Series of documents concerning establishment of postal service between Durango and Chihuahua. Arrest of military official. Transportation of Indian prisoners. Reorganization of missions and haciendas personnel. Reports on Apache attacks and potential threat to crops and weapons in storage from Indian rebels. Traitor Indians guides leading attacks against haciendas and presidios. Prosecution of illegal gambling house leaser.

Series of documents dealing with stipends and sinodos. Postal service connecting los Alamos. Virrey asks for letters summary and indexes. Notice of diaries on expedition. Index of representaciones from governor to virrey. Report on Indians attack. Report on trip to Carrizal. Description of Indian lifestyle and food. Priest narrate his work as part of a military campaign. Notice on implementation of real derecho de tributo. Military official reinstated. Visit to presidios of fronteras and Terrenate. Relief of military official. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Series of documents concerning request for Indian guides on campaigns against Apaches. Index of letters sent from governor of Sonora to virrey. Bonilla inspection military post attacked by Apaches and gives report on damages and casualties; troops are ordered to remain on defensive. Special mail sent from San Gabriel by Ansa about expedition to Californias. Report on Seris' conduct and construction of a church building. Governor reports on status of Indian Tiburones and their relocation. Captain is sent to Maloia to govern and to protect Indians from their enemies. Report on Yaqui Indian who was murdered by Josef Miguel Lopez. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Series of documents concerning request for military escort and doubling of number of priests in Querataro. Notice from governor on execution of orders in matter of Manuel Rivera. Establishment of a chaplain in presidio of terrate. Monthly postal service established in el Rosario, Guadalaxara and vicinities (ff. 66-69-75-76). Indians from el Rosario, request a captain to govern and protect them from enemy's attacks. Governor informs about problems he had to issue his report on situation of provinces under his authority. Report on Droughts and floods that ruined Sinaloa in 1770. Request that visita be called off. Report that a campaign against Apaches was delayed due to problems with the horses. Report on new advances made in agriculture and Droughts suffered in previous years and pearl fishery in coasts of Tepoca. (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Series of documents concerning complaints of Indians from Bacadeguachi because of mistreatment and little food they get from missionary of that jurisdiction. Governor of Sonora gives account of need for postal service within provinces under his authority. Construction of a ditch for irrigation. Military groups and officials existing in Sinaloa and Sonora. Indians ambushed a military convoy killing two and wounding eight (folio 59). (J. Marroquin, August 1988)

Letters from Aguero to virrey concerning problems of previous administrations, Aguero complains about lack of order in management of money in the presidios and in the government, he suggests to the virrey to sign his letters or at least to write virrey on them so he can be sure of their authenticity and follow orders given on them. He also suggests some changes in management of water to the area since the River is polluted. Aguero also describes terrible situation of Durango, full of criminals and with no decent jail; the horrors suffered by Chihuahua always attacked by Indians and without enough troops to protect it; and there is no official house for the governor and oficials in Durango, a problem that can be easily solved by taking money from the church and not bribing the workers (untar la Mano). The governor complains to the virrey for not getting his pay in Durango and says that he is more honest than most government oficials. In another letter Aguero proposes some changes in mail procedures and strongly suggests to the virrey to give an order about these changes, in the meantime he has already encarcerated some oficials for not proceeding according orders. A letter from Canel y Castrillon offering his services as capitan for a new regiment in Durango, and a strong recommendation from Aguero to Cruillas. (T. Kahana, November 1988)

Letters to and from Aguero concerning administrative issues in mail between Zacatecas and Durango, disposition of the deceased's wealth.

Corbalan requests information from viceroy on manner of payment to be made to Arrieros and workers and duties of administrators of the Correos y postas. Chametla Salinas to be administered under different ministry. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Anza chosen to lead second expedition from Sonora; difficulties, duties and finances discussed. Guerra dismissed from post and appeal to Corbalan rejected for poor administration of Renta de sales. Caudales (ff. 352-370) of gold, mercury, salt, bulas, silver, papel sellado, Monte Pio, tobacco, gunpowder and playing cards; ff. 359-360 inventory equipment and furnishings; ff. 365-366 payments made for presidios by real hacienda; F. 369 list of remittances and summary data. Regular correspondence will cease as Corbalan is on route to Mexico. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)

Correspondence consists of short dicussions of the following: poor wheat crop of the Seris; payments to Compania Volante de Terrenate and Dragones de Espana; expenses of military expedition in province; delay of Corbalan's trip to Mexico; revision of schedule of postal service between Rosario and Guadalajara to permit collection and distribution from/to other settlements; sale and transportation of bell from Suaqui; discrepancy of amount of mercury received vs. expected; alcabala paid on ore to real casa. (J. M. Johnson, April 1988)