Mission Life

Concerns Series of autos, reports and testimonies about abuses committed against Indians of the missions of Linares, by Indian leader Leonardo Ramirez. Document gives details of abuses committed, such as physical assault. Ramirez called to the witness stand. (M. Marroquin, August 1989)

Series of autos and testimonies dealing with trial of caudillo indio who is accused of abuses committed against other Indians from the missions of Linares, jurisdiction of Sichu. (M.marroquin, August 1989)

Concerns Series of testimonies and reports about reduccion of Indians in Nayarit. Reports give details of Indian war waged against Spaniards. Testimonies of Jesuits on Indians' behavior and missions. Certifications of military personnel activities in conquest of Nayarit. (M. Marroquin, June 1989)

Series of reports made by commander Faulia on his visits to missions and towns of province of Nayarit. Missionaries send certifications of faulias visits to their missions, explaining that Faulia treated everyone with justice. Faulia made an account of Indians in each mission (Indian couples, fugitives and single with stolen wives). (M. Marroquin, April 1989)

Concerns index of documents sent from the governor to the viceroy; Serna asks for missionary to indoctrinate Indians in missions lacking religious administration; tools for agriculture are requested; military official asks for funds to buy furniture and books for missions; priest request mourners to pay extra if the he has to have the dead into the church building; military official report on religious practices being overlooked in local missions; alms paid to bishop of reino de Cabras); notice about death of Nicolas Fernandez; missionaries salaries are mentioned. (M. Marroquin, November 1988)

Author praises Mendinuta's prudence in avoiding Cumanches; remarks that only by maintaining peace can missionary work be completed. (S. Gibbs, August 1987)

(D. Marksz, July 1987)

Ozejo, who governs at Batuco, provides a report on conditions, notes retirement of Torre Casio for his excesses; other minor administrative problems including great distance from nearest padre minister, and a troublesome vezino de razon who is inspiring bad conduct in Indians. (J. Williams, September 1987)

Informes concerning spiritual and temporal life at missions in upper and Lower Pimerias; included is number of inhabitants, births, deaths, etc; means of livelihood of inhabitants, and religious state of affairs. Documents describe depredations due to inhospitable climate and Indians (i.e. Apaches), and also discuss feasibility of uniting outlying populations into larger groups to facilitate civil, religious administration. Informes written in response to order and carta de cordillera sent by viceroy, and president of colegio de Santa Cruz de Querataro, respectively. (J. H. Ochs, July, 1987)

Discourse from Lumbreras, commandant of presidio San Carlos de Buenavista to marques de Croix concerning mistreatment of Indians at hands of fray Francisco Cordon. In his letter, Lumbreras complains that Indians of his jurisdiction cannot tend their fields due to labor required of them by fray Cordon in construction of mission church. Such punishment is appropriate, how and by whom it is to be meted out; travel restrictions for Indians; relationship between military authority (comandante presidial) and Indian civil authority (gobernador y Alcalde) at Buenavista. Also included are Cordon's reply to these accusations, and virrey's subsequent response. (J. H. Ochs, July 1987)