(D. Marksz, August 1987)

Campo, governor of Nueva Vizcaya sends virrey copy of real de Chihuahua. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Viceregal orders to diputados de Chihuahua re: freeing of funds in treasury for salaries for Aguero and Marques de Rubi, and construction of two presidios in Nueva Vizcaya. Included are diputados' responses to these orders. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Cover letter of viceregal Despacho concerning conflict between corregidor de Chihuahua and governor of Nueva Vizcaya. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Letter from Gutierrez Castillo to virrey explaining delay in carrying out inventory of blackpowder in possession of Salazar. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Gutierrez Castillo, corregidor de Chihuahua is carrying out viceregal order forbidding black market importation into Nueva Vizcaya of saltpeter, blackpowder, other goods controlled by royal monopoly. Attached is copy of royal order regarding this matter, plus Gutierrez' auto. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Correspondence between Torija and virrey concerning military issues in Chihuahua. Issues include Apache menace to frontier, discussion of conditions to be fulfilled by indios barbaros prior to signing of future peace treaties; disposition of captured indios infieles; reform of military organization in Chihuahua; Torija petitions virrey for command of flying company. Attached is list of haciendas in Chihuahua which includes number of families at each, plus estimate of ganado mayor y Menor, Cavallada y mulada. (J. H. Ochs, June 1988)

Vizcarra, accused of disloyalty, murder and other crimes held in jail at Durango. Sentenced by comandante general Ugarte to 10 years of hard labor in leg chains to be served at real obrage of Encinillas. Intendente of Durango, Diaz protests to virrey that actions by Ugarte involving military courts belonged to office of intendente, therefore accuses gobernador of insubordination and comandancia of incompetence. Requests from virrey copy of real cedula of 1785 defining duties. Interesting for conflict between officials over jurisdiction and responsibilities of intendency versus gobernador of Provincias Internas during period of implementation of administrative changes in New Spain. Documents include royal cedula outlining reorganization of Provincias Internas, responsibilities of gobernadores, intendentes and other officials toward office and king. Topics include taxes, administrative territories and interaction between civil and military departments, fiscal obligations, salaries, goals for defense and economy. Galvez' dictado provides information specific to conflict of responsibilities and personnel undergoing administrative changes in Provincias Internas in 1786. (J. M. Johnson, August 1987)

Concerns Bucareli's further instructions to O'Conor on implementing new regulation of presidios (1772); includes notes on missionization. (J. Williams, April 1987)

Tienda sends vandos concerning distribution of Azogues to the merchants of Rosario, Alamos, and Huerta. (J. Tapia, April, 1988).