Visitas (Gubernatorial)

Visit to ensure the mines, haciendas and stores are operating according to law. Visit and report made by Tomas Bracamonte and Sebastian de Sandoval. (T. Barnes) (1976)

The required ^general visit^ by the governor to the area he governs. This document deals with mines, haciendas and stores. Good for geography, names and in the case of the mines and haciendas, laboring conditions. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Index and extractions from legajo 10 (1763), quadernos 1-8, containing administrative, military, and religious information regarding provincias of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Texas, San Sabas, Nayarit, and Californias. Indexed material includes election of captain of Rosario missions; request for firearms and gunpowder for Guadalaxara; problems with and punishments of Apaches, Seris, Pimas; Tubac captain presents teniente and Alferez titles; proclamation of peace with England and France published; petition of payment for clothing and arms costs for soldiers sent to San Saba; company organization against Apaches; military salaries; two priests murdered by Apaches; lack of corn in Coahuila; Piedras Indians ask for mission; Velasco asks permission to run market; ship run aground at Coopanes; epidemic in Santander; Tamaulipa mines; cannons; population projections; topical summary listing for index (J. Hiller, July 1989).

Concerns conflict of authority between military officials; woman is kept in captivity; Indians complain of mistreatment by Munoz and ask for his removal so problems between Indians and Spaniards will stop; very detailed narration of Indians being killed by government troops who went in their pursuit, indio Tomas is interrogated under oath, he describes how Indians survived and attacked the Spaniards; Indian prisoner gives account of how Indians planned attack against Spaniards, some Indian nations colluded to attack Spaniards in conjunction and trade items among themselves; report on Indian child being interrogated by Spaniard (text of the interrogation is included); diaries of the pursuit of Indians is sent to the viceroy, chart about the final result of the campaign is included here, chart shows number of Indians and soldiers who were killed in combat, ammunition, weapons used, horses, mules etc.; governor certifies the public exhibition of genitals and limbs of Indians killed in combat during campaign; letter is sent to the viceroy praising heroic action of captain Bustamante against Indian rebels in Palo Blanco; chart showing the general military status of San Antonio de Bexar, chart includes list of military officials and soldiers, horses, mules and different kinds of weapons; statistical chart showing population of the pueblos of Nuevo Santander, its missions and population in every city and town; complete review is carried out of the presidios of the province of Nuevo Santander, report about the visita is sent to the viceroy, report takes into account physical aspects, military conditions, troop's health situation, description of the valleys, rivers and strategic position of presidios. (M. Marroquin, December 1988)

Series of reports made by commander Faulia on his visits to missions and towns of province of Nayarit. Missionaries send certifications of faulias visits to their missions, explaining that Faulia treated everyone with justice. Faulia made an account of Indians in each mission (Indian couples, fugitives and single with stolen wives). (M. Marroquin, April 1989)

Correspondence between virrey and gobernador concerning various promotion in military status; Velasco's comments on tranquility of province, abundance in corn and cattle found during 'visita general,' whose purpose was to nominate two towns as 'capitulares'; explanation that serious illness following 'visita' delayed further communication; responses by virrey about receipt of documents and letters, including those concerning Munoz y Villavicencio's conduct in office; grants Velasco permission to recuperate in Monte-Rey, discusses his successor. (L. Kerr, December 1988)

Letters from Vidal de Lorca in Nuevo Reino de Leon. Letters concern defense of Vallecillo. 17 men sent to establish defense. Concerns reduccion (detailed description). Table listing numbers of individuals from various groups Mamulique, Valle de Salinas, nacion de los Tarumares, hacienda del Carrizal, de Punta de Lampazos, nacion Calanchenos, real Savinas, naciones cenizos, Garzas y Zaygs, real del Vallecillo, nacion de los basales, hacienda de minas de Joseph Gutierrez. Other documents concerned with church doctrine and mission of Valle de Pilon. Discussed also invasion of Indians in real de Vallecillo and concern for defense of frontier. (J. Acheson, November 1988)

Various documents from Vidal de Lorca in Nuevo Leon. Documents concern defense of frontier. Letters saying that poor are not to be exploited and that individuals should be responsible for transport of own goods. Index (238) of contents. Discusses visita of gobernador and details of what he should See E.g. condition of frontera and minas reales. Discussion of previous gunpowder embargo of Equiluz. Documents outbreak in Coahuila. (J. Acheson, November 1988)

(D. Marksz, August 1987)

While conducting visita general, Concha received order re: appropriate conduct in establishing, maintaining peace with Apaches. (D. Marksz, July 1987)