin injury he suffered in that campaign. Due to said injury Gomez de Castro requests retirement with right of Fuero militar and use of uniform. Calleja remarks that injury is unverified and retirement not approved. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Manuel Hernandez and Juan Gras asked for and received invalid status. Other documents concern several soldiers who were considered for monetary awards. Included for all are service records and biographical information. Some are copies and contain notations indicating the locations of the originals at that time. (S. Langmack July 1990)

Mendoza, who was with the compania presidial del Principe, requested the status of invalid, apparently due to the loss of his right eye. Included are his service record and a biography which includes his family history, Vital statistics, and discussion of his injuries and time in service. The biography is a copy and contains a notation indicating its location at that time. (S. Langmack July 1990)

Velarde requested he be assigned status of invalid. Ff. 258 is a copy of a doctor's (toca's) verification of injuries and hospitalizations Velarde, a soldier with the military in Santa Cruz, had. Ff.259 is a biography of Velarde. (S. Langmack July 1990)

Ruiz de Larramendi requests retirement from compania presidial del San Elceario. F.105 details service record and mentions killing of Apache and freeing of captured women and Boy. 1799 expedition to Isla de Tiburones. 1810 speaks of Ruiz de Larramendi breaking leg attacking insurgents at Pasaje de Tapias. Informe by Dr. Muns confirms injury. Retirement granted. Ruiz de Larramendi requests permission to travel to Santander, Spain. Passport requested and state of Santander described. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Expediente speaks of inability of Hernandez to continue military career. F.98 filiacion of Hernandez. Injury Hernandez sustained to leg from fall from horse. Hernandez' doctor, Soto, verifies and describes Hernandez' injury. Barreda gives testimony about Hernandez' loyal service to crown. Paez verifies Hernandez' good service. Status of invalid granted to Hernandez. (P. Lenz, may 1990)