Ports And Harbors

Letter advising of decision by tribunal de mineria that bulk gold and silver shipments will not be permitted from the southern ports; index of letters in this sequence; letter partially explaining the decision as one motivated by the problems being encountered in ships reaching Spain; copy of testimony given to fiscal on this matter questioning the prudence of this prohibition, mentions effects on the royal fifth, understands the order to be directed at ports in Peru and Guatemala, in addition thinks that the prohibition is directed at shipments leaving said ports and headed not for Spain but for Veracruz; further reservations expressed concerning prohibition on matters such as; having miners barter a third of their holdings in metal for coin currency with the metals being given to the establishment of a provisional mint being established in Durango the shipping prohibition mentioned earlier, and an objection to royal fifth being Charged in places other than Mexico when the destination of metals in question is Mexico; letter describing instance where a shipment of metals from Peru to Mexico was turn back in accordance with new law; copies of permits related to above are requested, permission was given by presidente de Guadalaxara to Olasagarre, Parrani, and Boet. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Index of letters corresponding to this sequence; mentions a roya announcement and decree involving last wills and testaments; instituted a manda forzosa from last will and testaments that has produced income that will be sent to Spain; sums in question collected by Cabildo de la Santa Iglesia de Monterrey advises against sending them through Tampico, also that intendente of Veracruz should register their shipment on first war ship in order to avoid freight charges; letter from virrey acknowledging the above information; Arredondo used the sums mentioned for his troops instead of sending them to Spain. He justifies this by citing high port and shipping costs, virrey has made arrangements to have sum from another source sent instead. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Garrido states that some of the information requested was destroyed when rebels entered the town; making copies of accounts due even though their collection is not promising, imposition of notas de embarazo on treasury, attributes diminution of rebellious activity to administrative change by king and mentions decreasing number of gunboats, ships etc. In port of Veracruz, change being the dependencia del commercio libre; remission of the accounts in question were suspended in 1810 in light of rebellion and Carvajal seeks to dissuade any notion of fraud being real reason monies were not remitted. Miyares y Mancebo writes cover letter for the assorted letters of the ministers of the real hacienda which gave explanations why accounts were not remitted to the real tribunal of each. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Concerns provisions for presidios and missions of Californias; contains lists of military living at presidio de Santa Barbara, amount of grain harvested and number of animals owned by each; expediente is lengthy, but repetitious; similar in subject matter to previous two expedientes. (K. Hubin, may, 1990)

Concerns provisions for presidios of Baja California; contains lists of provisions going out of San Blas to different destinations including daily rations for individuals measured in ounces for each item listed; also includes list of food stuffs leaving San Blas over course of one year; expediente formulated in attempt to reduce delays of arrival of provisions to presidios mentioned. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Concerns provision shortages in Californias and Loreto and supply of these through port of San Blas; contains lists of provisions needed and those allocated; included in contract for provisions are rations for seamen aboard transport ships and discussion of best times of year to sail from San Blas up western coast. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Concerns foodstuff prices and transport of these to Californias and for supply of Loreto presidios; contains one list. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Concerns fixing prices on food stuffs shipped out of San Blas namely to Californias to avoid another food shortage in region; contains lists of foodstuffs and prices; also concerns logistics of shipping certain freights; also contains legal citations of real hacienda on shipment of rations. (K. Hubin, April, 1990)

Hixosa enters position in San Blas; superficial description of state of fleet in San Blas; notice of readiness of ships for exploration of California; request for titles and salaries of officials at contaduria; request for seed to grow hemp, need for rifles in San Blas; request that San Blas be made responsible for issuing documentation, collecting fees from same; notice of sailing of ships to California missions. (p. Coyle, March1990)

Notice of state of ships and ship-building in San Blas, request for financial support, passing reference to poor state of Marina in philipines, need for specific salaried positions; complaint that lack of funds causes lack of salaried employees and continued desertions of sailors; notice that no funds be spent without specific authorization. (p. Coyle, March 1990)