Weapons

Mesia has not provided Corbalan with accounts on wealth attained under his command and on expedition due chills and fever. Publication of vandos and their distribution on return of Caudales and profits to Spain. Funon named royal accountant. Priests and commissioners not to require tithes on Indians, mission temporalities or community harvests. Josef Vildosola complains of bad state of presidio left by predecessor including missing firearms. (L. L. Woodward, September 1988)

(D. Marksz, August 1987)

Bucareli request information from O'Conor on new presidios and Indian wars; he provides a detailed report with particular information on eastern frontier; includes notes on hostile Indian groups; war customs of enemy; estimates of group size; mail service; problems of communication; Penal code for presidial criminals; formation of new militias; presidios construction; proposed presidial transfers; notes on Texas Indian groups of particular importance in regard to intertribal relations on south plains. (J. Williams, April 1987)

A very detailed informe on present military strength and capability of new presidios transferred as a result of reglamento of 1772; includes details on weapons; constructions at new sites; commanders and officers at posts; geography of region; explorations of O'Conor; and many related details of historical merit. This document has been published in Spanish (Flores and almada) and in translation in English (moore and beene 1961). (J. Williams, April 1987)

O'conor submits letter of Fayni to viceroy and notes recent letter of officials on Indian raids; worsening conditions; problems of supply; Bucareli orders O'Conor to chastize barbarians. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Concerns new arms shipped and service in presidios of Coahuila and Nueva Vizcaya (escopetas, pistolas, Espadas, Lanzas); references include mentions of duties of armorers in new regulations; garrison installed at Robledo; transfer of San Saba to Nueva Vizcaya administration. (J. Williams, April 1987)

A word for word copy of Bonilla's informe on Sonora on ff. 7-33 of this Tomo (88). (J. Williams, April 1987)

O'Conor diary includes detailed notes on: specific engagements; livestock recovered; enemy killed and captured; progress at new presidio sites; tropa veterana in expeditions; supply problems; orders given to field-force commanders; Indian settlements encountered; structures and fields discovered; Indian material culture; vegetation; terrain; daily activity of force; and use of scouts. O'Conor also provides tables of troop composition in campaign and lists of plunder recovered. Includes curious references to an Apache rancheria with a pequeno baluarte de adove, en el ojo de San Luis. (J. Williams, April 1987)

A very detailed report providing information about nature of defense and economy of province of Sonora, largely as it related to implementation of royal regulation of 1772; includes information about subjects such as; presidio relocations; site selection; campaigns of Vildosola; battles at Tecoripa; battles at Bisanic; mission Indian alliance with barbarians; Cerro Prieto campaigns; peace negotiations; hardship caused by wars; fertility of region; progress of missions; present ruin of missions due to wars; Mineral richness of province; commerce; presidio Inspections; combat capability of troops stationed in province; daily duties of presidials; scouts; raids on various missions; troop assignments; proposals of troop assignments; corrections to Lafora map; auxiliaries (Indians and civilian); opening of a route to California; proposals to found missions and presidios along northern frontier; Bonilla includes two tables of alternate troop assignments in new defensive line; many significant references to future Yuma settlements. Taken together a document of extreme importance to history of Sonora. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Long and repetitious Series of documents by real hacienda officials recounting numerous Cases of fraud in regards to payment of royal fifth for gold and silver mined in Nueva Andalucia. Tienda de Cuervo repeatedly petitions virrey for replacement of worn-out guns, swords, and lances for presidial troops in Sonora and Sinaloa. Concludes with documents concerning marriage of Ansa. (A. Tukey, August 1989)