Military Uniforms

Fragments of documents relating to request for new uniforms made at Durango for troops. (J. Williams, may 1987)

Concerns funds for San Juan Bautista company for campaign transport costs, purchase of uniforms, grains, and mounts; includes table of totals of expenditures. Reveals choice of new alfereces of San Juan Bautista company giving merits of each. (L. L. Woodward, July 1988)

Concerns complaints of Diaz de Luna by his troops in trip to capital with Indian prisoners. Discussion of poor financial circumstances of San Antonio de Bejar company and necessary transactions of funds. Receipt of dispatch about military positions for Cortesand Rabago. Nava has circulated order on use of everyday uniforms. Concerns pensions for widows of 2 Riogrande soldiers; details of soldiers' deaths from Indian attacks, and merits of each. Nava's receipt of orders during his March to Saltillo; receipt and accomplishment of order to not attack English or other fishing ships nor their establishments. Enriques informs Nava of his illness as he is accused of arriving late to Chihuahua with mail pouch. Receipt of memorial from deputy of commerce in Chihuahua and taxes not Charged to merchants. Guevara granted cedula de invalida and military administrative matters such as triple copies requested on military inspection of Bahia company. (L. L. Woodward, June 1988)

Larraurri orders clothes and leaves for Bahia without paying. Creton sends a list of items sold to Larraurri and price of items. Bucareli orders that Larraurri should repay two money advances given to him for travel expenses, and that later he should repay debt from his salary. (J. Tapia, March, 1988)

58 oficios from Vaamonde, governor of Nuevo Leon, to Castro, comandante general de Provincias Internas sent in response to fija sobre sueldos a oficiales (f. 365); Acuna granted gobierno of use of military uniform by civilians (f. 369); Vaamonde recognizes nomination of Castro as comandante general de for transfer of captain Tovar and family to Rio Grande presidio fugitive Indian from Bejar apprehended in Nuevo Leon (f. 386); collection of limosna for rescate de cautivos per viceregal marques de Bajamar (f. 392); Vaamonde promulgates order concerning general amnesty for contrabandistas (f. 401, 406); (ff. 402, 417); copy of letter from Ramon, teniente at Lampazos, concerning theft of horses from Rio Grande (f. 403); disposition of correspondence to Castro during comandante general's visita to Texas (ff. 408, 413, 415); Vaamonde resulting in injury suffered by tlaxcalan, death of Arriero, plus request that presidios abandoned on Rio Grande be re Borrados from San Cristobal (f. 414); Vaamonde received order stating that conductores de valijas are forbidden to carry descuento de Invalidos y Monte Pio (f. 412); received copies of brief informe from virreyes, presidentes, etc. Of state of agriculture, population, roads, etc. In indias (f. 420); mass sung and 3 nights of veneration done in honor of birth of prince (f. 421); Vaamonde orders publication of circular order virrey's peace proposal with Lipanes (ff. 423, 431); Vaamonde acknowledges receipt of royal decree conceeding to Gordoqui Gracia y facultad of putting media firma on all avisos, oficios, and Ordenes concerning Spain and Indies (f. 424); Vaamonde transfers two salvaguardias from Purificacion to gualahuices to contain fugas E inquietudes of Indians present there (f. 425); sends testimonio of Gonzalez Huerta for nomination as Habilitado of Lampazos (ff. 426, 432); received copy of Bando concerning foundation of colegio in Granada for instruccion y adelanto of nobles americanos (f. 427); received copy of order stipulating that no military person may contract marriage without permission of padres, abuelos, tutores o curadores (f. 428); received order freeing governors of Provincias Internas (except Sonora, Nueva Vizcaya) from Media anata (f. 430). (J. H. Ochs, October 1988)

A Series of documents that; list debits, credits, and funds of the company; show the total number of each rank and the weapons that should be available as compared to the number actually available and a request for the additional weapons needed; give totals of assorted articles of clothing; give the totals of Hore riding gear and equipment and the items needed; give total number of horses, mules, and colts available and the additional ones needed; detail use and inventory of gunpowder during year. And amount needed to replenish inventory. (O. Velez, September 1988)

Diarios de novedades (1791, 1792, part 0f 1793) from segunda and tercera companias in which significant occurrences relating to Indians recorded, some months without; Diaz de Bustamante of tercera compania includes more detail of administration and organization than other authors, including San Maxent of segunda compania, but provides succinct Margin notes stating whether contact with Indians occurred that month. Diaz de Bustamante's detail concerns Messages sent regarding Indians, men and horses dispatched to investigate situations or to fight, number of Indians, soldiers killed, where, by whom, soldiers dispatched to purchase food and other supplies, granting of licencias, also several exposiciones describing military conflict with Indians (folios 389-392); Estados de fuerza of both companias, number of individuals in each post, where located in, special assignments or missions involved in. Footnotes explaining data; relacion listing number of horses, mules belonging to companias, quantity and type of armamento and vestuario. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

Cover letter referring to unincluded group of documents for Munoz (f.331); letters from Ugalde to conde de Sierra Gorda referring to several ejemplares del Bando, not included, concerning trade of Negros, expansion of open market at lesser american ports, investment of Caudales in Indies, Correos, reduction of Dias feriados, goods willed by ex-Jesuits, salaries of sacristanes, and education of slaves in Indies and philipines; letter declaring Revilla Gigedo virrey, gobernador, capitan general; letter declaring illegal the use of military uniform by non-military personnel, and other ordering rewards for soldiers who fought Apaches; correspondence concerning death of Vidal and inventory of his belongings, Murgier as interim replacement, assignment of troops and officers, and Indian incursions. (L. Kerr, July 1988)

List of names entitled Sonora. At bottom of page is alcalde mayor de Tepic. (L. Deatherage, July 1987) payments to troops, sales taxes and fines for commerce and building construction, conflicts with Indians; prisoners taken, military strategies used, Indian attack on Padilla, education of captive Indian children. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Concerns priests'fulfillment of mission duties: education of indians, religious functions. Mentions governor's previous request to leave office due to failing health, conflicts with local tribes. Contracts, uniforms to be sent to capital. Discovery of 30 veins of silver at Helquera. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)