Mission bred cattle cibolo sent to Texas and successfully adapted there. Manufacture and transport of weapons and canons to presidios and delivery acknowledged. Peaceful indians in frontier areas. Barrios assumes his former position as gobernador. Discovery of islands and keys. Manufacture of canoes for transporting indios gentiles and movement of soldiers. (J. M. Johnson, June 1987)

Cover letter (3ff) and diarios of Ugarte (ff. 235-243); Garza Falcon (ff. 247-251); and Rodriguez (244-248) forwarded to viceroy by Ugarte (as Coahuila commanders in O'Conor's 1775/1776 general campaign); notes such things as; places camped; distances; new presidios of Cordon; chain of command; troop organization; Indian chiefs; locations of water; settlement configurations; battle descriptions; vegetation; topography; Lipan war customs; Apache subsistence; captives; Indian testimony about Cueras blancas. Also includes some biographical notes on Ugarte; he claims he has been prompt in forwarding this report. (J. Williams, February 1987)

Concerns recent events and implementation of new regulation of presidios (1772); including raid on Quatro Cienegas; exploration of Bolson; appointment of presidio chaplains; mail service; recent actions against Indians; reconnaissance for new presidios; and related administrative matter S.J. Williams (February 1987).

Calendar of various documents on exploration, edicts, diaries. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Exploration and foundation of presidio, port and mission of San Francisco and exploration of lands surrounding that presidio. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Report by Garces about his explorations of upper Gila and Colorado rivers. Also diary of expedition from Sonora to Monterrey by land commanded by Juan Baptista de Ansa. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Reports to viceroy by Ansa and Garces about exploration of Gila and Colorado rivers and establishment of new missions in area. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Exploration of areas along Gila and Colorado rivers by fray Garces who affirms peoples are of same language and physical build but have become separate due to wars. Affirms Opas better at agriculture than Yumas. Describes best places to establish missions. Arrives at lagoon where Talchedunes have large settlement near Colorado River. Describes seed named equiesa which is utilized to make bread and atole. Garces sends letter to missions in New Mexico with old yabapai hoping it will arrive one day. Returns to Tubac by route used by Ansa on his way back from California. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Exploration of land route from Tubac to Californias by way of Gila and Colorado by Anza, Diaz and Garces. Anza describes historical pacification of Sonora by Urrea. Discusses possibility of gold before Gila River. Half of Yumas want to stop expedition and kill Spaniards but for Palmas intercession. Descriptions of Yuma mourning ceremony. Hardship on horses for lack of food and water. Richness of California land for agriculture. Discovers silver near Valley of San Jose. Anza travels to San Diego from San Gabriel to look for food stuffs. Garces and other soldiers sent back to Rio Colorado. Returns from Monterrey by different route, encountering Serra who is arriving from Mexico City. Anza is ambushed near puerto real de San Carlos and captures four Indians who are punished by flogging. Returns to Rio Colorado where Garces is waiting for him. Anza explores upper Colorado to land of Cocomaricopas. Garces remains in area to explore land of Moquis. Anza returns by way of Sutaquison where he describes architecture of big Palace and affirms that ancestors of these people established Mexico City. Before arriving in Tubac, stops in Pueblo of Tugson for one day. (A. Dell'aqua, 1/87)

Concerns funding of expeditions to found new missions in California through Fondo Piadoso. Relates exclusively to fiscal matters, without details of expeditions themselves. (A. Tukey, July 1988)