Military Salaries

Concerns details of Goicoechea's company including supplies such as uniforms, horses and weapons; includes descriptions of supplies and physical and psychological descriptions of officers; also concerns refusal to grant Goicoechea more royal money and liquidation of his old accounts; also listed are officers' and soldiers' salaries. (K. Hubin, September 1989)

Concerns placement of 8 salvaguardia regiments in Monterrey presidio to protect missions in region; included are petitions by Echeagaray for funds for arms, uniforms, horses and salaries; exact amount of salvaguardia annual salary is given. (K. Hubin, September 1989)

Solorzano asks that his salary be held in Chihuahua treasury sortorio asks license to travel to Guadalajara on personal matters; service record included. Joseph Sartorio is Father of Juan. Mateos is authorized to receive four (months') pay to cover travel costs (destination not given). (A. Dean, August 1989)

Letters concerning Perez' retirement from Capellan of presidio del Norte. Retirement pay of 240 pesos to go to San Augustin Convento, where he will return. (A. Dean, August 1989)

Series of letters to and from Blanco concerning funds for payment of troops in compania volante. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Documents concerning military fiscal affairs; money owed by villages to support military. Mention of salary for a newly certified surgeon, and costs of equipment he requests. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Few informes concerning military supplies (corn and wine). Series of documents transcribed in sequence concerning military fiscal affairs and Indian problems. Xanambres abandoned mission in Llera and fled to mountains, inspiring several other tribes to do likewise. Military attempts to recapture them led to years of Indian hostility toward villages (described in detail). (A. Dean, February 1989)

Palacio conducts investigation of Puga interviewing 12 intolerable, a coward; that he kept salaries of squad; his part in Indian strife; treatment of people and other excesses. Autos reveal Puga's having whipped women; the murder of his wife by Indians; burning of Escandon by Tanambres; Indian theft of food, horses ,and cattle; Puga's peace discussions with Indians and their reply that they wanted war and subsequent battle and massacre of over 32 Tanambres by Puga's detachment; Puga's debts to vecinos; Puga's murder of Indian; Puga's settlement in Aguayo with family and opinions of Puga as capitan. Croix, having read testimonies grants Puga position as company capitan in agreement with Palacio's suggestion. (L. L. Woodward, October 1988)

Rubio to Croix expresses lack of funds for squads in Nuevo Santander. Includes tables of lists of squads, with financial standing and monies received; describes ranking of officers in squads and their salaries. Funds requested for purchase of uniforms, arms, horses, and other urgent needs. Croix, in marginal note, confirms Palacio's decision regarding Rubio's administration of funds for squads. (L. L. Woodward, October 1988)

Case against Nevio for killing Torres. Testimonies on events Nevio and Torres; Torres had reputation of fighting with everyone. Croix responds that Nevio's punishment should be position of soldier for 5 years at half salary. (L. L. Woodward, October 1988)