Military Salaries

Price of salt discussed, hoping expedition will result in tribute. Petition of goods for Californias, expenses of goods and transport - 20,206 pesos plus request of 4,000 pesos needed to pay veteran troops. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Letter on salary of Ayllon; salary increases; titles requested for Ruis and Chasco. Corbalan's letter on avoidance of expenses due to lack of money in provinces; lack of funds for expedition. Report on expenditures from Alamos treasury for Sonoran military expedition. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

(D. Marksz, September 1987).

(D. Marksz, September 1987)

Discussion of when Rengel's new salary in position of comandante inspector should take effect. Decided that it should begin when he leaves Cadiz. Documents include verification of Rengel's departure. (D. Marksz, August 1987)

After much discussion, it is agreed that back retirement salary accumulated since February 1784 should be paid to Diaz. Documents include list of salaries by position for active and retired personnel. (D. Marksz, August 1987)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Due to travel by Corbalan and new viceroy, correspondence is irregular. Ff. 416-417 is detailed accounting of income- outflow of pay office (Pagaduria) of Arizpe for 1784, including expenditures for defense against Indians. Corbalan writes Galvez and receives reply on latters promotion. F. 424 lists total products sold by various Ramos of real hacienda de Sonora, compared to 1783; also expenses of military missions in province. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Brief correspondence, intermitant since intendente is inspection delayed due to Corbalan's illness; Dean of real Audiencia advises that Antelo is fugitive dressed in Robes of a Religioso fernandino, viceroy orders Antelo's arrest; irrigation Canal for Seris; report on pearl fishing; budget projection requested for rebuilding churches at Charay and Suaqui; questions over intendente's salary since June 1770, including military expedition; Croix relates Seri uprising. F. 396 is good summary of contents since it is representationes from Corbalan to viceroy for February 6, 1777 to July 30, 1778. Alcabala tax on gold; Corbalan reports that while traveling he received no Superior orders from viceroy; intendente explains why he returned to Alamos, instead of Arizpe, governor of Sonora detained in Chihuahua. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Correspondence consists of short dicussions of the following: poor wheat crop of the Seris; payments to Compania Volante de Terrenate and Dragones de Espana; expenses of military expedition in province; delay of Corbalan's trip to Mexico; revision of schedule of postal service between Rosario and Guadalajara to permit collection and distribution from/to other settlements; sale and transportation of bell from Suaqui; discrepancy of amount of mercury received vs. expected; alcabala paid on ore to real casa. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)