Concerns all info regarding population and land pertaining to decision to formally establish Camargo. Date of establishment by Escandon. says people sent to area to pacify Indians, build azequias and plant crops. Perez suggests methods of agriculture pending construction of well. Escandon, assisted by others, performs inspection of land, climate, and Indians. Provides information on Indians congregated in area and probability of permanence at mission. Contains list of families including all names, marital status and age. Also, list of animals owned by each and Villa as whole. Describes different tribes in area, saying they are armed, some are baptised and most are peaceful. Contains list of Esquadra, their families and property. States conditions for residents and soldiers and their obligation to remain in Camargo. Description of land and availability of maiz and Trigo. Autos by others containing similar evaluations. Includes planned layout of city identifying Plaza, church, convent, distance from other Villas and surrounding rivers. Mentions use of special paper for autos. (M. Dannemiller, March 1989)

These acts and reports describe the situation of the recently founded villages and missions of the seno Mexicano. They list the natural resources available near each village, emphasizing the convenience of their future exploitation (E.g., fishing, salt, wood, metals). Each mission presents an account that includes a brief report on the primary needs for consolidating the evangelization in the region, an estimation of the number of Indians living in the reducciones, specifying their age and ethnic filiation, and a description of the kind and quantity of crops, animals and facilities. For several villages it is also included a complete list of the vecinos with information about family composition, caste and individual possessions. (A. Nielsen November 1989)

Series of charges against Escandon. First charge, folio 10, that Escandon did not reduce Indians peacefully and failed to populate the colony; second charge folio 60 that Escandon did not distribute the land between people, soldiers and Indians during twenty years; third charge, folio 77, that he did not take in to account the meeting of 1748 on election of captains and treatment of Indians; fourth charge, folio 88, failure to investigate the murder of several Indians; fifth charge, folio 90, failure of Escandon to investigate and punish captain Guevara's murder of a group of Indians; sixth charge, folio 90, no investigation of other murders by Unsaga; seventh charge, folio 91, Escandon orders killing of three Indians, one a minor; eighth charge, folio 93, a citizen of Aguayo complains to to Escandon about the behaviour of a captain, Escandon punishes the complainer and when the wife of the complainer goes to look for him and she was murdered by the Indians; ninth charge, folio 95, Escandon separates Indian men from their wifes and children, and sells Indians to other cities resulting in Indian retaliation and thus starting wars with Xanambres and Apostatas. He is accused of twenty years of fraud, despotism, trials without authority, misappropriation of land; 10 charge folio 98, Escandon sends 173 Indians to Querataro; eleventh charge, folio 100, Escandon kept three Indians working for him for fifteen years; twelfth charge, folio 103, Escandon abused his power to use the death penalty and forced labor in the presidio; thirteenth charge, folio 103, he used comissions to get Indians for his own service; fourteenth charge, folio 106, he failed to protect Indian health; fifteenth charge, folio 107, he used Indians to build his house and maintain his lands; sixteenth charge, folio 108, he failed to investigate or punish two sheperds who murdered an Indian; seventeenth charge, folio 110, Escandon populated colony with dangerous criminals getting the nickname of colonia Portugal de Nueva Espana; eighteenth charge, folio 114, Escandon forgives Indians that confess crimes and puts them in esquadras militares; nineteenth charge, folio 115, Escandon intimidated new settlers he did not like and gave instructions not to accept them; twentieth charge, folio 117, he appointed a murderer from Reinosa as captain; twenty first charge, folio 119, Escandon admitted a delinquent from Coahuila; twenty second charge, folio 121, twice Escandon destroyed the church of the Pisones Indians; twenty third charge, folio 123, has taken land from Indians of Santa Rosa; twenty fourth charge, folio 125, Escandon did not build a church in Laredo for the spiritual benefit of the Spaniards and Indians; twenty fifth charge, folio 128, for a period of 14 years Escandon remained minister of Santillana village; twenty sixth charge, folio 129, Escandon did not permit the redistribution of Diezmos from labranzas y crianzas in the colony for 20 years; twenty seventh charge, folio 131, Escandon renamed places; twenty eighth charge, folio 135, Escandon became rich and did not pay diezmos; twenty ninth charge, folio 138, Escandon gave a captain more than five Leguas at border of Rio Grande, other land and did not pay any diezmo to church of Guadalaxara; thirtieth charge, folio 141, Escandon was paying salaries to ministers in places that had no ministers; thirty first charge, folio 141, Escandon did not accept Indians in his village because he did not want to give them protection; thirty second charge, folio 144, he gave instructions to captain of Laredo not to admit Apaches; thirty third charge, folio 147, Escandon did not give 100 pesos to the colonists of San Carlos; thirty fourth charge, folio 148, Escandon refused to receive the bishop from Guadalaxara; thirty fifth charge, folio 151, he became a trader, knowing gobernadores were prohibited from trade; thirty sixth, charge, folio 158, Escandon permit exploitation of mines and use of silver without paying tax; thirty seventh charge, folio 160, since the year 1746 he had not reduced or pacified any Indians; last charge folio 162, complaints from capitania general related to Escandon's procedures. The next group of folios (166-319) are the defense of Escandon. (D. Bautista, nov, 1989)

Documents concerning Tarahumaran conspiracy to revolt and subsequent investigation carried out by Gutierrez. Many autos of fairly redundant testimony given by Indians, non-Indians regarding events leading up to apprehension of conspirators; also, yllin's petition to viceroy requesting greater military assistance to Jesuit missionaries in Sierra. Concluding documents concern fiscal's suggestions, viceroy's decision regarding issue.

Testimonios compiled by Escandon document Escandon's visit to Revilla 1753. Includes detailed biographical information on Revilla Spanish families (names, wives, name, age of children, number of animals and weapons). Tables tally total number horses and herd animals. Fragoso mentions peacefulness of Comecrudos, Tejones, Nazas, Narizes and recommends that corn ration for these Indians not be cut as planned. (S. Gibbs, October 1989)

Testimonios compiled by Escandon document Escandon's visit to Burgos 1753. Includes detailed biographical information on Burgos Spanish families (names, wives, number and age of children, number of animals, weapons). Table tallies total number of horses and beasts in Burgos (ff. 0181). (S. Gibbs, October, 1989)

Testimonios compiled by Escandon document Escandon's visit to Camargo, Cantaro, Revilla, 1751-3. Includes detailed biographical information on Cantaro and Revilla Spanish families (names, wives, number and age of children, number of animals and weapons). Tables tally total number of horses and beasts (ff. 146r, 155r). (S. Gibbs, October 1989)

Testimonio compiled by Escandon discusses Escandon's visit to San Fernando 1752 and Camargo 1753. Includes detailed biographical information on Spanish families in San Fernando and Camargo (names, wives, number and age of children, number of animals or weapons owned). Population of San Fernando engages in herding, salt making, fishing. Mentions location of cattle grazing sites near Camargo (folio 134r). Includes tables tallying number of horses and herd animals (folios 120r, 135r). (S. Gibbs, September 1989)

Ff.431-432 list of names, ages of male Apaches (females listed without names), divided into camps of capitans Compa, Tetzegoslan, Cal Lo, Quietjal, Vivora, Quetlanaucha, Niguicen, Bacochindil, Quelqueninsos. Ff.433-434 chart showing number of Apache Capitancillos, men, women, horses in area around Carrizal; names of men listed, but lost in gutter. Gives locations of camps of Yagongli, guiguisen, Jasquielnote. F.435 Uranga writes briefly of contact with Apaches in Paso, their taking or leaving livestock. (A. Dean, October 1989)

Census and descriptions of mission inventories. Broken down by numbers of families, baptisms, deaths and marriages between ethnic groups. Detailed information on mission property and holdings; dimensions of buildings, corrals, etc; land use; cattle by type; sowing and harvests of crops. Recent San Gabriel, ff. 114-116 San Luis Obispo, ff. 116-117 San Antonio de Padua, ff. 117-119 Monte rey-carmelo. Ff. 112-113 San Diego-nipaguay. Ff. 120-121 chart of missions with founding dates, census, livestock, fanegas of wheat, rice, beans sown and harvested. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)