Correspondence includes following topics: laws, duties, and salaries of intendente and gobernador; reduccion, education and water rights of Indians; quintos and transportation of gold from Cieneguilla; relations between mine owners and buyers of ore; suspension of repartimiento. (J. Johnson, February 1988)

Resume of Sastre's communiques concerning Sonora, Sinaloa in 1772. Notes reduccion of Seris at Pitic, where they're given daily rations until they can grow their own food. Suaquis, also identified as Pimas Baxos, rebuilding their community. Some unrest among Pimas Altos. Discusses Gil's attempts to establish mission for Tiburones at Carrizal and subsequent murder. General of Tiburones kills two culprits and arrests Ysqui, the reo principal, who is handed over to Spaniards. Recommends that Tiburones by Voluntarily moved to another mission site. Proposal to split royal treasury, now at Alamos, between Ures, rasario. Inhabitant of areas along Yaquis, Mayo rivers excused from paying tribute due to destructive flooding. Discusses Cieneguilla placers. Notes increasing Apache hostilities. Vildosola scouts Sierra de Chiricagui, where Apaches gather Mescal, su Principal alimento. Discusses bad conduct of Jose Antonio Vildosola. (T. Sheridan) (1980)

Series of letters between Nava and virrey covering founding of capellanias in Durango, retirement of Urrutia, Apache raids at Gallo and Atotonilco*)

Concerns Yaqui unrest over payment of tribute and behavior of padre Ortiz. Leader of unrest identified as Phelipe Tacococai, Former secretario of Muni. Unrest centered in Torim, Vicam. (T. Sheridan) (1979)

Excellent document on the general state of all of Spains missions belonging to this order. Includes, lists of missions pertaining to a particular college, the number of people at each mission, and number of Indians paying tribute. There is a seal of the order of St. Francis at the end of original document, thus title probably refers to Franciscans. (M. Bowman) (1979)

Discussion centers more upon Sonora/Sinaloa missions and political administration. Four chapters of report concern mining, Indian tributes, geography, ship routes, the Colorado River and military strength. (R. Davis) (1978)

Though dealing with Yucatan, this royal cedula reveals much of the royal philosophy on the collection of Indian tribute. (J. Grusin) (1976)

Reports that tribute cannot be collected because of the Indians' impoverished condition. (J. Grusin) (1976)

This is an aviso in which the S.J. asks the crown for 100,000 ducats per year to finance mission activity. It is followed by a long justification and analysis of the situation including detailed remarks on Indians and mission activities in all areas. Also on presidios and tribute and collection and methods of reduction. (J. Grusin) (1975)

Letter is a brief but useful report on religious activities in durago and north. The governor asks for a bishop to be appointed because of the large numbers of new converts. Interesting remarks on the need to force non-tributary paying Indians to help fund religious activities. Pacification is gradually spreading. Complains of problems with colonists who brutalize and exort the natives. (J. Grusin) (1975)