Mines (Nitrate)

Military rolls, compania presidaria and Caballeria for November, December 1782 include dates of service, duty station, promotions, vacancies, leaves, infractions, deaths. Letters deterance of postal fraud; free trade in flour with Habana and Islas de Barlovento; request for military personnel, merchandise, wood-cutting in relation to nitrate mines. Brief account of Indian raid-mule theft. (J. Higgins February 1989)

Compania presidaria and compania de Caballeria military rolls- payrolls for July, August, September 1782 include dates of service, duty station, promotions, vacancies, leaves, secretary of state; nitrate mines; wheat and flour shipments to Habana. (J. Higgins February 1989)

Letters concerning: Indian attack on hacienda del Marques de Aguayo, jurisdiccion del Saltillo, provincia de Durango and inability of militia to respond promptly, posting of squads to cut off Indian access to area; licenses for tierras de salitres. Payroll for November and December 1781 for compania presidaria de Monterrey y Punta de Lampazos and compania de caballeria, Punta de Lampazos including dates of service, duty station, promotions, vacancies, leaves, infractions, deaths. (J. Higgins, February 1989)

Acknowledges royal orders re: change Indians' tribute status at age 18; governor's control over estate (inheritance) tax and sail cloth sales tax; promoting hemp, flax cultivation. Discussion of new converts at misiones: Concepcion, Purificacion, and San Chrystoval, San Miguel--latter having few neophytes and low subsistence thus relieved of tribute. San Miguel defended against depredations by Tlaxcalteco cavalry and archers. Discussion of nitrate mine reestablishment in valle de Guaxuco (no other in province), royal orders concerning benefits and nitrate valuation as per assayed and costs of extraction-transport. Correspondence concerning officers posted to Santianez's command: Echeagaray (teniente), Cayetano de Tixerina (alferez al capitan), Urresti (segundo alferez). (J. Higgins, January 1989)

Correspondence between Gonzalez de Santianez, miel Noriega and Mayorga discusses Indian mission desertion, unspecified hostilities at Punta de Lampasos and cost/necessity of reestablishing garrison there. Confirmation of royal orders concerning use of sealed paper in Indian grievance petitions; general and military pardons in honor of royal birth; deregulation of mercury trade; sales tax collection. Letters Infanteria, arrival in Monterrey to assume governorship, reestablishment of abandoned nitrate works at Punta de Lampasos. (J. Higgins, January 1989)