Travel

Ruiz de Larramendi requests retirement from compania presidial del San Elceario. F.105 details service record and mentions killing of Apache and freeing of captured women and Boy. 1799 expedition to Isla de Tiburones. 1810 speaks of Ruiz de Larramendi breaking leg attacking insurgents at Pasaje de Tapias. Informe by Dr. Muns confirms injury. Retirement granted. Ruiz de Larramendi requests permission to travel to Santander, Spain. Passport requested and state of Santander described. (P. Lenz, may 1990)

(D. Uhlman, February 1988)

De Anza writes viceroy general letter relating his reasons for accepting and describing in general terms both expeditions to California and reminds viceroy of his wanting to open route between New Mexico and California thru Sonora. de Anza also describes to viceroy happiness of Palma and his three followers when they are confirmed in cathedral serving as godfather governor of area and three mayors. Viceroy issues monies to de Anza to cover trip of Yumas to Mexico and back to Colorado River. Viceroy communicates to de Anza an eddict given to him by Galvez about king personally giving thanks to Anza for expeditions and his appointment by king as governor of New Mexico. Anza thanks viceroy and sends him as present a piece of petrified wood found in creek in Arizpe. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Correspondence between viceroy, Garces and de Anza concerning Garces's explorations in upper Colorado River with attachment of letters from fray Escalante about Zunis and area in case Garces travels to New Mexico from Colorado River. Accounts by de Anza on expedition to California, his turning command over to comandante Moncada, refusal of Moncada to travel to San Francisco to explore area for establishment of presidio and missions, de Anza travels with teniente Moraga, one priest and eight soldiers to explore San Francisco bay. de Anza gives an rich description of bay with its good soil, abundance of water, pastures, and wild animals and fish, meeting with Indians who fish with nets and use of balses made with reeds to cross bay and fish. de Anza does not name Indians but describes them as gentle. He also describes area to be rich with woods from which construction of fort would be easy. de Anza establishes places where missions and presidio should be built returning to Monterrey where he requests meeting with Moncada without success. Serra meets with Anza preoccupied with moncadas' attitude with friars and families from Sinaloa, teniente Moraga in letter to Anza believes comandante Moncada has lost his mind which results in his not wanting to follow planned agenda. Documents about rebellion in San Diego are not very clear, de Anza also describes desertions of some muleskinners and two soldiers who steal some horses and moragas capture of desertors in Gila where de Anza punishes them with laboring in construction of presidio and missions in San Francisco. Anza informs viceroy about Garces return to Colorado River leaving him foodstuffs for his sustenance as Anza returns, also fray Exiarc returns with Anza to Tumacacori mission. Capitan Palma and three Yumas with accordance with his people attaches himself to Anza to travel to Mexico. Viceroy answers Anza letting him know he is displeased as Anza did not finish his comission as he left before construction of fort and missions began. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Documents relating to events in transporting families from canary islands to settle in Texas, lists of materials in clothing and all kinds of tools needed. Lists of supplies of foods, salary to be paid to guide, increase of daily maintenance for every person, census of families with physical description of every individual in expedition, proposals by church to marry every girl from 12 to 18 years of age and every Boy from 24 to 12 years of age. Appointment of priest to cure families, itinerary of trip. Also, lists of expenses incurred in transportation from Veracruz to San Antonio. Maps with planned areas in which such families could settle near San Antonio without conflicting with other settlers in area drawn by marquez de Aguayo in ff. 187. A plan to scale and drawing of proposed Villa to be established in ff. 201 and orderly issuing of lands to be given to families for planting. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Documents from to viceroy in regards to arrival to Havana and Veracruz of families from canary islands, lists of names, lists of supplies problems with diseases and deaths of members, desertions and overall happenings during travel to Texas where such families will be established. (A. Dell'acqua, January 1988)

Documents pertain to horses left behind by settlers from canary islands with letters by various officials informing how horses were disposed and who took charge of them. (A. Dell'acqua January 1988)

Documents refer to travel and settlement in San Antonio del Vejar of families from canary islands, families name an apoderado to present himself in court to petition return of horses left in different areas due to tiredness as without horses they can not work their land, also petition to be paid monies offered instead of given supplies as such supplies are to expensive. Viceroy concurs with petition even when Rivero advises against it. (A. Dell'acqua January 1988)

Minutes of junta de guerra ordering governor, intendente of Sonora to provide material assistance to Ansa for expedition to California. Attached is note to Corbalan stating virrey has received letters from Sonoran magistrates concerning state of mines, etc. In province. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Concerns the transporting of Apaches (35) from Bocas*)