Missionaries

Concerns need to find missionary who has same zeal for conversion as Granados for Bacoachi Apaches. Suggests using some of religious paraphernalia meant for Seris to supply Apaches. Need for support for establishment of mission at Bacoachi. Wants money from treasury to get tools to teach agriculture (with ploughs) to Indians. Granados tells that Jacinto, Chacho asked him personally for minister for all Apaches there; mention of petition to same effect. Pau reports there isn't enough money in religious funds to afford a new missionary. Suggests asking for priest from apostolic colleges. Grimarest speaks of 200 pesos to be paid in charity to Pima missionaries; says some of that could go toward Bacoachi mission. Also willing to allow some auxiliaries to work in fields to support mission, but doubts Indians would be good at it; it isn't in their character to be industrious, only warlike. Granados brags of turning fierce Seris from wolves into lambs, baptising them himself. Nava speaks of granting parcels of land to Apaches to make them self sufficient, at same time sell them livestock for ranching, using profits to build mission so that it's not so expensive. Mention of Jacinto, Alexandro planting corn. (A. Dean, April 1989)

Restates purposes of establishing missions since the conquest and particularly on frontier since 1718. Discusses distribution of profits on church lands due to good harvests and price increases. Feedback from certain priests is that ethically surpluses should be equally divided among all presidios. (J. M. Johnson, August 1989)

Documents concerning mismanagement of temporal and spiritual resources leveled by bishop of Guadalajara and others against Ramon, interim governor of Coahuila, and vaga, padre comisario. Also, real cedula ordering that viceroy remedy problems in aforementioned province. (J. H. Ochs, December 1987)

Letter found seeking money and help from other Indians in order to free Juan Tonate et Al from jail in Mexico, and to join together to kill missionaries; testimony taken from witnesses; three men from San Lucas and one from Guazamota sentenced to five years in jail; three of four released after four years served, one Dies in jail; prisoners questioned; prisoners transferred; judge named; captain expresses concern Indians in towns planning to come together in resistance; question whether letter fabricated by guazamotecos; idols found which point to unrest; captain stresses that Ladino Indians from San Lucas and Guazamota not be allowed to mix with Nayaritas; fray Ibarra doubts whether the Nayaritas involved in plot based on their rusticity; residents of San Lucas and Guazamota express fear that Tonate would kill natives and steal livestock when released from jail, so did not join conspiracy to kill priests; brigade formed to stem Indian hostilities; Nayaritas and guasamotecos seen to be quiet; bishop supports request to release prisoners as crime small in relation to punishment. (p. Coyle, October 1989)

Correspondence represents efforts to uncover truth behind allegations of missionary mistreatment of Indians at Bizarron, other missions in region; missionaries inform governor, virrey of attempts to pacify and 'reducir' Indians since assuming charge of mission, but explain that relations with Indians deteriorating, violence, insubordination, robbery, escapes escalating, harsh treatment necessary, moreover, in light of violence, 'reales cedulas' enforcing protection of Indians unwise and wrong; Lipanes' leaders contest missionaries' testimony; Ugalde writes of military encounters with Indians. (L. Kerr, March 1989)

Concerns letters dealing with need to fill vacancies of curatos in San Luis Colotlan. List of villages which need them provided. Missionaries are chosen to fill vacancies. (M. Marroquin, August 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)

Series of documents dealing with stipends and sinodos. Postal service connecting los Alamos. Virrey asks for letters summary and indexes. Notice of diaries on expedition. Index of representaciones from governor to virrey. Report on Indians attack. Report on trip to Carrizal. Description of Indian lifestyle and food. Priest narrate his work as part of a military campaign. Notice on implementation of real derecho de tributo. Military official reinstated. Visit to presidios of fronteras and Terrenate. Relief of military official. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Series of documents concerning request for military escort and doubling of number of priests in Querataro. Notice from governor on execution of orders in matter of Manuel Rivera. Establishment of a chaplain in presidio of terrate. Monthly postal service established in el Rosario, Guadalaxara and vicinities (ff. 66-69-75-76). Indians from el Rosario, request a captain to govern and protect them from enemy's attacks. Governor informs about problems he had to issue his report on situation of provinces under his authority. Report on Droughts and floods that ruined Sinaloa in 1770. Request that visita be called off. Report that a campaign against Apaches was delayed due to problems with the horses. Report on new advances made in agriculture and Droughts suffered in previous years and pearl fishery in coasts of Tepoca. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)