Military Service Records

Ezuain requests retirement with rank of teniente Coronel and salary of capitan. Service record stated. Loss of right arm in battle of Rocillo, Texas, fighting against american insurgents makes Ezuain unfit for continued military service. F. 51 details Ezuain's service in Texas and the battle of Rocillo. Both Rocillo and his doctor taken prisoner by american rebels. Bexar captured by enemies. F. 53 Garza, Ezuain's doctor, confirms Ezuain's injury and stay in Hospital and capture by americans. Elizondo testifies to Ezuain's loyal service and recommends his request to retire. F. 55 speaks of reconquest of Saltillo and campaigns against rebels. F. 56 especially noteworthy for detail of battle of Rocillo and attack by Anglo-Americans and Spanish. Other documents are testimonials from Ezuain's colleagues verifying his brave and loyal service. Last folios concern Ezuain's request of temporary license to go to Spain to visit parents. Request granted. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Post of Alferez of 17a compania de milicias provinciales de Caballeria de Nuevo Santander vacant. Three candidates recommended for said post. Service records of recommended candidates. Chapa's service in Texas detailed. Calleja approves vacant post of Alferez to be granted to Chapa. Chapa given post. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Service record of Diaz de Solorzano. Request for promotion to teniente Coronel. Calleja recommends promotion. Various posts held by Diaz de Solorzano described. F. 21 speaks of his walking pasajes despoblados and exploring of territory and indios barbaros. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Barragan requests promotion to Coronel. Service record stated. F. 116 speaks of France-England war and of tirano usurpado napolean, war against him and restoration of Fernando Septimo. Barragan's financial contributions to war mentioned. Number of troops under his command and number of Lanzas and cartucheros mentioned. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Instancia by Espriella requesting licencia absoluta from compania miliciana de Santa Barbara. Illness described as a groin injury forces Espriella to undergo operation and to be unfit for military service. Espriella's service record briefly described. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Vidal de Lorca proposes three candidates to fill vacant post of Segundo Alferez of segunda compania volante de Nuevo Santander. Service records of proposed candidates provided. Candidates' role in campaigns against Indians mentioned. F. 1 speaks of Garza's killing of various Gandules. Garza given post due to experience in campaigns against Indians and general good service record. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

Concerns Anza's position as comandante Interino de las Armas de Sonora; Anza's service record described including attempts to pacify Comanches, Yutas, and Papagas, to sever ties of Navajoes with Apaches Gilenos, expedition against Seris and Pimas, opening up of roads and bringing settlers to California. Ugarte y Loyola recommends Anza to marques de Sonora; in letter to Florez, Ugarte y Loyola discusses Anza's salary; Florez suggests that Anza be placed in an interim position in a Sonoran compania presidial to receive capitan's salary. Decision to pay Anza the same salary as San Buenaventura's capitan's salary and provides time span in which salary owed, further discussion of Anza's salary by virrey sets it at 2400 pesos a year, as if he were paid that of Tupson's capitan. Ugarte y Loyola informs Flores that Soler will be in charge of the primera compania volante and will receive same salary as his present California salary. Mention of deaths of Anza's Father and grandfather who died at the hands of the Apaches. Letter from Garrido y Duran to Florez suggests paying Anza's widow and heir his salary from August 1787 until his death in December 1788, and approved in letters from Ugarte y Loyola and Garrido y Duran to Revilla Gigedo. (L. L. Woodward, August 1989)

Proposal from Ugarte y Loyola for position as capitan of the primera compania volante de Nueva Viscaya supporting Baldovin, lists candidates for position and service records. Position open due to promotion of Tovar; tenientes of compania listed and description of their eligibility for promotion to be considered as candidates. Rodriguez for capitancy in Tupson and other two presidios because Azuela, fronteras capitan, has died from accident; Rodriguez' service record provided. Soler selected as interim capitan of primera compania volante de Nueva Viscaya with annual salary of 2000 pesos. According to Ugarte y Loyola, service record of Soler as Ayudante inspector favorable, but has left Californias due to scandolous love affair which provided poor example to mission Indians; Ugarte y Loyola also selects Soler for interim capitancy in Tupson, and orders him to reunite with his wife. (L. L. Woodward, August 1989)

Letters concerning proposed increase in salary for Barbarena; letters of evaluation, service records, recommendations, his thanks for approval. (A. Dean, March 1990)

Aylmer asks to be returned to Spain to restore his ailing health. Montezinos wants to retire, includes list of all his posts, achievements. Interrupted by unrelated letter. Thorres, Abila attest to his poor health. (A. Dean, August 1989)