Military-Religious Relations

Detailed list compiled by Palou of objects taken from Jesuit missions in 1768 to be returned to Antigua California on paquebots San Antonio, el Principe and San Carlos. Contents for each mission compiled by priests. Major topics of other to be returned; description of Rivera y Moncada's conquest of San Diego; objects taken on loan for use by Galvez; supplies needed to reactivate mines; takeover of Jesuit missions by secular and clergy of other orders and economic consequences for haciendas; instructions for return of religious objects and responses by viceroy. (J. M. Johnson, may 1989)

Documents concerning political involvement in religious matters and vice versa; festivities for king's birthday and prince's betrothal, including list of important people involved with party; summary of audiences of bishop and ceremonies held at Santa Iglesia de Chihuahua and Durango cathedral. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Continued from previous sequence. Treatises concerning unhappy cooperation of religious and military leaders in arranging travel itinerary and lodging for Queen and Princess Maria Francisa in their ensuing tour of Mexico. Continued on next sequence. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Documents concerning bishop Castaniza's dealings with secular authorities. Ceremonies of church in Durango and cathedral in Monterrey. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Documents concerning affairs of cathedrals of Chihuahua and Durango; architectural details; religious ceremonies, including one to honor comandante general. Etiquette of civil-religious encounters; censure of Parinana, rector of Durango seminary, for failing to kiss governor's hand. Marriage of infant prince Carlos to infant Princess of Brazil, ensuing scandal. Affairs of bishop of Durango. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Concerns royal appointment of Rouset as bishop of Sonora; papel replaces Martinez Galisonga; papel bulls delayed in arriving; Rouset requests 5,000 peso stipend be released to him for journey to and installation at Arispe, June 1796; Nava as com. Gen. Refuses until royal warrant is submitted to him; real hacienda refuses on the same grounds; Rouset sends copies of letters to real hacienda concerning granted requests of the same nature for Bustamante y Bustillo and Candamo; Rouset finally beseeches Branciforte directly which brings about the monies being released in August of 1797; letter from archbishop to Branciforte outlining royal decree stipend amounts. (E. Wilson, October 1989)

Correspondence regarding money in the treasury of Llanos y Valdes' diocese. Azanza ordered him to repay donations with it. Ultimately, Llanos y Valdes, bishop of Leon, sent it to San Luis Potosi to aid government war efforts as no one knew by whom those pesos were donated. (S. Langmack, March 1990)

Letter from gobernador de Texas for virrey informing him of the interrogations made of the military who participated in the exploration of the Nueva Montana de Santander y santillana. The autos contain the answers to five questions asked of each. Letter from Salinas Varona to the virrey informing him of the distances within the nuevo Reyno de la carolina and the richness of those lands. Letter from fray Massanet for virrey telling him that the Indians from the coast are enemies and should be punished. Military journals from the expedition to the provincia de los techas. (D. Bautista, July 1990)

Dionis went to Diego Ramon's presidio to present the map of the summary of autos written in 1688 and 1689 on the Asinay and Tejas Indians, their lifestyle, descriptions of the presidio called Espiritu Santo or San Luis or San Bernardo, its need to be populated by Spanish settlers rather than French and the measures taken to convert the Indians, establish security and trade. Leon sets off from Coahuila in 1684 to investigate a French settlement near the Rio Grande del Norte. Its location in degrees and minutes is given. Boat wreckage from French settlers is found. Leon suggests that presidios into the Tejas provinces be established for at least 1 million Indians could be converted and land is very fertile for farming. Very little progress made until after 1693 (reasons listed on ff. 440-445). Details of the Indians lifestyle and the settling of the Tejas provinces continues through ff. 451. Continuance of hearing of French spies trespassing into Tejas provinces (See Vol. 181.iii) in front of tribunal from ff. 452 - 471. Equiping of presidios and missions is covered in detail. List of those living at the San Antonio Paraje is on ff. 508. (E. Wilson, March 1990)

Letters concerning administration of newly established missions along Seno Mexicano. Ff.379-385 are progress reports on missions by Gorraez (as inspector). F.379 describes geographic locations, distances between places; F.383 are inspection reports for Soto la Marina, San Fernando, Reynosa; F.384 for Burgos. Ff.386-405 concern mission administrator's request for soldiers to be assigned to missions for protection; instead some missions are assigned to nearby presidios. Discusses reduccion of Xanambres. F.390 concerns padres hospitalarios of San Juan de Dios proposing to study medicine in order to found hospitals, especially for lepers; gives philosophy of sect. Ff.406-417 concern Gaspar Soliz as director of missionary effort of Zacatecas colegio; lengthy description of his plans for orchestration. (A. Dean, may 1990)