Royal Fifth

Correspondence between Corbalan, virrey concerning various issues pertaining to provincial administration.

Serial Number

041-05121

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Date

10-26-1773

End date

12-07-1773

Documentation

Alamos. February 8, 1773 through December 7, 1773. 18pp. Cartas. Signed.

Summary

Correspondence between Corbalan, virrey concerning issues shipments to California; mandate that all gold, silver be taxed (quintado). Attached is index of viceregal orders received by Corbalan from 7 September through September 29, 1773. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Persons

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Barri, Felipe (Gobernador)

Toledo, Antonio Jose (Comisario)

Crespo, Francisco Antonio (Gobernador)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Oconor, Hugo (Inspector)

Fueros, Pedro (Teniente)

Felix, Mathias

Places

Santa Barbara (Ensenada)

Californias (Peninsula)

Sonora (Provincia)

Santa Cruz de Mayo (Jurisdiccion)

Loreto (Presidio)

Alamos (Real Caja)

Queretaro, Santa Cruz de (Colegio)

Suaqui (Pueblo)

Charay (Pueblo)

Rosario (Real)

Guadalaxara

Pitic (Pueblo)

Ethnic Groups

Sibubapas

Seris

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 232 ff. 088-0097

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 232 ff. 088-0097

Language

Spanish

Reference Number

23200033

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Keywords

Mules

Architecture (Construction)

Transportation (Maritime)

Architecture (Church Construction)

Food Supplies (Suet)

Food Supplies (Carne Seca)

Water Supply And Irrigation (Acequia Construction)

Correspondence between Corbalan, virrey concerning various issues of provincial administration.

Serial Number

041-05119

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente de Sonora)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Date

09-23-1771

End date

12-31-1773

Documentation

Alamos. October 22, 1773 through December 15, 1773. 28pp. Letters, relacion. Signed.

Summary

Series of 10 short letters from Corbalan to virrey concerning various issues of provincial administration. Issues mentioned royal fifth to be extracted from all privately held gold, silver in Sonora; legal case against Torres; regulations pertaining to recovery of gold by individuals; Lumbreras' account with real Caja; Corbalan's delay in transmitting Cuenta general to office of virrey, virrey's response; revenue collected by real Caja through sale of tobacco, gunpowder, playing cards; Prestamero's repayment of debt owed real hacienda; lastly, index of letters from Corbalan to virrey from 17 September through 25 October, 1773. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Persons

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Torres, Atanacio de

Sastre, Mateo (Gobernador)

Lumbreras, Juan Josef (Teniente)

Prestamero, Juan (Fray)

Places

Alamos (Real Caja)

Californias (Peninsula)

Guaimas (Puerto)

Sonora (Provincia)

Ethnic Groups

Seris

Sibubapas

Guaimas

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 232 ff. 0071-0085

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 232 ff. 0071-0085

Language

Spanish

Notes

Documents unfoliated. Contains Corbalan's letters #110-#120.

Reference Number

23200031

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Keywords

Architecture (Construction)

Mission Supplies (Bells)

General Subjects

Index of viceregal letters, orders received by Corbalan.

Serial Number

041-05117

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente de Sonora)

Date

07-20-1773

End date

10-21-1773

Documentation

Alamos. October 21, 1773. 3pp. Indice. Signed.

Summary

Letter to virrey containing index of viceregal letters received by Corbalan between 20 July and 23 August, 1773. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Persons

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Prestamero, Juan (Fray)

Lumbreras, Juan Jose (Teniente)

Torres, Atanacio de

Places

Sonora (Provincia)

Alamos (Real Caja)

Ethnic Groups

Seris

Sibubapas

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 232 ff. 0066-0068

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 232 ff. 0066-0068

Language

Spanish

Notes

Documents unfoliated. Corbalan's letter #108 to virrey.

Reference Number

23200029

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Keywords

Taxes

Tobacco

Commerce (Regulation)

Gold

Silver

Civil Offices (Intendente)

Royal Fifth

Recreation (Cards)

Gunpowder

Civil Administration (Intendente)

Architecture (Church Construction)

General Subjects

Letter from Corbalan to virrey concerning disposition of gold.

Serial Number

041-05113

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente de Sonora)

Date

08-17-1773

End date

10-07-1773

Documentation

Alamos. October 7, 1773. 2pp. Letter. Signed.

Summary

Corbalan remits to Echeveste 456 Marcos, 3 ounces, and 2 ochavas gold smelted, assayed and fifthed at Alamos.

Persons

Echeveste, Juan Jose

Buelna, Francisco Antonio (Arriero)

Fueros, Pedro (Teniente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Places

Alamos (Real Caja)

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 232 ff. 0061-0062

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 232 ff. 0061-0062

Language

Spanish

Notes

Documents unfoliated. Corbalan's letter #99 to virrey.

Reference Number

23200025

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Keywords

Civil Administration

Weights And Measures

Gold

Civil Offices (Intendente)

General Subjects

Correspondence between Corbalan, virrey concerning disposition of gold bullion.

Serial Number

041-05103

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente de Sonora)

Date

08-20-1772

End date

11-17-1773

Documentation

Alamos. August 17, 1773 and November 17, 1773. 4pp. Relacion. Signed.

Summary

Corbalan gives account of gold sent by Fueros to Alamos, and adds that he will encharge Echeveste with its safekeeping and transport. In response, virrey orders Corbalan to personally take care of safe disposition of gold. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Persons

Cornide, Josef

Fueros, Pedro (Teniente)

Aguirre, Juan Antonio (Arriero)

Echeveste, Juan Josef

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Places

Alamos (Real)

Chiguagua

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 232 ff. 0039-0041

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 232 ff. 0039-0041

Language

Spanish

Notes

Documents unfoliated. Corbalan's letter #90.

Reference Number

23200015

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Keywords

General Subjects

Index of viceregal letters received by Corbalan.

Serial Number

041-05098

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Date

06-07-1773

End date

09-18-1773

Documentation

Alamos. July 20, 1773 and September 18, 1773. 7pp. Relacion. Signed.

Summary

Cover letter and index of viceregal letters received by Corbalan in months of June, July 1773. In response, viceroy requests that Margin be left empty in future indexes for viceregal comments. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988.)

Persons

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Peramas, Melchor de (Secretario del Virreinato)

Fueros, Pedro (Teniente)

Places

Alamos

Sonora (Provincia)

Charay (Iglesia)

Perla, Bucco de la (Iglesia)

Californias (Peninsula)

Ethnic Groups

Seris

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol 232 ff. 0021-0024

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol 232 ff. 0021-0024

Language

Spanish

Notes

Documents unfoliated.

Reference Number

23200010

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Keywords

Military Organization

General Subjects

Corbalan's certification of royal fifth; viceregal reply.

Serial Number

041-05094

Author(s)

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente de Sonora)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Date

05-06-1773

End date

09-18-1773

Documentation

Alamos. July 1, 1773 and September 18, 1773. 3pp. Relacion. Signed.

Summary

Corbalan certifies that in first four months of 1773, royal fifth taken by real Caja only amounts to 9 Marcos, 2 ochavas gold. Virrey acknowledges receipt of certificacion. (J. H. Ochs, December 1987)

Persons

Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)

Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)

Places

Alamos

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 232 ff. 0011-0013

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 232. ff. 0011-0013

Language

Spanish

Notes

Documents not foliated. Corbalan's letter #75.

Reference Number

23200006

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Keywords

General Subjects

Letters commenting on the provisions adopted by Bonavia and the junta provisional by the real tribunal general de mineria with recommendations that the provisions of the former body be rescinded.

Serial Number

041-04990

Date

07-29-1815

End date

08-20-1815

Documentation

Mexico. July 29, 1815 - August 20, 1815. 30p. Letters. Originals.

Summary

Order allows exception for Bonavia in that he is allowed to ship metals out of southern ports if and when he makes sure that shipments reach Spain directly; letter advising the virrey the deleterious effect that some of Bonavia's measures are having on the fiscal condition of the real hacienda, real tribunal de Mineria, and miners in the Provincias Internas de Occidente, petition that virrey order Bonavia to terminate measures described, measures in question have been discussed in detail in the preceeding folios of this volume starting with ff.147 and in general terms include donations of metals to mint, allowing unlimited entry to metals into the area from other areas and the related trade in contraband, allowing of gold and silver to come into ports in Provincias Internas de Occidente from Peru, Guatemala etc. Instead of being shipped directly to Spain, charging of duties on metals going to Mexico City instead of the duty being Charged there; sagaxruxieta advises virrey on how to proceed with petition of the administrative bodies cited above I terms of transmittal of communications; a summary of the provisions adopted by the junta provisional, the provisions adopted by the real tribunal general de Mineria in response as well as those by the real hacienda; letter from virrey making decision to decide in favor of the request of the real tribunal general de Mineria to terminate the contributions of metals to the mint established in Durango. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Persons

Bonavia y Zapata, Bernardo (Comandante General)

Perez Gallardo, Ricardo (Licenciado)

Beltran, Jose Maria (Contador Mayor)

Aperechexo, Fermin Antonio de

Sagaxruxieto

Places

Santa Cruz

Durango

Peru

Santa Fe

Guatemala

Sonora

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 227 ff. 186-201

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 227 ff. 186-201

Notes

This sequence is included as part of expediente 9 Vol. 227 according to the indice del ramo de Provincias Internas

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Keywords

Commerce

Taxes

Fiscal Affairs

Transportation (Maritime)

Royal Orders And Decrees

General Subjects

Economics

Mining

Maritime

Letters concerning prohibitions on the shipment of metals from the southern ports and other related matters.

Serial Number

041-04987

Author(s)

Sargarzurrida

Bonavia, Bernardo (Comandante General) and others From the Real Tribunal de Mineria and Junta Superior de Real Hacienda.

Date

07-17-1815

End date

10-21-1815

Documentation

Mexico/Monterrey. July 17, 1815 - October 21, 1815. 26p. Letters. Originals/copies.

Summary

Letter advising of decision by tribunal de mineria that bulk gold and silver shipments will not be permitted from the southern ports; index of letters in this sequence; letter partially explaining the decision as one motivated by the problems being encountered in ships reaching Spain; copy of testimony given to fiscal on this matter questioning the prudence of this prohibition, mentions effects on the royal fifth, understands the order to be directed at ports in Peru and Guatemala, in addition thinks that the prohibition is directed at shipments leaving said ports and headed not for Spain but for Veracruz; further reservations expressed concerning prohibition on matters such as; having miners barter a third of their holdings in metal for coin currency with the metals being given to the establishment of a provisional mint being established in Durango the shipping prohibition mentioned earlier, and an objection to royal fifth being Charged in places other than Mexico when the destination of metals in question is Mexico; letter describing instance where a shipment of metals from Peru to Mexico was turn back in accordance with new law; copies of permits related to above are requested, permission was given by presidente de Guadalaxara to Olasagarre, Parrani, and Boet. (O. Velez, September 1989)

Persons

Bonavia, Bernardo (Comandante General)

Perez Gallardo, Ricardo (Licenciado)

Calleja, Felix Maria (Virrey)

Beltran, Jose Maria (Contador)

Boet, Narciso

Parrani, Juan

Olasagarre, Pedro Juan de

Sargarzurrida

Places

Guadalaxara

Durango

Monterrey

Veracruz

Peru (Reyno)

Tierrafirme

Guatemala

Panama

First Location

AZTM, AGN, Vol. 227 ff. 147-159

Original Location

AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 227 ff. 147-159

Language

Spanish

Notes

This series is listed in indice del ramo de Provincias Internas as expediente number 8

Reference Number

22700010

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Keywords

Commerce

Fiscal Affairs

Copper

Transportation (Maritime)

General Subjects

Documents pertaining to visita of Josef de Galvez in alta California 1769. Sent to governor Neve by predecessor Barri at time of change of office.

Serial Number

041-03954

Author(s)

Galvez, Josef de (Visitador)

Barri, Felipe (Gobernador)

Date

12-12-1767

End date

10-28-1774

Documentation

Loreto, Monterey, Santa ana, la paz. December 12, 1767 to October 29, 1774. 132p. Instrucciones. Reglamentos, index. Informe. Letters, original, signed. Copies. 10-28-1774 from berri to new governor neve outlining duties in change of command. Invites consultation and outlines accompanying documents which should be returned to archive in south (Loreto ?). Observations of civil-military-religious relations in province. 2) ff. 126-135 Galvez' instrucciones of 1769 to barri. Discusses duties of governor and importance of stern but just punishment of indians for economic independence from missions. Discussion of governor's administration of pearl fishing, with reference to leyes de indios, previous reales ordenes and cedulas to prohibit foreigners. Better fiscal management of mines and defense to establish more missions and presidios in province. Copy consists of 26 sections, dated 9-30-1774. 3) ff. 142-144 index of 19 documents Barri sends to neve of Galvez' visita to antigua California of 1769. Brief description of each document. Dated 9-30-1774. 4) full texts of Galvez' visita/expedition of 1769, copies from 1768 to 1770. Overall impression of carefully prepared, detailed planning for military-civil-religious coordination in province. Attention to fiscal-administrative matters to establish good relations between Spanish and indians (although typically condescending towards abilities of latter group) for economic-geographic expansion in Californias. Overall idea for governing broken families to Loreto, agricultural and religious training, artesan and pearl fishing industries, rights and inheritance regulations of lands after secularization (temporalidades) from missions, specifications for architectural plans of church, plaza and homes, wages and formations of indians into militias. Production from salinas, transportation of these by canoe sacramento and paquebot la concepcion, salaries, equipment and supply rations for all levels of workers and managers, diezmos (taxes) and royal fifth on production. Coordinated defenses by military and militia of missions, neighbors and presidios to continue outward expansion to new territories. Realtionship of provincial income/outflow to real hacienda in Guadalajara, including pricing, collecting of diezmo and quinto for ramos of playing cards, gunpowder, mercury, papel sellado, and tobacco and pearl fishing and mining industries. Of special note are great details in ff. 159-160 of maritime transportation of products to and from lower California from north and to continent, and ff. 161-162 of ordenances, supplies and rations to be in effect for each type of vessel used. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Persons

Barri, Felipe (Gobernador)

Galvez, Josef de (Visitador)

Neve, Felipe (Sargento Mayor)

Carlos III (Rey)

Rivera y Moncada, Fernando de (Capitan)

Serra, Junipero (Fray) (Padre Presidente)

Faxes, Pedro (Comandante)

Mora, Vicente de (Padre Presidente)

Campo Viergol, Josef del (Comisario)

Lopez de Toledo, Antonio (Comisario)

Garcia Morales, Manuel