Military Personnel

Employment proposal for Carrizal teniente; provides service records of three candidates. Nava complains of poor conduct of his subordinates. Desertion of Torremocha. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Employment proposal for San Juan Bautista Alferez; candidates names; Gigedo names Escarzaga. Perez Serrano denied by viceroy position of soldier despite letter of recommendation by Nava. Concerns correspondence exchanged between king and Croix on Ayudantes inspectores; discussion of qualifications for Ayudantes inspectores and possible choices; introduction of Ayudantes inspectores to provinces and duties encompassed, ranking to be that of capitans, salary discussed. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Receipt of cedulas for invalids. Solicitude for new Alferez in Durango and list of candidates. Public auctions of arms. Solicitude for 2nd Alferez for Chihuahua compania volante with service records of candidates. Montano jailed for bad conduct. Solicitude for Bautista capitans; Castanos and Campo de Larrea named capitans by Revilla Gigedo; service records of candidates. Sales Bohorgues of Tupson requests retirement, includes his service record. Vandos received on second weekly mail service. Vildosola requests retirement due to lung disease. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Solicitude of promotions for Canuelas and Vidal de Lorca to capitancies granted by viceroy; includes service records of 3 candidates for Santa Fe capitancy. Relaciones on capitans seeking capitancy of Cerrogordo and why not given first place. Service records of candidates for capitancy of 3a compania volante; Rengel selected. Arillaga's requests capitancy of Tucson; relacion on candidates service records; Zuniga is given capitancy of Tucson. Delgado requests retirement; escalande requests retirement and his service record included; Ortega and Gonzales granted retirement request. Concerns patent (patente de capitan) of Vinuega; vandos on pardon to smugglers of illegal liquor; expediente on Monte Pio de ministros. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Cedulas for 13 invalids of Santa Fe and other companies; includes tables with names and type of injuries; includes relaciones on backgrounds of 6 invalids. Nava requests Mariscal de Campo position; includes Nava's service record; viceroy grants request. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Concerns bad conduct of Diaz de Luna in conducting Indian prisoners to Mexico. Employment proposals for Segundo teniente of Nueva Vizcaya and discription of service records of candidates. Concerns financial status of troops with merchants and pending debts. Chaplain Cortes' activities in Alcantara and discussion of his salary, personal services given to him and lack of sinodo. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Requests for retirement and official salary for Villasenor and Tranga accompanied by their service records. Nava receives order about arrival of officials and salary abonos. Nava sends service records of cadets, sargents, and officials of Sonora and Nueva Mexico to viceroy. Nava conforms to order giving predecessor copies of relaciones on officials of his jurisdiction. Viceroy approves salary increase and double rations for subordinate California officials. Guizarnotegui given contract to provision Nuevo Viscaya and Nueva Mexico troops. Fernando de la Concha receives Coronel de infantria command. Nava to publish vando on increases of Alcabala. Brena given post of captain. Diaz Salorzano and Marinelarena given commands in Principe; Tovar given Principe capitancy. Concerns regulations for treatment to invalids. Diaz de Solorzano given leave to heal from accident. Commanders asked to declare to inquisition their Fueros militares. Concerns licence given to arimiga to build chapel in Rancho del oro. Carcabas given office of Abilitado general in California. Publication of vandos on contraband. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Concerns request for pensions by widows of two soldiers killed in enemy attack. Garcia de Texada requests service in Tupson company. Concerns placement of Alferez in Altar and need for service records for Egana. Nava reports his arrival in Bartolome Valley on March to and arrival in Chihuahua reporting favorable state of military affairs. Concerns length of service of Diaz. Approval of Romeu as new governor of Californias. Delgado given permission to retire. Nava acknowledges Porlien's title of marques. Nava agrees to provide informes to Juez de la Acordada in personnel Cases. Receipt of dispatches on Vidal de Lorca and Canuelas, and on Torremocha's new post. Nava informs viceroy of intention to send service record books of sargents and cadets for 1790. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Concerns funds for San Juan Bautista company for campaign transport costs, purchase of uniforms, grains, and mounts; includes table of totals of expenditures. Reveals choice of new alfereces of San Juan Bautista company giving merits of each. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Indians of several nations, Positas and Maniguanes attack hacienda killing 6 persons and taking women and 3 babies; subsequent chase by mayordomo and killing of 2 Indians and cow confiscation; hopes of forming campaign and future reduction. Companies, ranks, and totals. Arrival of Castro to Saltillo as new comandante general. Romen requests duplicates of orders for Californias. Receipt of Fernandez' memorial and request for command. Acknowledgment of receipt of notice on treatment of invalids. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)