Letters to, from, concerning Casimiro, who has asked to resign as gobernador, citing chaotic state of province, military misconduct as reasons. Cancio complains of milicious treatment of hito, general meanness of residents in province. F.267 gives populations of laborios, mulatos, Negros, indios fixos in Ostimuri. (A. Dean, August 1989)

Aylmer asks to be returned to Spain to restore his ailing health. Montezinos wants to retire, includes list of all his posts, achievements. Interrupted by unrelated letter. Thorres, Abila attest to his poor health. (A. Dean, August 1989)

Very interesting record of investigation into death of Yxart, gobernador de Nuevo Santander, April 18. Alva is placed in charge of inquiry into suicide. letter from Caleja suggesting perhaps miscreant from volante killed him, created appearance of suicide for revenge. Transcription of questioning of soldiers, blacksmith interspersed throughout. Testimony by reputable sources of deceased's character, recent actions, events surrounding discovery of corpse. Long letter from moquira speculating on circumstances that may shoe, stabbed with knife; all doors to room closed. F.95 is detailed floorplan of governor's Palace with drawing of scene inconclusive evidence for foulplay; no prosecution undertaken. Yxart given ecclesiastic burial anyway. (A. Dean, July 1989)

Santa Maria requests promotion, raise; receives promotion to gobernador Interino when Simon Herrera's stint is up. (A. Dean, October 1989)

Ff.1-8 concern troop movements, mostly of decima brigada de milicias; terse informes only. Ff.9-11 are letter from Elizando, Simon Herrera to Benegas about insurgence led by Ydalgo, few details; about Simon as interim gobernador in place of Brother Pedro. (A. Dean, October 1989)

Soto registers (tomar Razon) as administrador of tobacco, gambling (Naypes), and gunpowder of Guarisamey. F. 287-288 is list of rules for process of registration and assuming of office. Other documents concern tomar razon of Bustamente as treasury official of real hacienda of Arispe.

Ill health of Emparan forces him to seek cure in Orizava and abandon previous plans. Letter from Emparan's doctor verifies and describes his illness at F. 178. Illness described as scabies and its symptoms described. Cure of rest, serenity, and medication advised. Emparan remains in Orizava six months until healed. Other documents relate granting of governorship of Coahuila to Emparan. Governor's salary stated in F. 182. Emparan's post in dragones de Espana described and he is advised to reincorparate himself in said company. Emparan rejoins compania de dragones de Chalchicomula after cure from illness. (P. Lenz, March 1990)

Series is a reiteration of previous sequence concerning Castro's transfer from Veracruz to become governor of puerto Rico, his previous salary, his rights to export goods and money from Mexico to puerto Rico. Document extremely valuable for its descriptions of regulations concerning inter-Colonial trade such as movement of gold from Peru to Acapulco and on to Spain. F. 65 mentions real Orden of 1785 regulating transfer of money between colonies and F. 66 refers to real Orden of 1777 which treats same topic and describes Spain's policy of mercantalism - preventing said money from entering foreign markets through rigid export laws and decrees. Last folio of Series (82-83) not related to earlier ones. These folios deal with lieutenant Letrado, of Sonora, and his dispatching of important expediente. expediente's content never described. (P. Lenz, March 1990)

Document concerns payment of salary to Castro and his embarkment from Veracruz to puerto Rico where he will assume governorship. Castro's ill health forces him to go to Mexico and delay trip. Castro's salary given. Castro requests right to freely transport luggage and other items from Mexico to puerto Rico. F. 28 gives regulations concerning quantity of money each class of military personnel is allowed to transfer from one country to another. Rest of Series concerns important rules and regulations governing Colonial trade. F. 30 mentions real Orden of 1779 establishing taxes and other rules for exporting gold and silver from America to Spain. F. 33 describes shipment of cacao from Guayaquil to Spain and import Fee levied on said shipment. 1774 decree of commerce of the quatro reynos stated relating to gold and silver from Peru and Guatemala. Taxes on gold and silver reiterated , as well as, need for laws relating to import of soldiers, wine, sugar, and fruit. Final folios resolve Castro's case and determines amount of goods he can import to puerto Rico, duty-free. (P. Lenz, March1990)

Repetitive Series of documents concerning retirement of Lopez. Includes Lopez' service record, recommendations for promotion, details of retirement salary, and preparations for transition to new governor. Elosua and Garcia de Texada compete to replace Lopez. (A. Tukey, October 1988)