Mission Establishment

General index listing expedientes from Nuevo Leon during years of Indians, and judicial affairs. Establishment of monthly postal service between Monterrey and San Luis Potosi, establishment of mission in Valle Viejo are also mentioned. Wedding of Echeagaray to Maria Teresa Basante mentioned as well. (J. Acheson, December 1988)

Index of expedientes of Texas from 1737-1792. Concerns basic Espiritu Santo (Goleta inglesa); mission establishment for Lipanes; peace with Comanches; selling of Indians and Indian children into slavery (from Nuevo Santander); affairs of visita of Baron de rippanda; presidio affairs; consultation with intendente de Luisiana;archbishopric of Linares and taxes (Diezmos) of mestizos; establishment of commercial trade between Luisianna and Texas; establishment of mission of Orcoquizas. (J. Acheson, December 1988)

. (L. Kerr, April 1989)

Index and extractions from legajo 11 (1764), quadernos 1-8, containing administrative, military, and religious information regarding provincias of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nueva Viscaya, Nuevo Santander, San Saba, Nueva Mexico, Nuevo Leon. Indexed material includes importance of presidio establishment in Buena Vista; Lentvig remitted map (not included) of Sonora and Sinaloa; hostile Apache actions; Caballada de San Xavier del Bac robbed by Indians; mines of Quiruan and of Tamaulipa; lack of water causes suspension of March; cannons and ammunition; description of Lasaga mine; aid to presidios against Cumanches and allies; naming of officials; liquor leaving jurisdiction of San Juan; case against Truxillo for Murdering Husband; request for white deer; libreta de Vita et moribus; inian idolatry; mission formation; Cumanche Indian Spy; peace, corn, cattle in Nuevo Leon. (J. Hiller, July 1989).

Index to administrative correspondence (1743-1767) treating matters which include discussion of campaign against Apaches; transferring presidio San Xavier to jurisdiction of San Saba; mission establishment in Reyno de Leon; pearl fishery on coasts of Californias; destruction of friendly Cumanche ranch; reduction of Jaquis to San Buenaventura; means to liberate Nueva Viscaya from enemy invasions (J. Hiller, July 1989).

Index and extractions from expedientes containing abundant administrative, military, and religious information about provinces Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Nuevo Santander. (legajo 16, quaderno 2, 1756.) Indexed information includes civil matters involving Sesma and election of officials; autos formed against Rabago; prosecution of Castilla and moral; election of Bustillo to teniente and his rejection of position; naming of Nieto as replacement for Bustillo; Sesma named governor of Coahuila; arrest of Esquivel; excesses of religious men in five missions of Villa of San Fernando; autos regarding excesses of missionaries at Balero and Concepcion; French and blacks; missionaries; maltreatment of Apaches. Election of of mining deputies; establishment of Wall to contain hostile enemies; state of mines in Norotal; establishment of missions Reyno de Leon; movements by French in Luisiana to establish commerce near New Mexico; extortions of missionary Hernandez. (hiller, July 1989)

Two letters praising the 70-folio documentation of all details of five main missions in Nuevo Santander (Actual document appears on ff.336-406 of this volume), praising the missions themselves. These letters serve as annotated bibliography of preceeding document (including folio numbers for specific topics, as well as adding some further information. Concerns conversion, baptism, deaths of Indians at missions (f.409, F.415). Mentions assigning land to Conca mission (412); more than 4000 Pames at Rioverde, Tampico (414); all five missions established in 1744 (417). Frequent mention of key missionaries. (A. Dean, April 1990)

Discussion of lack of treasury funds to pay Franciscans and buy paraphernalia at new missions of Revilla, Escandon, and Aguayo. Report that missionaries' salaries for the other 12 Nuevo Santander missions have been paid and list of areas of mission settlements with brief note on location and population, number of troops and captain. Request by Franciscans of Jalisco to reduccion of Indians, and discussion of moving Indians to missions lacking Indians. (L. L. Woodward, September 1989)

Report by Escandon of foundation of mission at Tancoiol, naming ff 108-109. Escandon also visits Cadereyta and Tilaco mission; provides description of 4 companies of troops and discussion of need for more troops to capture fugitive mocos jonases, as well as need for more religious personnel. Description of mission structures; provides names of Pame Meco officials and census of ignorance of Christian teachings, also example of polygamy among Indians. Establishment of San Miguel de Conca and Santa Maria de Agua de Landa misions for Mecos, describes natural resources and division of land to Indians for corn production. Ff 126-127 census of Mecos Pames from Santa Maria de Agua de Landa divided by rancherias. Establishment of San Miguel Conca mission by Escandon with help of Fernandez de la Rama, Romero, and Peruzquia; includes description of surroundings and crops, naming of civil officials, census of Mecos Pames ff. 132-136, 138-139, and list of fugitives from mission. (L. L. Woodward, September 1989)

Information from Cornide to virrey concerning complaints against Escandon in terms of missions, military, presidios, mines, Salinas, ports of Santander and Tampico; offers some solutions; replacement of villages to more strategic points, establishing three missions to contain Indian attacks, replace missionaries and sinods, allotment of land to proper owners, organization of companias Volantes and commerce in port of Santander. (D.Bautista, may 1990)