Royal Announcements And Decrees

Typeset decree of April 16,1834 secularizing all missions in the republic. Missions were converted to parishes and were regulated by local governors. Decree allowed four months for the transition. Letters from Fondo de California discussing details of transition and church properties. Ff.#7 list of bookkeeping activities for Fondo Piadoso de California. Letter requesting permission to write a book entitled historia de la Antigua California. Clavejero, a Jesuit, wrote the original book. Letters concerning payments in and out of the contaduria of calif.. Ff.#21,22,24, itemized accounting documents. Contaduria salaries discussed. Lists of wages paid to workers for restoration of Casa #12. (K. Mccaston, may 1990)

(D. Marksz, October 1987)

(D. Marksz, October 1987)

Nava's correspondence with virrey Branciforte on various collection of old coinage; erection of public primary school; liquidation of confiscated goods of factoria de Tabaco de Puebla; money spent by real Caxa del Rosario on escribientes extraordinarios; bonus paid to Chiricagui at Bacuachi in compensation for losses in seeds and other provisions receipt of requested copies of real reglamento del Montepio militar; (D. Marksz, October 1987)

Documents concerning bonus pay to Lower officers and soldiers for stalwart service in troops of Sonora, Nueva Vizcaya, and Nueva Mexico. Includes printed copy of notice of royal decree (1766) allowing for bonus pay, listing requirements. Some brief abstracts of further related correspondence. (A. Dean, February 1989)

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 urgent need for supplies at Chihuahua Hospital; fiscal affairs of Chihuahua treasury; affairs of artillery troops at Durango; government of Coahuila; Dominguez to enter civil service; battle between royal troops and 8000 insurgents at San Ignacio piestla. Brief mention of ship anchored at Veracruz. Index and abstract of royal edicts given during may 1814. (A. Dean, February 1989)

Sagarzurrieta summarizes previous correspondence concerning 80 Cases of cigars, allegedly illegally brought to Durango. Mentions some relevant laws; some question to which laws pertain to circumstances. Index of letters from January 14 to July 29, 1815. (O. Velez, February 1990)

Employment history of Gonzales de Burgos, mentions his monetary donation to war against Great Britain. Gonzales explains that he accepted job of administrador de Azogues y tobacco to supplement his income; after leaving post as secretaria he is earning less than before, asks for reinstatement to previous job. Request rejected. He lists other municipal organizations in which he would gladly work; petitions for job in Fabricas de Polvora, vacant due to death of gacleyne; asking on behalf of his 7 children, european wife. Also solicits posts of contador de la tesoreria, vacant at death of Saenz Martinez, and of administrador de aduanas de San Luis Potosi at promotion of esmarrnisar. (O. Velez, January 1990)

Chacon requests gubernatorial salary to be paid him until he is able to leave Mexico for Spain. The ports are closed due to war. Vildosola and Lasso support Chacon's petition to the viceroy of the obligatory delay since his influence could expedite settlement. Military governors are also entitled to 12 salary payments for travel back to Spain. The royal warrant of April 16, 1792 settled the question of payment. (E. Wilson, November 1989)