Mission Establishment

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)

Two letters petitioning viceroy for funds to construct a new church for the Apaches at Villa Nueva de Santa Cruz.

Autos concerning exclusion of missions in Coaguila and Texas from paying taxes and Diezmos. (J. Carpenter, June 1987)

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)

Describes situation with Indians: murders of and by; religious education of; military strategies used to subdue, and control; agricultural labor of, and transporting to prisons. Tobacco, gunpowder, and land finances listed along with expenditures and troop payments, appointments made in civil offices of governor and justicia. Activities at missions described: crop production, establishment of new orders, rebuilding of destroyed mission, failure of priests to report profits and subsequent conflicts with royal officials, and distribution of mission supplies. Case of presidial captain of Laredo falsifying location of town. Travel conditions at Tetillas poor. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Concerns proceedings of murder trial of priests accused of killing Indians. Mission at Taumabe to be rebuilt, weapons distributed to villages. Mention of salary increase and recognition of recent promotion. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Discussions of mission establishment at Taumabe to rebuild Indians returned to Sierra, others working at missions. At tamipico, Indians subdued. Taxes to be paid with corn production at missions. (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)

Governor reports to viceroy on mission agriculture and cultivation, Indian labor at missions, use of farming equipment and livestock. List of mission production and expenditures sent to treasury, some missions failing, must send Indians back to lands, other missions successful. Friars at various missions not fulfilling orders, must comply. Hacienda tax to be paid with mission productions. Alferez to submit accounts of colony to royal treasury. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)

Includes troop reviews for mid-1771. Report on Indians at missions, promotion of Alferez, description of murder of Indian by priest at Hoyos. (L. Deatherage, July 1987)