Mission Establishment

Chihuagua/Mexico/Monterey/aripe. July 12, 1792 - November 28, 1792. 44p. Approximate letters. Originals/copies. Surrounding communities of the San Xavier mission of baborigame and how the indians are not receiving the proper religious instruction because the priest has so far to travel and a recommendation that another mission be established under same synod; gives population statistics; recommendation of Borica that mission be established in basanopa and have under its jurisdiction the communities of tohallana, cinco llagas, and tenoriba, gives distances from the existing mission of all the communities; sealed letter that gives sanction to the plans for mission establishment, urges nava to keep conde informed on developments; the sum of 390 pesos associated with the annual synod payment and relating this information to the junta superior; the fiscales of the junta superior signing of a letter approving sum of 390 pesos for establishment of mission; letter of the real hazienda taking note of the letter of the junta superior; request for the involvement and cooperation of obispo of Durango in this project; cone's order to have the intendente of area give nava the 390 pesos for the annual synod and also the request made to obispo de Durango that he cooperate with nava in this establishment; letter to intendente requesting the 390 pesos; bishop of Durango's concern that mission in question May not be operational due to lack of priests or religious personnel, mentions various orders like the colegio de Zacatecas, recoleccion de San Diego, and colegio religiosos fransiscos recolectos de pachuca, the latter the only one capable of providing personnel but problematic since they provide personnel to the entire area known as the frontera, notes that he currently has 19 religious establishments (missions and presidios) without the necessary personnel to man them; letter written by conde outlining needs and requests of the bishop in previous letter addressed to el fiscal de la real hazienda; letter sent to puertollano complying with request to inform him as to how many people he May have available for bishop's use, advises him that document signed in Madrid prohibits him from sending out additional personnel for the purpose of servicio de doctrinas, curatos and others related to conversiones and reducciones, gives number of priests under his command and describes demands made on such a small group, informs conde that he has sent out 5 misioneros to him and that unless he is allowed to recruit priests from europe he will not be able to meet the needs of both the bishops of Durango and linares; sealed letter by merino advising him of above letter and the prohibition of using the 5 religiosos mentioned earlier for curatos y doctrinas; letter from conde to obispo de Durango telling him what the response has been to the request made of puertollano; transmittal of information to puertollano on the use of the 5 religiosos he has provided lorenzo; nava's informing virrey that he will begin with the establishment of the mission on his return from vizcaya. (O. Velez, February 1989)

Chihnagua, Mexico, Durango. July 12, 1792 - October 29, 1792. 28p. Approximate letters. Originals/copies. Administration of a synod the mission of satebo and the surrounding indian communities of guapalaynas, yoquivo, and depending on the discretion of Cordero, Guadalupe; the population size for each community with a grand total of 834, the distance of Cordero from these settlements has occasioned the use of ochoa in the satebo mission; letter acknowledging the above and giving approval for the restructuring to proceed; nava's request that the bishop of Durango be involved in the restructuring mentioned above; document resulting from the meeting of the junta superior de la real hazienda on costs resulting from the restructuring, signed by the six fiscales; virrey acknowledges restructuring and informs nava that he has asked bishop of Durango for his cooperation in this matter; bishop of Durango accepting a role in the establishment of the mission, forsees no problems except for possibly a shortage of missionaries; nava's intention to take up the matter of the mission as soon as he gets back from vizcaya; virrey's permission for a payment to be fowarded to the minister so the synod can be paid; need for lorenzo to consult the commandante general of the area and together verify that the establishment of the mission is going as planned. (O. Velez, February 1989)

California. October 24, 1771. 7p. Letter. Copy.

San Diego. August 21, 1771. 26p. Letter. Copy.

November 12, 1772-November 21, 1773. 40p. Informe. Copy.

September 2, 1772-November 28, 1772. 68p. Informe. Copy.

September 4, 1772-November 16, 1772. 48p. Letters copy

September 10, 1772-October 27, 1772. 137p. Letter copy

Nuevo Santander. Tamaulipa, San Carlos de. June 1, 1780-June 30, 1780. 28p. Approx Informes, letters. Signed.

Madrid. Mexico. January 10, 1774-August 29,1789. 118p. Informes. Letters. Signed.