Mines

Informe from governor of Coahuila to viceroy recounting happenings in province of Coahuila between October 1701 and February 1702. Mentions mining, mission finances and especially governor's loyal service to crown. (J. H. Ochs, February 1987)

Concerns various items related to guiterriez administration of province; including; case of Bargas involving his daughter's marriage to a slave of Lobos (which is decided in Bargas favor, and is confirmed by viceroy); taxes; political jurisdiction of captain of presidio of Aguaverde; service record of governor of Nuevo Leon (not included); establishment of a second weekly mail run; raid on haciendas of Carrizal and Catujanes; receipt of proclamations on trade and prohibited beverages; case of Rosalia Cuellar; and draining of mines at Santa Rosa. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Cover letter (3ff) and diarios of Ugarte (ff. 235-243); Garza Falcon (ff. 247-251); and Rodriguez (244-248) forwarded to viceroy by Ugarte (as Coahuila commanders in O'Conor's 1775/1776 general campaign); notes such things as; places camped; distances; new presidios of Cordon; chain of command; troop organization; Indian chiefs; locations of water; settlement configurations; battle descriptions; vegetation; topography; Lipan war customs; Apache subsistence; captives; Indian testimony about Cueras blancas. Also includes some biographical notes on Ugarte; he claims he has been prompt in forwarding this report. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Concerns state of mining activity in Santa Rosa district; notes on Animas mine and various related administrative concerns. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Concerns a request for funds from viceroy in support of presidio transfers and military operations; includes notes on ne presidios; recent campaigns; Indian depredations; mining conditions; Ugarte calls for creation of new militia corp. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Concerns request for funds in support of military and mining activities; includes notes on proposed militia corp and mining supplies. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Letter concerning commerce of soldiers in rations (rather than cash). Ugarte claims that paying them thus, is an expedient made necessary en un Pais Tan pobre como este; Ugarte justifies paying priests in goods because of expenses soldiers have to pay to baptize, house, and give funerals for members of their families. (J. Williams, December 1986).

An extensive Series of documents and manifests concerning administration of royal treasuries of Chihuahua and Arispe with some documents concerning Guanajuato and Durango. Includes correspondence regarding justification and operation of funds and fiscal manifests for Chihuahua and Arispe for years 1795-1797 and 1801-1804. Examples of major expenses include presidio and other war costs, missionary salaries, treasury and other government salaries. Income through taxable items manifest for both Chihuahua and Arispe for 1795 (f.71); Razon de los Caudales for Arispe and nearby frontier pueblos for 1796 (f.134); Razon de los Caudales for royal treasury of Chihuahua for 1796 (f.135); manifest for treasury in Arispe for December 31, 1795 (f.136); manifest for royal treasury at Rosario for December 1795 (f.138); audit of Saltillo treasury for 1795 (f.156); manifest for royal treasury of Durango for 1795(f.140); Estado del Caudal for Arispe, October 22, 1796 (f.157-159); income/debit statement for royal treasury of Chihuahua for 2nd half of 1796 (f.173); monthly statement for January 1797 for royal treasury in Chihuahua (f.174); manifiesta del Caudal for July 1 to December 31,1796 for Arispe (f.175); monthly statement for June 1801 for royal treasury of Arispe (f.209); income and debts for royal treasury of Chihuahua for January - June 1801 (f.210); income and debts for royal treasury of Chihuahua for July-December 1801 (f.254); bi-annual statement for end of December 1801 for Arispe (f.255); bi-annual statement for end of June 1802 for Arispe (f.270); bi-annual statement for end of June 1802 for Chihuahua (f.272); list of deposits and depositors for Chihuahua and Arispe for 1802 (f.294-295); bi-annual statement for December 1802 for royal treasury of Chihuahua (f.320); monthly statement for December 1802 for Arispe (f.321); bi-annual statement for June 1803 for Chihuahua (f.335); bi-annual statement for June 1803 for Arispe (f.336); bi-annual statement information through F.384. (J. Carpenter, December 1986) (for June 1804 for Chihuahua F.349). Additional fiscal

Hostell asks about falsity of articles which discredit work of missions of California. Articles to which Fernandez over troops; priests' responsibility for mines not being worked; priests' secret benefits from mines; priests' financial dealings with phillipine and Dutch ships; overworked and underpaid Indians; priests; impeding entrance of Spaniards into missions. (J. Hiller, August 1988)

Auto by Rivera y Moncada accounting damages to livestock of Ozio. Requests that cattle marked only with Ozio's brand be allowed on his territory. Notes livestock killings made with permission of Ozio and Father Carlos. Also deals with financial well-being of Todos Santos area and the diminishing numbers of Indians in Todos Santos, Gallinas and Triunfo and the need for more childbirths. (J. Hiller, August 1988)