Military-Religious Relations

Series of letter and certifications of good conduct of chaplain who has been with military campaigns, recommendations are given his discipline and performance of duties. Retirement is requested for military chaplain. (M. Marroquin, March 1989)

Series of reports made by commander Faulia on his visits to missions and towns of province of Nayarit. Missionaries send certifications of faulias visits to their missions, explaining that Faulia treated everyone with justice. Faulia made an account of Indians in each mission (Indian couples, fugitives and single with stolen wives). (M. Marroquin, April 1989)

Correspondence from the virrey Conde de Revilla Gigedo concerning food supplies, preparation, pay schedules for the military men, lack of mules, desire to encourage open commerce and the ecclesiastics' interest in educating slaves; addressed to Gobernador Baamonde from 1789-1790. (E. Wilson, July 1989)

Administrative correspondence re: receipt of letters, bandos. Declaration of war with England makes it necessary to guard Soto la Marina port; discussion of building bateria and arming with cannons; reconnoitering of port. Ff. 332-350 contain listas and extractos from monthly troop revistas listing military positions and salaries for various companies. Ff. 1 366-395 contain various diaries re: campaigns against Indians. Map of area between Soto la Marina and Tampico on unnumbered folio between ff. 394 & 395 showing rivers, mountains, towns.

(D. Uhlman, April 1988)

Series of documents concerning granting of permit to Larranaga to take care of health problems in Mexico; governor gives notice of epidemic in the capital (name is not identified in documents), when he arrived in Texas (escort also got sick upon arrival); notice is given Lipanez abandoned mission Balero, secularization of the mission is mentioned; index of documents sent to the governor Cierragorda by the viceroy; Fernandez solicits rank of captain, and to organize militia but governor disagrees for fear of creating chaos in San Luis de la Paz; viceroy asks all letter be addressed to him with their corresponding index; Serna complains about minister of Croix and asks for funds to hire a ministro de doctrina for Indians living there; fray Diaz, excommunicated teniente de las casas for misbehaving inside church building, pardon is sought for him but could not attend due to illness and high temperature. (M. Marroquin, November 1988)

Neve's correspondence includes (most important documents, service records and promotions, rebuilding mission at San Diego and constructing Capistrano. Details geography of area around San Francisco and Santa Clara mission, especially natural resources. Lists of numbers of officers and craftsmen at four Principal California presidios, supply escorts, real reglamentos pertaining to details of presidio construction and tackle for cavalry companies. Ff. 354-356 is list of salaries and numbers of officers, craftsmen, and rations for presidios crews and ships, including Actual costs vs. Those alloted by missionaries, income from tobacco and other crops, purchase and distribution of mules, horses, and supplies, shipping, tackle for soldiers and settlers. Ff. 359-360 estimates of rations per single man and families, after spoilage in salaries by rank for officers, craftsmen and Naval personnel. Ff. 368-369 allotments of supply rations and money for presidios in Santa Barbara channel. (J. M. Johnson, February 1989)

Very important and detailed correspondence include (especially agricultural and religious supplies for 3 missions of the Santa Barbara Canal; F. 309 lists officers for 3 Principal California presidios. Serra reports on repairs to old and construction of new missions, emphasizing temporal and evangelical elements in conquest of souls. F. 312 details requirements for furnishing missions and religious objects for each mission. Provides salaries of religious personnel for each. F. 313 is a list of priests at each of 8 missions attached to Monterrey. Comments on bad examples for Indians set by troops and settlers in area. Neve discusses weapons and clothing supplies for California troops and settlers. F. 318 list of clothing necessary for people in missions and presidios. Ff. 319-320 refer to past methods in determining minimal subsistance of food and clothing supplies. F. 321 is chart of amount of bullets, gunpowder, flints and types of weapons by presidio needed for defense. Defines need for new regulations to correct deficiencies due to distances of king and real hacienda from California. Proposes improved military organization and requests greater numbers of soldiers, supplies and horses. F. 324 discusses military escorts, organization, personnel, time of year with estimated subordination of soldiers, military promotions, equipment for cavalry units. Census of military personnel, including tackle and rider's clothing for cavalry. Distribution of animals to each presidio. Ff. 332-333 provides detailed list of tackle and clothing by cavalry officer for Monterrey, San Francisco and San Diego. F. 336 is chart of higher officers and numbers of soldiers for same presidios. F. 339 distribution by type and number of weapons to same three. F. 341 numbers of mules and horses distributed to these presidios. Other topics of San Francisco, storage and distribution of weapons to prevent sales to Indians, rations of food to presidios and missions, references to past ordinances for founding missions, family life of soldiers in presidios, evacuation of families in case of attack, duties and types of craftsmen with necessary supplies for same for settlements. (J. M. Johnson, January 1989)

Details of Principal concerns and needs for California establishments. Detailed information on climate, agricultural conditions, pasturing livestock, geographical measurements and features of terrain, arable lands, irrigation, social and safety measures for settlers/recruits, food and other supplies for population, horses and mules. Other documents list family relationships and Vital statistics of colonists requesting land tenure rights, lists of types and numbers of cargo animals for missions, planned distribution of & place purchased of these & smaller domestic food/clothing animals. Description of geography, Flora and potential for irrigation of rivers in region. Founding and contruction of presidio San Joseph (Guadalupe). (J. M. Johnson, January 1989)

Documents by mission priests stating Garcia, Zapata, soldiers in service of missions, will now receive salaries from ecclesiastic funds instead of military. (A. Dean, July 1989)