Military Personnel

Folios speak of two unrelated themes. F.89 mentions instancia Castaneda sent to V.e. mentioning certain agrabios y perjuicios of military career. F.90 missing. Ff.91-92 unrelated to above. Concerns granting of retirement to Leon, capitan de naturales de Babispe. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Uranga requests retirement from compania de San Carlos. Illness to arms and legs reason for retirement. F.83 Garza doubts sincerity of Uranga's illness and speaks of Uranga's poco Amor y honor a la Carrera. implication that Uranga collaborates with rebels F.83 mentions that Uranga obtuve de los rebeldes el Grado de teniente Coronel. F.86 speaks of unspecified excesses committed by Uranga contra rebels in Coahuila. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Navarro requests retirement from compania de milicias de San Sebastian due to ill health. F.75 illness described by doctor as una fistula en el Vaje, forming a tumor entre los Dos vias. retirement granted to Navarro. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Arze requests retirement from military due to illness of consumption. Arredondo agrees to request. Due to retirement of Arze, Hoz and Espinosa promoted. Espinosa promoted to Primero Alferez of compania de Agua Verde. Hoz promoted to Segundo Alferez of said company. Document also relates formation of company in Bexar for security concerns. Amado, Santos, and Hernandez named capitan, teniente, and Alferez of newly-formed compania de Bexar. Other individuals named to posts of segunda compania de milicias de Bexar. F.48 speaks of battle of Medina. Individuals named to posts of primera compania de Bexar. Battle of Bexar and battle of Medina mentioned throughout document. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Posts of capitan, teniente, and Alferez of compania de Aguayo vacant. Arredondo recommmends three individuals - Torre, Mora, and portilla- to fill said posts. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Alarid requests temporary leave from military in order to attend two matters in Mexico, Puebla, and Veracruz. F. 36 also deals with Alarid's request to continue to Veracruz from Mexico. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Post of Alferez of 17a compania de milicias provinciales de Caballeria de Nuevo Santander vacant. Three candidates recommended for said post. Service records of recommended candidates. Chapa's service in Texas detailed. Calleja approves vacant post of Alferez to be granted to Chapa. Chapa given post. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Post of Alferez vacant in 17a compania miliciana de la Villa de Oloyos. Vacant post proposed to Chapos. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Vidal de Lorca proposes three candidates to fill vacant post of Segundo Alferez of segunda compania volante de Nuevo Santander. Service records of proposed candidates provided. Candidates' role in campaigns against Indians mentioned. F. 1 speaks of Garza's killing of various Gandules. Garza given post due to experience in campaigns against Indians and general good service record. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Orders seeking closure of borders on coast and inland from foreign invaders (ff. 40-44); receipts of tobacco (ff. 45-46); more notices of need to secure borders from barbarians, and notices of tranquility (ff. 47-48); question whether Flores has seen two boats (ff. 49); notice regarding sighting of boats (ff. 51); order to intercept pirate boats (ff. 52); sighting of boats passed on by Arredondo (ff. 53-54); Clavijo transferred to capital (ff. 55); more notices of tranquility on the frontier, aside from a few casualties noted (ff. 56-59); draft of Marching orders (ff.60); notice of death of Paysano (ff. 61). (p. Coyle may 1990)