Missionaries (Travel)

(R. Perez) (1977)

(R. Perez) (1977)

. (L. Kerr, April 1989)

Ugarte y Loyola reports on measures taken to punctually pay for synods for religious men attending to missions. Men often have difficulties sustaining selves due to delayed payments. Used within the territories, money would benefit commerce, agriculture, and mining. Recommends that certification for these religious men be provided at no cost by territorial judges.

(A. Tukey, March 1989)

Documents concern request by Rodriguez Hucha to return to Spain after serving Ten years at mision Bachiniba. Funding for return voyage denied because of 11 month absence allegedly due to rheumatism in legs. (A. Tukey, March 1989)

(A. Tukey, March 1989)

Folios 29-38 concern request by fray Falcon for permission and funding to travel to Rome and Madrid to testify in proceedings to canonize fray Margil de Jesus. Request turned down because of Falcon's advanced age. In folios 39-48 fray Carral is granted permission to return to Spain for having served Ten years in New Spain. Folios 49-67 concern request by fray Boullosa to return for reasons of bad health. Permission denied upon discovery that Boullosa suffers from gonorrhea; is required to return to Pachuca mission upon recovery at Convento de San Diego. (A. Tukey, March 1989)

Letter by Ansa (Elder) concerning expedition to find suitable land route to California from Sonora. Discussion of whether or not California is Island. Mentions discovery of native silver in Pimeria Alta. Brief, detailed description of ruins 15 leagues from Janos toward Gila River, building materials, proportions, artifacts; likened to Palace of Madrid. In Margin is related letter by Civan concerning Jesuit missionaries in California, Pimeria. Mentions some English exploration of California (Drake). Mentions locations, with latitude, longitude, of Indian tribes of northern Nueva Mexico; conversion of some of these. (A. Dean, August 1989)

Correspondence between viceroy, Garces and de Anza concerning Garces's explorations in upper Colorado River with attachment of letters from fray Escalante about Zunis and area in case Garces travels to New Mexico from Colorado River. Accounts by de Anza on expedition to California, his turning command over to comandante Moncada, refusal of Moncada to travel to San Francisco to explore area for establishment of presidio and missions, de Anza travels with teniente Moraga, one priest and eight soldiers to explore San Francisco bay. de Anza gives an rich description of bay with its good soil, abundance of water, pastures, and wild animals and fish, meeting with Indians who fish with nets and use of balses made with reeds to cross bay and fish. de Anza does not name Indians but describes them as gentle. He also describes area to be rich with woods from which construction of fort would be easy. de Anza establishes places where missions and presidio should be built returning to Monterrey where he requests meeting with Moncada without success. Serra meets with Anza preoccupied with moncadas' attitude with friars and families from Sinaloa, teniente Moraga in letter to Anza believes comandante Moncada has lost his mind which results in his not wanting to follow planned agenda. Documents about rebellion in San Diego are not very clear, de Anza also describes desertions of some muleskinners and two soldiers who steal some horses and moragas capture of desertors in Gila where de Anza punishes them with laboring in construction of presidio and missions in San Francisco. Anza informs viceroy about Garces return to Colorado River leaving him foodstuffs for his sustenance as Anza returns, also fray Exiarc returns with Anza to Tumacacori mission. Capitan Palma and three Yumas with accordance with his people attaches himself to Anza to travel to Mexico. Viceroy answers Anza letting him know he is displeased as Anza did not finish his comission as he left before construction of fort and missions began. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)