Municipal Administration

Documents stress bureaucratic and financial problems completing projects since death of Gordonez. Officials respond by references to past autos; comments by viceroy, some marked secret. (J. M. Johnson, December 1988)

Prelate and cabildo of Guadalajara urgently request viceroy to name engineer for work in city and region. Effects of drought forcefully described. Codina requests passport; details work experience in Spain and new world. Officials discuss length of time for completion of projects and responsibility for Codina's salary. Reference made based on king's decree of 1787, deciding salary questions of cuerpos de artilleria and ingenieria for all the indias. (J. M. Johnson, December 1988)

Details and budgets of repairs on real carcel de Corte of real Sala del Crimen in Mexico by ingeniero Mascaro. Urgent repairs needed on dungeon and repair and enlargement of men's and women's prisons to avoid misconduct among inmates. Budget for dungeon prepared by Castera and funds approved by real hacienda. Ff. 25-27 good description of physical layout of surrounding area of carcel de Corte and types of people using the Callejon leading to entrance. Proximity to Alcalde's residence danger to official's families by criminals. Need for better security and cleanliness to instill good behavior in prisoners. Mascaro forcefully defends need for better social conditions for prisoners as well as welfare of officials. Ff. 29-31 budget of Mascaro for work on Alcalde's Palace, and prisions. Recommendations for solutions to problems, such as building new entrance to prisons. Series of documents on fiscal matters and royal ordances. Work began February 24 and concluded April 16, 1791. Ff. 36-50 lists of payrolls for workers on project, broken down by administrators, skilled workmen and laborers, for Series of inclusive dates. Details of materials purchased for repairs. Ff. 51-58 repairs to Casa del Mayorazgo, Puebla (See folios 1-8) to eliminate disorders in area of ruined factory. Cleaning out accumulated rubbish from area urgent. (J. M. Johnson, November 1988)

Ayuntamento asked to rebuild Casa de mayorazo on Calle de miradores in Puebla with Wall to stop the crimes committed around its ruins. Types of crimes discussed which occur in hidden recesses. Accumulation of rubbish to be cleaned out. (J. M. Johnson, November 1988) Gigedo, conde de (virrey)/Mineses Altamirano, pablo

A Series of letters and indexes of letters that discuss in and ecclesiastical guide, agreed upon action against Yruegas as it relates to his desertion, information documenting the hostilities perpetrated by Indian Pedro Jose and his account of the events, not relieving Yruegas of his duties until it is found who influenced him to desert, dispatching of Bochat D'onis from his company, receipt of official letter dealing with municipal assembly, complaint filed by Grevino against loresno Ternisa for assault while he in a state of drunken stupor and a request that a punishment ensue, the request that gobernadores and intendentes account for the prisoners that have been taken by the Police and the punishments exacted as per royal announcement, the formalities to be completed once Frevino arrives in the capital to fill the post of Alferez, the complices Pantoya and sad and asks the status of the committee related to these, documents related to the mission of Gualehuises. (O. Velez, January 1989)

Ayuntamiento de Chihuahua assures virrey that Regidor has given unmentioned satisfaccion prometida.

Cabildo de Durango informs virrey of reluctance of unnamed Dean to deliver 3,100 pesos, and requests virrey's help to resolve issue. Attached is viceregal response. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Gonzalez appointed by Ayuntamiento de Chihuahua to expedite delivery of funds raised through commerce and mining to capitan Cuellar. These funds are to finance military campaign in Nueva Vizcaya. Attached is virrey's response. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Virrey sends his thanks to citizens of Villa de Chihuahua for their generosity and assistance in military campaign against indios barbaros. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Documents concern actions by the junta de arbitros for expenses of militia of Parras for common defense and testimony of vecinos regarding inventory of ex-Jesuit colegio to be used for this purpose. (J. M. Johnson, July 1988)