Population

(D. Coates) (1980)

Describes inadequate military defense. Population figures (averages). (R. Perez) (1977)

Extensive description of geography, vegetation, fauna, water resources. Usually gives population counts or estimates for ethnic groups. Good ethnographic information- subsistance, ceremonies, division of labor, character or disposition, material culture. Mentions curanderos using Peyote. Refers to carne embarvacoa. Was impressed with the quality of dyed fabric. (R. Perez) (1977)

(R. Davis) (1980)

This informe by fr. Diego Ximenez to Bucareli petitions his excellency to release the friars from the care of the missions in Pimeria Baja. At the end he enumerates eight missions, the distances between each and the number of Indians, giving a total of 3611 Indians. This document was written at San Fernando colegio in Mexico City and seems to be an original having the autograph of fr. Diego Ximenez. (microfilm catalog)

This informe contains a brief description of each mission of Sonora with the date of foundation. On the back sheet is written- noticias de las misiones que administran en Sonora el colegio de Santa Cruz; parese ser del P. Fr. Antonio Reyes, despues Obispo de Sonora. This copy has no date nor signature, but seems to be in the handwriting of fr. Reyes. (microfilm catalog)

Account of an expedition undertaken with Franciscans into the north of Nueva Viscaya. Much ethnographic information of Chichimecos (naked gatherers) and Pueblo Indians (including their architecture, agriculture, animal husbandry, population figures. (R. Perez) (1977)

Description of El Paso by an unnamed citizen. Gives location via coordinants and landmarks. Lists missions and Indians (Mansos now extinct; Indians and Spanish mixed in their habitation). Detailed description of irrigation. Very detailed description of agriculture (including types and quality of crops). Population statistics. Commerce. Exchange Rate (silver to pesos). Scarcity of Ganado mayor and mayor; abundance of fish (described in detail). Lists diesmos. (R. Perez) (1977)

A diary of a journey from San Diego to San Francisco by land. Although the description is not particularly rich, the account is complete and the number of times natives were encountered warrants its notation. Geographical information is perhaps richest, but occasional mention is made of the Flora, fauna, and soil conditions. Population figures are useful, and some description of the Indians and their customs is given. (C. Briggs) (1975)

A description, in some detail of the areas of Spanish colonization on the frontier. It focuses on Spanish towns and deals with the native population only in passing. It is valuable chiefly for geographic description. (J. Grusin) (1976)