Sugar

Llanos y Valdes, the bishop, is accused of carefully cutivating several crops while not allowing any of the benefits to go to the poor or to the public in general. Mention is made of the halted construction in Monterrey of cathedral, Hospital, convent, and seminary. Several informes addressed to the virrey Revilla Gigedo asked him to find speedy solutions to the various problems caused by the bishop; one even asked for the aid of the church in Madrid. As one author stated, the overall problem is the mismanagement by Llanos y Valdes of the Diezmos for the diocesis. On January 24, 1794, Llanos de Valdes wrote to Revilla Gigedo on his own behalf; he denied mismanaging the Diezmos and said that the money made from the crops was enough to cover only a portion of the debts of the Diezmos. Additionally, Llanos y Valdes' excommunication of Rubalcava came up again (he received such treatment for being absent from the Pesqueria el Grande Valley without the permission of the bishop). Ff. 427 is chart of monetary transactions for ecclesiastical items. Ff. 421 and 431-435 and 439 are also charts; they are copies of pages from rublacava's books as contador de Diezmos for Monterrey. Ff.411 is followed by informes, also copies of earlier documents, explaining the chart's contents. (S. Langmack may 1990)

Remittance of military lists, condition of weapons, number of horses to Gonzalez de la Huerta corresponding to the year of 1788. Report of trade of Brown sugar by Echegaray in Salinas.

Payment to Izurrieta for post services between Echegaray and Ugalde. Transportation of Brown sugar (Piloncillo) to Santa Rosa and Punta de Lampazos. The Piloncillo was sold by Gonzales and is to be transported under lieutenant Ramon command. Trade of horses and mules between Echegaray, and Lozano and Davila. Report of pesos -caudales- that are given to Ugalde by Verger, Igartechea, and varelas, heads of catholic church, la Renta del Tabaco, and el Ramo de Alcavalas respectively in March, 1789. Athorization given for retirement to Gumeli, Ramirez, and Urrutia. Espadas is designated teniente del presidio de la Bahia del Espiritu Santo. Military lists -listas de revista- are submitted to Ugalde for companias de la Punta de Lampazos. (January, 1789).

Series of letters from Escandon to virrey concerning state of and sugar Cane; discussion of precautions against attack by English along Costa del Seno Mexicano; ongoing efforts at evangelization and reduction of of Indians in area; protection of mining operations in Sierra Tamaulipa against Indian attack; Series of undetailed accounts of raids by Tanambres against town in Sierra Tamaulipa. Also includes letter from fray Chacon complaining that missions in Nuevo Santander do not have Indians and blames situation on lack of sufficient military pressure against rebel tribes. (A. Tukey, July 1989)

Accounts, receipts of food supplies, gifts given to allied Indian nations in Nueva Mexico. Includes lists, prices and quantities of these goods. Also, copy of order approving delivery of food supplies to these Indian groups, plus list of Indian groups and number of individuals entering and leaving Santa Fe.

Anza's written orders to Almacenero of Santa Fe for gift goods to be given to emissaries, and/or auxiliaries of Comanche, Navajo, Lipan tribes. (J. H. Ochs, may 1988)

Padre Loaiza writes to padre Lauria requesting sugar, bread, wine and other supplies for mission. (R. Davis) (1978)