Documents concerning establishment of Hoyos. Discusses barbarious rebels who have raided, committed atrocities, scared away settlers of Llanos; only 9 Tlascaltecos left there. 70 families are to travel at own expense to resettle Llanos, take over Tanambres Valley to found Hoyos. Mentions land at Purificacion assigned to Tlascaltecos in 1717. (A. Dean, may 1990)

Transcribed documents concerning establishment of Revilla. List of 14 families (names, ages of children, ethnicity, weapons and livestock owned) to settle first, followed by list of 26 families to follow. Discussion of privileges, access to water, land, firewood equal to that held earlier. Instructions for assignment of land. Suggests placing Indians (now settled where Revilla will be) in separate mission, giving them land one league from Villa, seed, access to communal firewood supply, spiritual guidance. Last folio is map of Revilla, with locations, dimensions of church, capitan's house, rivers, land temporarily granted Indians. (A. Dean, may 1990)

Concerns relocation of presidio del sacramento to areas of loma pintada and Ayacacho because of a better strategic position to fight the Indians from those places. Military official disagrees with the idea because there is still a need to protect provinces and presidios in the Former place of the Sacramento presidio. Relocation is advocated because the new place has plenty of natural resources, fertile land, and some minerals. New place is said to be better because of better opportunity to put the Indians to work in agriculture. Reallocation of military personnel. Redistribution of land in places secured by presidios. Reorganizaton of presidios to take care of provinces is suggested by Balaunzaran who visited the area where presidios were being reorganized. (M. Marroquin, February 1989)

Concerns the beginning of the populating of new presidio of Sacramento. Soldiers and families are sent to the new presidio. Distribution of land begins, but irrigation problems resulted due to site of presidio being higher than the level of the River. Falcon reports on the events and activities in the new presidio. Patrols and reconnaissance operations are made in the presidio's surroundings. Reasons for the selection of San Diego as place for new presidio are give. This place is said to be more strategic for defense of provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Texas and Rio Grande. Difficulties in agricultural work are encountered due to the position of the presidio with respect to the River. (M. Marroquin, January 1989)

Letters from Espinoza to viceroy asking that distribution of water from Rio San Pedro and San Antonio, be given to Neofitos and Cathecumenos from missions along the River, as well as to colonizers from canary islands. (M. Marroquin, September 1989)

Series of autos dealing with distribution of land to colonizers brought from canary islands to San Fernando (capital of of Tejas and Nuevas Filipinas). Fray Vergara reports on the difficulties resulting from insufficiency of water supply to irrigate land in vicinities of Rio San Antonio. Account of events in San Fernando given. I.e. Indians stealing horses, wheat and corn plantations etc.). (M. Marroquin, September 1989)

Concerns Series of autos dealing with distribution of land and water rights to repopulators from Nuevas Filipinas. Conflict arose between Spaniards and Indians from San Fernando missions. Measurements of each property are given. Series of certifications given by Almazan about distributions of land and water rights in San Fernando to colonizers from Islas Canarias. Water source for the area was rio San Antonio. (M. Marroquin, September 2, 1989)

Concerns Series of autos dealing with conflict that arose when land and water rights were distributed to Indians of the San Fernando missions and colonizers from islas canarias (repopulation of the area needed to serve as a deterrent to Indian invasions coming through San Fernando). (M. Marroquin, September 1989)

(M.marroquin, August 1989)

Concerns Series of documents dealing with conflict that arose between colonizers of Villa de San Fernando, province of Texas and Nuevas Filipinas. Sixteen families came to colonize. Colonizers are given land and water rights. Series of documents explaining boundaries of each property which was distributed to dwellers. Conflict arose between alcalde mayor Curbelo, and colonizers who complained with higher authorities (governor Sandoval and viceroy). Land distribution takes place by Rio San Antonio and Rio San Pedro. (M. Marroquin, August 1989)