Gobernador Belaunzaran decrees that Indians are not to be distributed in repartimiento without official mandamiento, and are not to be used for the personal business affairs of Colonial officials. All Indians currently working under repartimiento system are to be returned to their pueblos, except for those engaged in el Corte de trigo, or wheat harvest. (T. Sheridan) (!977)

The governor, Davila Pacheco, orders strict controls on wheat and corn due to bad harvests. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Organization of a labor force for the harvest of the local wheat crop. Good for social organization, as Negroes, and mulattoes are included as well as Indians. (T. Barnes) (1975)

Inventory (including prices) of property belonging to the Mision, pending sale. (R. Perez) (1976)

Information concerning the bad harvest of that year due to frost and a local lack of water. Gives amount of harvest of grapes, corn, wheat. (R. Perez) (1976)

Viceregal orders concerning Seri settlement at Pitic in which Corbalan is commanded to oversee progress on construction of Canal, and to provide military detachment at aforementioned location. At insistence of Franciscan padre procurador of Querataro, virrey plans to send additional missionary to Pitic. Included is Corbalan's response to virrey's order that Seri communal land be divided and distributed to individual Indians. (J. H. Ochs, January 1988)

Rodriguez Gallardo's deposition and remarks to informe written by visitor of Jesuit missions in Sonora. Issues discussed include consolidation of dispersed pueblos de indios; military escort for religious entradas into frontier areas; definition of indios vagantes; reasons for Pueblo desertion. Cites various articles from recopilacion de Leyes de las indias concerning reduction of Indians to mission life. author suggests that 2,000 pesos be sent to governor of Sinaloa to combat Apaches and that Barrancas of Sierra Madre be cleared of small Tarahumaran rancherias, and Indians gathered to be settled in larger pueblos. Also discussed are issues of election of Indian civic officials, regional officials to oversee Indian communities, Indian labor at missions, and punishment of mission Indians. Included is definition of siembras de comunidad versus siembras de Iglesia; number of Indians needed for a Pueblo to be legally recognized. Also, suggestions concerning land tenancy, education and repartimiento system in Sonora. (J. H. Ochs, November 1987)

Informs Croix plans for Apache campaign. Notifies him despite misgivings, sending detachments 15 men from Pitic, Altar, Buenavista presidios to reinforce presidial forces Terrenate, Fronteras, Tubac embarking on expedition. States wheat harvests that year poor, that wheat prices doubled, that many people left fields for Cieneguilla placers. Warns possible failure maiz crop. (T. Sheridan, 1976)

Superiores Ordenes, received from viceroy, may 31, 1774, F. 225 and representaciones to viceroy for may 1774, F. 227, briefly Alamos; certification of production of gold to determine king's fifth and return of gold nugget, previously discussed; cost of food and supplies for mine workers; wheat crops and Seri irrigation; delivery of corn to Sibubapas, construction of church in Suaqui; cost of repair and replacement of pearl fishing canoes, specifically the San Pedro canoe; problem of mail service between Guadalajara and Rosario. (J. M. Johnson, March 1988)

Letters about campaigns against Opatas and Apaches. Failure to round them up as rebels advised beforehand to abandon area. Governor writes about illness and inability to personally supervise campaigns as he is paralyzed on left Side of body. (A. Dell'acqua, October 1987)