Religious Administration

Documents concerning political involvement in religious matters and vice versa; festivities for king's birthday and prince's betrothal, including list of important people involved with party; summary of audiences of bishop and ceremonies held at Santa Iglesia de Chihuahua and Durango cathedral. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Documents concerning affairs of cathedrals of Chihuahua and Durango; architectural details; religious ceremonies, including one to honor comandante general. Etiquette of civil-religious encounters; censure of Parinana, rector of Durango seminary, for failing to kiss governor's hand. Marriage of infant prince Carlos to infant Princess of Brazil, ensuing scandal. Affairs of bishop of Durango. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Concerns royal appointment of Rouset as bishop of Sonora; papel replaces Martinez Galisonga; papel bulls delayed in arriving; Rouset requests 5,000 peso stipend be released to him for journey to and installation at Arispe, June 1796; Nava as com. Gen. Refuses until royal warrant is submitted to him; real hacienda refuses on the same grounds; Rouset sends copies of letters to real hacienda concerning granted requests of the same nature for Bustamante y Bustillo and Candamo; Rouset finally beseeches Branciforte directly which brings about the monies being released in August of 1797; letter from archbishop to Branciforte outlining royal decree stipend amounts. (E. Wilson, October 1989)

Informes concerning Diezmos of the diocesis of Monterrey. An informe lists the annual pay of many of the church's employees many of the authors wrote that Rubalcava lent money from the Diezmos to people with apparent little consideration for their ability to repay or little evidence of their good faith. Discussion only. (S. Langmack may 1990)

Record of Diezmos for Nuevo Reyno de Leon for the years of 1791-1793 with accompanying informes explaining some of the chart's contents. (S. Langmack may 1990)

Llanos y Valdes (bishop) excommunicated Rubalcava. In the previous expediente it was written that he was excommunicated for allegedly setting fire to a house. However, the title of of this expediente indicates that the excommunication was due to Rubalcava, the contador de Diezmos of the diocesis of Monterrey, going to Pesqueria Grande Valley without the permission of the bishop. Rubalcava wrote to defend himself; others wrote to defend him, also. One of documents contains an extensive listing of the areas under the reign of king Carlos of Spain. (S. Langmack may 1990)

The first several documents are practically illegible but appear to be interrogatories pertaining to a fire which occurred in the home of Garcia (in the Pesqueria Grande Valley) during a weekend fiesta February 3, 1798; another, in the home of Rubalcava the preceeding October, also during a fiesta, is mentioned. Later, Llanos y Valdes submitted a document in which he accused Rubalcava, the contador of Diezmos, of setting fire to the Naipes; the bishop consequently excommunicated Rubalcava. Berria and many others respond on behalf of Rubalcava, requesting that the excommunication be lifted. One witness mentions that Pedro and Geronimo de Herrera are the brothers of the governor, whose name they didn't mention, so it's probably Simon. (S. Langmack may 1990)

Informes claiming that bishop Llanos y Valdes of Monterrey was threatening people there with excommunication for trivial reasons, demanding such threats stop. Many requests that something be done to help the city to return to its Former tranquility. There is also discussion of halted convent. The bishop moved the episcopal seat to Saltillo, in the farthest reaches of the Obispado, where he then purchased houses with money intended for the religious construction in Monterrey. Alva mentioned the disharmony between the bishop and Herrera (gobernador) in relation to the problems. (S. Langmack April 1990)

Beginning on ff.178 of this volume, there is a list of 20 items concerning the management abilities and behavior of the bishop Llanos y Valdes in Monterrey. Within this set of documents is a rough draft of the first 17 items on that list. They particularly concern his practices in relation to the construction of cathedral, Hospital, convent (for monjas Capuchinas), and seminary. This rough draft is followed by a Series of letters, none signed but all written in the same handwriting and on the same date but to different people, which refer to grave points directed against the person and dignity of the bishop. These letters are dated earlier than the rough draft. (S. Langmack, April 1990)

Sanchez gives overview of the items discussed in volume #196 up to this point (half way through). The first, the conduct of Former bishop Llanos y Valdes (now dead) in his position in Monterrey, is covered in this volume quite extensively. The second, which Sanchez refers to as the management of los diezmos of Llanos y Valdez's diocesis, was discussed more in the context of that bishop's work than by itself. Sanchez then recommended that the second no longer be discussed, just conveniently rectified as the bishop had died. (S. Langmack April 1990)