Mines

Concerns remittance of silver to diputados of commerce and mines. Submission of monetary information in case of Barrio to auditor. Barrio's high military salary under review. (S. Gibbs, January 1988)

Documents concern request of disputados of commerce and mines for quick remission of silver. Also includes report from Ayuntamiento of Chiguagua citing deplorable state of rents. Series ends with discussion of disposal of wealth to heirs of Velez-Cachupin. (S. Gibbs, January 1988)

Letter from virrey(?) To corregidor of Chiguagua(?) Concerning request of diputados of mines & commerce for silver to build church. Virrey(?) Requests that correspondence of February 1772 be gathered to settle request. Carrillo relates deterioration of church ornaments; raises question of how to divide up ornaments of expelled regulares. Virrey responds with approval for replacement of church ornaments. (S. Gibbs, January 1988)

Series of documents relating Indian depredations. Detailed description of mutilation of Spaniard's corpses by Indians including genital mutilation, stripping, gutting and stuffing with beans, excessive lancing, and Head smashing. Reports Indian theft, killing of animals and burnings. Mentions corn as dietary staple; hunger, economic hardship caused by slack trade from Indian threat. Mentions Indians' wasteful killing of animals, closing of mines, village desertion. Cites bravery of woman who shot Indians in self-defense. Reports illness of Galvez and Galvez' intent to return to field after sick leave. (S. Gibbs, November 1987)

(S. Gibbs, September 1987)

(S. Gibbs, September 1987)

Fray Menchero requests escort to explore Rio del Norte and reestablish missions to bring Indians back to the fold of the church also establish presidio in junta de Rios del Norte y Conchos. Viceroy gives orders to acquiesce with fray Menchero's wishes unfolding a plan of his own for such undertakings. Description of missions, presidios and towns established in territories between Coaguila, Chiguagua, Durango and el Passo. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1987)

Concerns extraction and selling of salt from mines in Nuevo Santander. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Missions established in Mier, Hoyos, Santillana. Post established in Aguayo. Mines at Tamualipas Vieja scouted. Troops increased at Escandon and Horcasitas. Mining extracts to be sent to San Luis Potosi. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Concerns mining operations, gunpowder trade and distribution, tobacco trading policies. Devis appointed administrator of gunpowder; Palacio as Mariscal del Campo. Gunpowder dispatched to 123 Plazas of the squadrons of Nuevo Santander. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)