Ships (Construction)

A document listing the Principal clauses regarding an agreement granting authority to Manuel de Ozio to found a Villa near his mine in California and defining relationships with the existing presidios and mission. Also gives license to build ocean going ships. (D. Deeds) (1976)

Mangino sends viceroy copy of expenses involved in maintenance of missions. Listings of expenses for expeditions to peninsula, for church ornaments, for transportation of food, and for construction of a boat. (J. Tapia, December, 1987)

Notice of state of ships and ship-building in San Blas, request for financial support, passing reference to poor state of Marina in philipines, need for specific salaried positions; complaint that lack of funds causes lack of salaried employees and continued desertions of sailors; notice that no funds be spent without specific authorization. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Two maritime districts are created, San Blas and Veracruz, offices established and regulations outlined-special emphasis on dealing with deserters; dispatch of transportation to Acapulco to pickup Areche; surgeons named to ships destined for California; Salazar turns down offer to be chaplain for ships to California; notice of pay raise; certifaction of aptitude of Martinez; ship la conception incapable of trip to California because of broken keel, turned into flat-bottomed boat; good ships for travel to California and Sonora, and conversion of ship to flat-bottom sworn to by ships officers; original request and grant of pay raises; request that Sister of Bausa be sent part of his salary as support. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Notice of need for provisions and the construction of a warehouse in San Diego; notice of delivery of 22 soldiers to California from Loreto, Neve advises captain to stay in port because of Lobos before returning with shipment of mules, returns to San Blas because of scarcity of supplies on peninsula; notice of departure from San Blas with construction materials destined for Loreto; review of expenditures of Camacho on way to San Blas and request for remuneration; notices of transfer of personnel from Spain. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Choquet forwards request that mission in San Diego be exempted transport Fee for furnishings; notice that Choquet remained in San Diego because of scurvy contracted, request that salary be sent there; soldier Zeda complains that he was recuperating from sickness, but upon returning to post was arrested for desertion; receipt of money from mission in San Diego, discounted for personal needs of Choquet; doctor certification of Choquet's illness and recovery; notice of establishment of missions at San Francisco and Monterrey, superficial description of land surrounding these missions; notice of illness of Quinos, recuperating in Tepic; notice of arrival of ships from Peru into San Blas, their need for repair before the possibility of their use in the exploration of California; brief summary of journey of these ships from Peru, no loss of cargo but slow due to unfavorable winds; Diaz appointed chaplain of favorita with salary; report on status of favorita for two explorations of Californias; capitan, chaplain named- widespread sickness and some deaths among sailors noted, ship provisioned (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Detailed lists of salaries for sailors and shipbuilders; notice of receipt of funds for distribution to employees in San Blas; notice that Ayala injured during trip, wishes to remain in Tepic to recuperate. (p. Coyle, March 1990)

Echaverte placed in charge of distributing funds associated with establishment of missions in California, previous personal investment cited; fairly detailed fiscal regulations for missions, haciendas, and shipping; includes names of ships. (p. Coyle January 1990)

Inventory of flat ship in San Diego, includes detailed use of each of mentioned parts as well as cost. Documents following explain loss of some parts of the ship and letter from Arillaga asking to pay for repairs on it. (T. Kahana, June 1989)

Mourelle accussed of embezzelment. Accussed of failing to pay Criados and embezzeling their wages. Accused of abandoning Criados at ports throughout the voyages. Detailed info on wage rates. Detailed list of food provisions. Lists of daily normal daily food consumption. Fragata Aranzazu dispatched with food provisions for Monterrey. Fragata Magallanes departed with weapons and wine. Ferron (Cirjuano) requested permission to retire. Ferron requested retirement in relation to illness. Ferron was also a priest. Bodega y Quadra had boat constructed in Manila. Detailed physical description of the vessel. Guimper paid for boat's construction. (K. Mccaston, April 1990)