Sieneguita gold places richer than Saracachi or Bacuachi. 1500 operavios there. (T. Sheridan, 1980)

(T. Sheridan, 1980)

Documents and autos, publishing of bandos, personnel changes. Rights to gold and percentages to Spain in Sonora and Sinaloa. Request for copies of revistas de inspeccion. Refers to orders, money for salaries, commerce between Spanish and English subjects. Regulations concerning commerce such as measurements and efforts to avoid fraud. Ff 27-28 concern deficit owed by missions in California. Ff 29-30 are recommendations about Juan Bautista Ugarte for tobacco trading post position. (L. L. Woodward, May 1988)

Correspondence between Neve and virrey(?) Discussing financing defense against Indian uprisings; discovery of gold mine; and director of Tobaco, Polvora y Naypes. (D. J. McClelland, October 1987)

Documents of correspondence between Croix, viceroy, and other officials regarding different issues of life within Provincias Internas of which the important documents refer to requests of provincial of Durango for payment of salaries to priests in presidios of Provincias Internas. Request for fine gunpowder for presidios in Sonora. Request by Bohorquez to clarification of his loss of employment after 32 years of service without cause. Arrival of guns to Veracruz and transportation of supplies to presidios in Californias. criminal causes against Dominguez for murder, autos against marquez, Aquino and maria Rita de fuente accused of highway robberies and being infieles and homicidas, two Indian women for murder and also, accussations of contraband in Nachitoches by a settler of area. Military process against three soldiers from Loreto for having raped two Young girls. Request of Montepio military for widows by Croix. Military promotions, transfers and deaths; taxes taken from military personnel for prevendas and mitras of the church in indias. Exclusions of persons who have debts to real hacienda in elections of Indians and disappearance of Father Cenizo on his way to serve in Altar presidio. (A. del' acqua, April 1988)

Concerns notice that a place called palo encebabo has a great deal of gold; bishop of Durango, made complaints about mayor's disorderly conduct; request is made that alcoholic beverages be prohibited; soldiers receive status of Invalidos; mines and minerals regulations; correspondence sent on ship to Guaymas; decree (notice), that military officials seeking sanctuary in churches be extradited; legislation to recall moneda antigua is sent to the governor of P.I.; reward is given to military official for recapturing deserters in concept of maintenance and capture; notice that fragata San Joseph anchored in California has an emmergency; notice that fagatas, anchored in San Francisco after successful expedition; discovery of a new seaport named Bucareli, location is given; missionary Garces, asks for help for Indian Yumas. (M. Marroquin, October 1988)

Document contains some index form. Concerns military administration and reorganization of presidios in Provincias Internas. Indians are described as bold people who prefer to die before falling captive. Indians are described as dociles. Mention of connecting routes between Chihuahua and Paso del Norte. Also mention is made of fertility and gold and silver abundance of the Sonoran province. Reference is made of the relocation of Indians Tiburones to the area of Carrizal.(j.m. Marroquin, October 1988)

Correspondence between Belena and virrey with copies of letters discussion of inability to remit profits from estancos de Polvora, Tabaco y Naipes due to lack of Arrieros; suggestion that Caudales be sent to Guaymas on mules supplied by missions to save money. Discussion of prices of gold and silver. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Correspondence re: expenses and funding for expedicion militar de Sonora. Includes remission of gold nuggets from Bacubirito to finance expedition; amounts paid to various people for delivery of cartas and pliegos; money received for troop payments; cuenta y razon de gastos including diezmos; receipts for payments and goods; lists of arms and supplies and their costs. (D. Uhlman, July 1988)

Documents in reference to gold sent in texos to Mexico as requested by viceroy to Belena exchanging such gold for monies to pay expeditions to Sonora and Californias. (A. Dell'acqua, may 1988)