Prisoners

Correspondence with Croix concerning: mention of Cuellar's two plans for attacking Indians at frontier of Chihuahua; letters referring to illness and recuperation of unnamed person; discussion of Cuellar and his brother's arrest, they ask for license to go to Leon to prove their innocence, request denied, but passport approved to legitimize their trip to Veracruz; letter stating Cuellar's brother released. M. Vasquez, August, 1988)

Corbalan consults Croix on problem of lack of funds for feeding prisoners and asks where they should be sent. Sonora expedition extractos de revista received by viceroy. (L. L. Woodward, August 1988)

Several prisoners held at Durango prison want their Cases settled. Official requests that Cases be sent to real Sala del Crimen for determination. Lengthy documentation of case against Castillo for murder of Mota. List of prisoners in Durango prison included. (D. Marksz, September 1987)

(D. Marksz, September 1987)

Crespo request that Reyes be moved to Hospital de San Juan de Dios. Reyes is suffering fever with no hope of cure and is contagious to other prisoners. (D. Marksz, September 1987)

(D. Marksz, September 1987)

Montolla was captured by Apaches at about six years of age, and remained with them for sixteen years, until he and two others were captured by Spanish. Montolla is protesting life sentence at Castillo based on claim that he was raised by Indians and did not know that raiding was wrong. (D. Marksz, September 1987)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Documents relating to military appointments, transfers, invalid licences to different officers of presidios of Provincias Internas. Orders from viceroy to Ugarte not to correspond directly with consejo de indias as his transfer to Guadalaxara is in effect at this time. (A. Dell'acqua, October 1987)

Ugarte y Loyola reports various military and administrative with report of killing and taking prisoner several Indians to which number Echeagaray has added. Certain orders have been promulgated concerning privileges of registrants of Marina. Acknowledgement of receipt of letter concerning person to be named to substitute in intervention of extracts of reviews pertaining to troops of California. Compliance with royal ordinance of June 15, 1784 about alternative of Accidental command in Plazas, no further elaboration. Virreynato communicates to Ugarte y Loyola various administrative suitable company. Notification that ordinance has been issued concerning liquidation of investments saved in Texas and Sonora; to be reintigrated into population and friendship of Luisiana Indians. Request that administrator of tobacco send unspecified amount of tobacco monthly to Santoja to pay debt. Mangino to be in charge of mining and commerce. Notification of receipt of extracts of reviews of presidios of California. Request to return certified copy of royal title which king deemed necessary in comandancia general. Notice that it is up to royal officials to decide on substitutes to review lists of presidios of California. Diaz to receive certain amount of Matamoros' failure to support wife; surgeon Comaduran is not to receive salary prior to arrival at post. (D. J. McClelland, December 1987)