Autos de guerra concerning Apache attacks in Valle de San Bartholome area, including theft of hacienda horse herd. Gobernador Carvajal mobilizes soldiers at Cerrogordo presidio and compania de Sonora with Pima auxiliaries. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Causa criminal against Don Thomas, Pima gobernador of Maicoba, accused of causing unrest, interfering with Spanish legal authorities, engaging in embriagues, and refusing to prosecute amancebados (polygamists) in pueblos of Yepachi, Moris and Maicoba. (T. Sheridan) (1977)

Documents concerning Tarahumara factionalization, unrest. After Balthasar Rancho assures gobernador Alday Tarahumaras not in rebellion, he describes unrest, especially in pueblos of Papigochi and Tomochic caused by Tarahumara-Pima Indian named Stanislao, who id undermining authority of Tarahumara gobernador Sebastian, committing other seditions acts, attempting to form own Pueblo with followers from other Tarahumara villages and mugeres de Mala Vida y comunes. Rancho defends Sebastian against charges of teniente Arriola and others concerning his administration. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Causa criminal against Francisco Valenzuela, el bagre, for planning an uprising of 3 Indian (probably Tepehuan) pueblos. Causa criminal against his Brother, Nicolas Valenzuela, gobernador of Atontonilco, for refusing to apprehend rebels and send them to work in nearby mines. Rumors that el bagre is Mulatto. Alcalde mayor Vasques deposes, arrests Nicolas Valenzuela and gives bara of office to another Indian named barbolo. In essence, Nicolas Valenzuela Charged with failing to obey Vasques' order to supply nearby mine with Indian labor. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Complex struggle among the Pimas, involving various Spanish officials. Jesuit priests are involved. Good information on Pimas. Also good for the politics involved in local Indian affairs. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Documents concerning Tarahumara unrest, failure of officials to punish Indian polygamy (amanace biento), drunkenness. Focuses on power struggle between Gaspar, general of Tarahumaras, and Indian Rafael, protector of Tarahumaras, Nicolas Enriques. For positions of Spanish-designated authority within tribe. (T. Sheridan) (1976)

Felipe Grayna, gobernador of Oputu accused and convicted of telling lies about padre Thomas Martin, S.J. for this blasphemy, he is stripped of his office and forbidden to hold office again and given two hundred lashes. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Sierra Osorio names Indians to official positions (governor del Pueblo, lieutenant governor of Pueblo, and capitan de los indios) in the villages of Nono, San Xavier, Valle de San Bartolome and others. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Sierra Osorio names Don Marcos, a Concha Indian, as lieutenant to the capt. General (Don Juan) of the Concha nation. (T. Barnes) (1976)

Sierra Osorio names Don Juan Alonsso as governor of village of San Ignacio. (T. Barnes) (1976)