Pelicans

(R. Davis) (1979)

(R. Davis) (1980)

Correspondence concerning: receipt of revistas; discovery of mines at San Nicolas; construction of mission; financial and administrative business, particularly regarding rentas; departure of ship bound for Spain carrying silver and fruit; search for pelicans per superior order of virrey, but response is that none were sighted; conflicts with many Indian groups, description of attacks on missions, haciendas, rancherias; who involved in military actions, whom killed, number of horses, mules killed or stolen by Indians; description of pursuit of Indians by military, efforts made to reduce population or to negotiate. (L. Kerr, September 1988)

Letters from Vidal de Lorca in Nuevo Reino de Leon. Letters concern defense of Vallecillo. 17 men sent to establish defense. Concerns reduccion (detailed description). Table listing numbers of individuals from various groups Mamulique, Valle de Salinas, nacion de los Tarumares, hacienda del Carrizal, de Punta de Lampazos, nacion Calanchenos, real Savinas, naciones cenizos, Garzas y Zaygs, real del Vallecillo, nacion de los basales, hacienda de minas de Joseph Gutierrez. Other documents concerned with church doctrine and mission of Valle de Pilon. Discussed also invasion of Indians in real de Vallecillo and concern for defense of frontier. (J. Acheson, November 1988)

Decision made not to split presidio forces in order to defend against Indians. Mendinueta relates two major hostile encounters in which Spanish forces destroy rancherias, tiendas and take Indian captives. Mendinueta requests horses and guns for war effort. Mentions possibility of using vecinos in war. Request for arms, horses granted on condition that distribution list of horses is submitted to virrey. Relation of Indian thefts, murders. Brief notes concerning absence of pelicans; prohibition of certain drinks. (S. Gibbs, September 1987)

Mentions breeding of pelicans in Adaes. Asks to keep officials on military service, even after they are transferred. Ripperda repeats petition to be named governor of Nueva Vizcaya. Mentions Vidais who left with justicia mayor. Letter from Clavet asking Bucareli for forgiveness after exchanging goods for horses and mules in Bucareli. Discusses case against Vidal related to contraband. Mentions estraction of salt from Salinas in Bexar. Discusses incident of war between Comanches and Taouacanes. Ripperda challenges accusation by Bucareli of having undisciplined regimes and of permitting commerce of weapons. Detailed description of murder of Vecino and hunger caused by locust invasion. (M. Vasquez, March 1988)