Punishments (Exile)

Contains Faustino Garcia's request to be allowed to return to Escandon at age of 24 after being expelled at age of 18 for juvenile crimes; also deals with expulsion from military of Jose Andres Guajardo. (K. Hubin, March, 1990)

Indian Pozo serves Ten years imprisonment in Chihuahua for deserting auxiliary company and causing unrest. After completing the sentence the viceroy sends him to Mexico City so as not to incite any further trouble. Cacho feels he paid his debt and learned his lesson. Aldano finds Pozo a job at his panaderia in Mexico City. (E. Wilson, October 1989)

Several letters and oficios regarding fugitive Meca women prisoners from Hospicio de pobres; eventually some are captured; orders circulated to subdelegados to apprehend and imprison Meca fugitives who will then be sent to royal prison in Havana; among these documents are inserted unrelated letters (copies) investigation of troops' finances; this protested in another letter as offensive to hard-working, dedicated soldiers; not very rich in detail. (D. J. McClelland, may 1989)

Series of letters between virrey and real Audiencia primarily captured, imprisoned pending their transferral to Havana; during imprisonment two women die (f.12); Apache Reo imprisoned for robbing habilitacion, sentenced to Ten yrs hard labor; folios of significant information. (D. J. McClelland, March 1989)

Letters concerning Indians, prisoners of war who will be sent to Havana to avoid their escape. Letters concerning logistics for transportation of artillery to Nueva Vizcaya includes detailed possibilities and artillery in existence at different places. Correspondence between Calleja and virrey Yturrigaray concerning possible american attack on Spanish territory. Letters and official transcripts regarding Aguilar's promotion to Alferez. (T. Kahana. March 1989)

Letters concerning illness of Cordero and request of dismisal. Letters concerning plans of deportation to Havana of Apache prisoners. Letters about Spanish- U.s. relations in Texas, includes order to evacuate all Spanish citizens from left bank of Savinas River, including marquez de Casa Calvo. Letters regarding military promotions and ammunition requisition. (T. Kahana, March 1989)

Concerns 'cuentas y gastos' of compania volante assigned to escort 'collera' of Apaches, held as prisoners of war, to Mexico City. Documents out of sequence; begin with Varela requesting funds for compania's return to Chihuahua, request granted, Varela ordered to turn money over to 'habilitado' of compania. Documents from earlier in year concern compania's receipt of some 108 Apache men and women of all ages (numbers vary); 'estado' included lists age, sex of 'piezas de Apache,' daily amount of 'reales' allotted to each; sargento comments that Apaches from New Mexico might join group. Sargento becomes gravely ill, Varela and Sartorio placed in charge. Bulk of expediente includes oficios from ranch owners and merchants in towns indicating receipt of payment for goods sold to compania, such as 'fresadas,' meat, corn, firewood, 'toros, Bueyes, Mulas,' and 'semitas.' Chavero, a rancher, sells compania 40 Mulas. 'relacion' of number of Apaches added to 'collera' along way, number who died or were too ill to continue; request fulfilled to bury several 'parbulos Apaches' in Chihuahua cemetery; gentile Apache buried in 'campo'; fray relays that dying Apache woman requests baptism. Returning to time period of beginning of expediente, virrey reviews compania finances and finds everything in order, except 'juramento' of officers involved missing. (L. Kerr, April 1989)

Hampier, a 'vecino' of Mexico City, requests that one male and one female Meco Indian child, preferably of no more than seven years, be handed over to him for religious instruction. Witnesses testify in support of Hampier's intentions. Hampier has no 'domicilio fijo' in Nueva Espana, plans to return to Spain with children where they will become 'profesores de la doctrina christiana.' two children selected from a 'collera' of Mecos and Apaches being resettled from 'Provincias Internas' are left in Veracruz, girl at 'casa de las Recogidas,' Boy at 'hospicio de los pobres.' directors ordered to hand over children to Hampier. (L. Kerr, March 1989)

Continues description of Collera de Apaches begun in preceding sequence. Complete account of disposition of Apaches transported from Chihuahua and Pilar de Conchos to Mexico, record of baptisms, deaths, burials by place including names of citizens receiving sick Indians. Enderica's daily log of distances traveled, places stopped. Complete cost accounting of expenditures for mules, cattle, corn, other supplies with written receipts. Certification of Enderica's cost accounting and receipt for funds in excess of expenditures returned to Cajas Reales, Mexico from advance received for expenses. (J. Higgins, March 1989)

Account of manner in which Collera de Apaches is to be if attacked while in transit. Census of Apache prisoners and troops under Enderica's command. Discusses prisoners to be picked up enroute; Indian deaths in prison; educability of Apache children captured under age 7; restriction of future women hospitalized at San Juan de Dios; Apache dead by suicide, soldiers, illness or left with citizens due to illness (J. Higgins, March 1989)