Ports And Harbors

Bodega y Quadra, comandante de San Blas petitions virrey to name teniente Quimper as his assistant. Virrey accedes to request, but refuses to grant abono de gratificaciones to Quimper. (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Bodega y Quadra, comandante Naval de San Blas petitions virrey to increase number of pilotos de segunda clase by four in order that others may be promoted. Virrey accedes to request. Included is correspondence with Spain concerning these promotions. (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Hijosa, comisario de San Blas applies to virrey to determine if surgeons of departamento are subject to civil authority (comisario), or to military authority (comandante). Virrey determines that these medicos are under military authority when at sea, and under civilian authority when on land. Also included are documents concerning altercation between teniente Melendez and Ferron, surgeon at San Blas. Also, Hijosa requests that virrey reprimand Pava and Maldonado for their refusal to attend medical consult at San Blas.

Serantes petitions virrey for inheritance of his deceased Father, Segundo Piloto of real Armada who died at port of Nutka. Included is list of decendent's personal effects. (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Loera, Capellan de los Buques de San Blas petitions virrey's permission to retire either with goce de invalidos or with prebenda at one of the cathedrals of viceroyalty. Virrey forwards request to Spain. Includes surgeon's certification describing Loera's medical condition.

Bodega, comandante de San Blas requests that virrey determine salary to be payed workers from Arsenal de San Blas who took part in expedicion de limites. Virrey determines that workers be payed 56 pesos per month's time spent aboard ships of expedition (ff. 188-134). Rios, Campuzano and Moreno, capataces at Arsenal de San Blas petition virrey for salary of 20 reales per day. Virrey denies request (ff. 135-151). Rios, Naval carpenter requests fixed monthly salary. Castro, maestro mayor de Calafates requests customary salary of position (ff. 152-174). Documents concerning nomination of Castro as maestro mayor; standardizing shipyard workers' salaries; disposition of post of casillero (ff. 175-189). (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Correspondence and government documents dealing with import-export regulations from Panama and other ports; job application for son of a government official; cheating of a government official with regard to his salary. (M. Marroquin, 1988)

Series of documents concerning ships arrivals from various ports to San Blas; permits granted to government official; military supplies; request for building of cemetery in San Diego; certification that a military official took part in several campaigns. (M. Marroquin, July 1988)

Series of documents concerning maritime transportation, military and civil administration, funds allocation in ports, and employment. (M. Marroquin, June 1988)

Relates inability to discover a port in Sinaloa; his permission allowing Pedro de Morales and 18 religious to go to region of Sinaloa, Topia and la Laguna at the expense of the royal treasury; and other religious that have been sent to other missions, increasing the expense of the treasury. (M. Bowman) (1979)