Military Retirement

Documents from Croix to viceroy regarding state of provinces of Sonora, Nueva Vizcaya, and New Mexico detailing Indian attacks and depredations in such provinces, reminding viceroy of need of two thousand more men to pacify such provinces. (A. Dell'acqua March 1988)

Documents relating to military appointments civil appointments and life in general within Provincias Internas. Most viceroy by Croix for two thousand men to bring peace to provincias, documents against capitan Barrios and his removal, naming of capellanes to presidios, requests of salary advancements from religious personnel and military personnel. Also, total commercial freedom in Americas with cultivation, collection and transportation of pepper and Tabasco to Spain, prohibiting Duran and Chavez to travel to Spain again without first requesting viceroy's permission, orders to transfer Queipo to Spain to live with wife, issuance of new coined money to Cajas reales and lists of personnel who have finished their service and retired due to injuries and insanity. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Documents relating cowardice of soldiers and settlers of Valle de Santa Rosa, Coahuila, in which they left four soldiers and three civilians fighting, causing death of seven men. Request from gobernador to send troops to help the few men in presidios against hundreds of Apaches. Inventory of California missions and request for more religious supplies. Document from king issuing a bonus to survivors of battle of Rancho Becerra for their valor and stipends for widows of those killed. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Documents relating to military and civilian life within orders by king to retain third of salary from Muniz to be sent to his wife in Spain. Appointments, transfers, and retirement of officers and personnel from compania volante de Sonora as king ordered its desolution. Help consisting of personnel and cattle sent to Californias. Request for garce's diary. (A. Dell'acqua, March 1988)

Concerns notice that a place called palo encebabo has a great deal of gold; bishop of Durango, made complaints about mayor's disorderly conduct; request is made that alcoholic beverages be prohibited; soldiers receive status of Invalidos; mines and minerals regulations; correspondence sent on ship to Guaymas; decree (notice), that military officials seeking sanctuary in churches be extradited; legislation to recall moneda antigua is sent to the governor of P.I.; reward is given to military official for recapturing deserters in concept of maintenance and capture; notice that fragata San Joseph anchored in California has an emmergency; notice that fagatas, anchored in San Francisco after successful expedition; discovery of a new seaport named Bucareli, location is given; missionary Garces, asks for help for Indian Yumas. (M. Marroquin, October 1988)

Concerns replacements of military official in presidios; permit granted to soldier to be dismissed from service due to war injuries; petition of military Official, for presidio in San Bernardino, San Diego, Loreto and Monterrey; military official asks for his reinstatement; account of military official on duty in Provincias Internas; military official is assigned 500 pesos a year for honorary services defending Texas; Croix, gives notice of health improvement to viceroy, and thermal bath is prescribed for him; correspondence is requested to be sent via Guadalajara, which operates every two weeks. (j.m. Marroquin, October 1988)

Concerns petition for cedula of invalido for injured soldiers, one having an arm severed and the other with a fracture in his Head. Injures were consequence of war.-military official asks for an advancement of some of his salary. (j.m. Marroquin, October 1988)

auditor de guerra appointed to office. Military official is transferred. Relacion and report on status of every official in Provincias Internas. Permission is given to military official to travel to Veracruz. List of presidios and military commanders who no longer are eligible to hold office due to illnesses or old age. (See ff. 65-68), list also contains marital status and evaluation of years of service. Permission given to military official to travel to Mexico. Issuing of passport for military official. (M. Marroquin, October 1988)/

Concerns various biographical aspects of Barrios; including; accusations of misconduct, arrest, punishments, reassignment as captain of San Buenaventura; his journey to frontier from Guadalajara; his dissatisfaction with command; his request for return to central New Spain. Documents also shed light on use of dragoons as Police force; travel customs of Noble ladies; financing and pay of dragoons; dispute over chain of command; accomplishments of Barrios Father as governor of Coahuila and Texas; Indian attacks on frontier and retirement. (J. Williams, may 1987)

Correspondence between virrey and three officers in Santander; Vidal de Lorca requests more munitions, money and troops to respond to Indian depredations; Maxent retires due to fever and illness suffered in San Luis Potosi; Quixas requests permission to go to Mexico City to See someone for cure, explains his sad position and excellent record; virrey is informed that Quixas, who is blind, has received permission from previous virrey but done nothing about it other than complain, causing previous virrey to impose perpetual silence on Quixas so virrey denies him permission to go to capital, but grants him permission to seek cure elsewhere; documents in Series, but intermingled. (D. J. McClelland, September 1988)