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)

Concerns O'Conor's general campaign of 1775; includes notes on number of enemy slain and captured; numbers of livestock recovered; pillage and its distribution to scouts; various reports by sub-commanders; previous plan for campaign; presidios of new line; character of frontier warfare; need for additional information on Apacheria; supply problems; specific engagements; and meritorious service rendered. Bucareli responds by praising O'Conor and promoting Munoz. (J. Williams, April 1987)

A set of title pages for documents not included in this Tomo. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Concerns Bucareli's further instructions to O'Conor on implementing new regulation of presidios (1772); includes notes on missionization. (J. Williams, April 1987)

O'conor describes reasons for his final site selection relative to royal regulation of presidios of 1772; includes notes on subjects such as; vegetation; topography; distances; communications between sites; water availability; proposal for presidio at Yuma. O'Conor bases much of argument on Bonilla's earlier report; includes other insights into new routes to California; Lafora map; and missionization. (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)

Concerns expedition of Anza and Garces to Alta California with references to proposal for founding of Colorado missions for Yumas; proposal to reopen missions among Moquis (Hopis); expeditions to explore routes from Sonora to New Mexico; and other reports on same subjects. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Concerns destruction of adolatorios revealed by Indian spies at Dolores, Santa Theresa, San Pedro de Yscatan, and Santo Domingo. Detailed account of attack by Indians protecting idols. Because attack was perpetrated by Tecoalmes, Rivera advises against vengeance against Coras suggested by Carranza y Guzman. Indian prisoners removed to Querataro for security reasons. Includes reference to exploratory expedition to Isla Tiburon. (A. Tukey, July 1988)

Documents concerning expedition to find route from San Diego and Monterrey; weapons are requested due to repeated Indian attacks. folio 390 unrelated. It deals with authorizing surgery on deceased pregnant women. 20 more soldiers are requested for expedition. Diary is kept on Indian populations encountered and terrain discovered. Report that some Indians have beards. Documents are in random order and basically deal with expedition to San Diego to find new connecting routes with Monterrey. (M. Marroquin. September, 1988)

Series of documents concerning retirements of military officials. Request of military weaponry for presidios (list includes ammunition, cannons, shotguns, birolas, Espadas...). Approval for a chaplain for Terrenate. Diaries sent to viceroy on expedition to Rio Colorado and Gila; new Indians are found; prisoners are taken; tobacco is requested to deter soldiers from desertion. Viceroy recommends treating Indians well. (M. Marroquin. September, 1988)