Presidios (Establishment)

Response to Ugartes request of March 13, concerning transfer of presidio of Monclova; new chaplain; mail service; and other escoltas. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Concerns transfer of presidio of Monclova to its place in new line; notes need to acquire chaplain for new post. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Concerns implementation of new regulation of presidios (1772) by governor Ugarte; focus is on relocation of presidios in new line. (J. Williams, February 1987).

Table of inhabited places with columns for vientos, type of settlement, Leguas (from Monclova), capitanes, thenientes, Alferezes, sargentos y Soldados,; includes notes on removal of presidio of San Saba. (J. Williams, January 1987).

Notes on destruction of Nueva Vizcaya by Apaches and steps advocated from junta de general y hacienda on 2nd April 1772; many details on proposed presidio relocations later accomplished by O'Conor in that province. (J. Williams, January 1987).

Grants permission for removal of presidio San Saba at el Canon to Villa of San Fernando, because of increased need for defense in interior of province; calls for return of 29 men from San Saba company stationed at Bejar; related document fragment concerns return of the 29 back to San Fernando. (J. Williams, January 1987)

Ugarte requests transfer to presidency of Audiencia of Guadalajara or consolidation of his command with captaincy of Santa Rosa; he also urges release of San Saba men stationed at Bexar to his command; Ugarte notes his lac of sufficient forces to defend his command; that he is being financially ruined by his expenses as governor; includes notes o Ugarte's earlier service in royal army, various recent Indian raids, and repeats his request for removal of Julimeno Indians to Havana. (J. Williams, January 1987).

Acknowledgement of receipt of royal order on filling vacancies in presidio officer ranks. Ugarte states he passed on orders to other presidio commanders in Coahuila. (J. Williams, December 1986)

On case of 5 soldiers of presidio of San Saba against their capitan (Oca), whom they claim has taken financial and other advantages of them; Ugarte notes poor condition of company's arms and mounts; transfer of presidio to San Fernando; Rubi's earlier inspection; distribution of food to company; Ugarte defends Oca but notes that he cannot be too accurate, because of great distances between himself and Oca's outpost. (J. Williams, December 1986)

Concerns transfer of presidio del Canon and 20 men detached from that garrison at Bexar in Texas, to Villa of San Fernando; an attack at presidio of Santa Rosa; related problems of presidial defense and a request for 300 fusiles (muskets) and an equal number of swords with related munitions for civil militia. (J. Williams, December 1986)