Royal Announcements And Decrees

Villa de Tula, bando is published; Garza Falcon junior is promoted to captain of Camargo when his father died; Indians are pursued by Cierragorda's troops, Indians left behind bows and arrows, some sables and pistolas; leader of Indians was Indio Pedro. (M. Marroquin, November 1988)

Concerns Bando giving news that the king of Spain has died; notice is given to the viceroy about lack of rain and bad food supplies because of drought; seeds are requested to feed the Indians of the missions; governor of Nuevo Santander ask permission to take care of some health problems (Dolor de estomago and hinchazon de Piernas); viceroy requests information on status of Salinas of Nuevo Santander; notice that Lorca died and is replaced by Munoz as governor. Notice of inspection of Ramo de Alcavalas is given to governor of Nuevo Santander. (M. Marroquin, November 1988)

Prelate and cabildo of Guadalajara urgently request viceroy to name engineer for work in city and region. Effects of drought forcefully described. Codina requests passport; details work experience in Spain and new world. Officials discuss length of time for completion of projects and responsibility for Codina's salary. Reference made based on king's decree of 1787, deciding salary questions of cuerpos de artilleria and ingenieria for all the indias. (J. M. Johnson, December 1988)

Documents deal with all aspects of installation of lighting, purchasing, importing glass lamps from Spain, problems of technology, difficulties to be avoided based on prior experiences. Detailed description of placement, further illumination planned, specific contributors for expenses. Ff. 74-75 typeset decree of 1783 and 1785 outlining reasons for project; reaffirmed by officials with comments by viceroy to be still in effect. (J. M. Johnson, December 1988)

Letter ordering public announcement of birth of Carlos Clemente, son of prince of Asturias. Santianes requests permission to resign, gives long list of reasons he wants to quit. Very detailed description of Indians' methods in raid on San Juan hacienda, horse herd stolen, five servants escaped; weapons (sword, arrows) mentioned. (A. Dean, July 1989)

A Series of letters and indexes of letters that discuss in and ecclesiastical guide, agreed upon action against Yruegas as it relates to his desertion, information documenting the hostilities perpetrated by Indian Pedro Jose and his account of the events, not relieving Yruegas of his duties until it is found who influenced him to desert, dispatching of Bochat D'onis from his company, receipt of official letter dealing with municipal assembly, complaint filed by Grevino against loresno Ternisa for assault while he in a state of drunken stupor and a request that a punishment ensue, the request that gobernadores and intendentes account for the prisoners that have been taken by the Police and the punishments exacted as per royal announcement, the formalities to be completed once Frevino arrives in the capital to fill the post of Alferez, the complices Pantoya and sad and asks the status of the committee related to these, documents related to the mission of Gualehuises. (O. Velez, January 1989)

A Series of letters between Vaamonde and virrey that discusses secularization of the Concepcion and Purificacion missions because of the small number of Indians in the Former and civilized nature of those within the latter and also points out that the mission of San Christobal is completely run by the colegio de Zacatecas except for military's role in preventing runaways, the method to be used in filling a vacant military chaplain post as per a royal announcement made in 1784 in San Lorenzo in the current case of a vacancy in the military group mentioned above, an order requesting that Castaneda appear before the virrey, and Vaamonde's capture of the hostile Indian Pedro Josse and Vaamonde's subsequent petition for promotion. (O. Velez, January 1989)

A Series of letters between Vaamonde and conde de Revilla Spanish declaring war on French and administration of missions, change of personnel in first secretary post from conde de Aranda to duque de Alcudia, a legal petition sent to king on behalf of Castro where Vaamonde and virrey conde de Revilla Gigedo were involved administratively, orders from virrey to Vaamonde to dedicate himself to defense matters and delegate some of his responsibilities to Nava after conducting a complete inspection of troops. (O. Velez, January 1989)

A series of letters and one worksheet that discuss: a history of the finances of Dufay and how he currently helps to support the widow of Gonzales Huerta, adjusted accounting of Dufay's salary, royal decree concerning the status of masonry, the reimbursement of Dufay for money he spent in pacifying Indians at mission of San Christoval. (O. Velez, November 1988)

A Series of indexes of letters with short descriptions of the contents and occasionally a complete letter included such as number 15 which relates how Gracia and others did not fulfill their obligations to protect effectively against Indians, index of letters 71-73, 71 concerns the seizure of Nata's goods, 72 concerns power given to virreys and gobernadores to allow conscripts and others the permision to travel to Spain, 73 concern the application for promotion of Ramon and hiring of Castaneda; index of letters 68-69, 68 concerns reports filed by Giral and his expeditious processing of these matters, 69 concerns money spent by Dufay in combating Indians at mision of San Christobal; index of letters 65-67, 65 concerns the account of Dufay, 66 concerns the correspondence sent to intendiente de Potosi, 67 concerns a royal decree and its circulation; index of letters 60-63, 60 concerns a report on Indians of San Esptoval, 61 concerns the work of Dufay in capturing Indians, 62 concerns criminal Cases of Indians and 63 concerns Garcia. (O. Velez, November 1988)