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Letter from Gachupin to virrey Croix concerning need of cooperation between presidios for defense.

Author(s): 
Velez Cachupin, Thomas
Date: 
04-20-1768
Documentation: 
Jalapa. April 20, 1768 - April 27, 1768. 12p. Letter. Original, signed.
Keywords: 
Census Commerce Indians (Depredations) Military Inspections Mines Population Presidios Presidios (Establishment)
General Subjects: 
Military Social-Organization

Ripperda's correspondence re: troops, tobacco, and prisoner

Author(s): 
Valverde, Azisclos (Fray)
Author(s): 
Ripperda, Baron de
Author(s): 
Virrey(?)
Date: 
07-07-1777
Documentation: 
Bexar, Valero. September 3 - August 5, 1770. 10p. Letters. Originals, signed.
Keywords: 
Indian Auxiliaries Indians (Intertribal Relations) Military Campaigns Military Supplies Mines Presidios (Establishment) Prisoners Tobacco Weapons
General Subjects: 
Legal Military Missions

Letter from Ripperda to Bucareli concerning stampede and loss of horses

Author(s): 
Ripperda, Baron de
Date: 
02-07-1774
Documentation: 
Bexar. February 7, 1774. 3p. Letter, extracto. Original, signed.
Keywords: 
Crimes (Theft) Horses Hunting And Gathering Indians (Depredations) Military Personnel Military Supplies Mines Woodworking Industries
General Subjects: 
Economics Military

Correspondence between noboa, virrey concerning state of mineria y comercio at Chihuahua.

Author(s): 
Gonzalez de noboa, Domingo Antonio
Author(s): 
Virrey
Date: 
03-26-1768
Documentation: 
Chihuahua. March 26, 1768 and May 2, 1768. 4pp. Letters. Signed, draft.
Keywords: 
Civil Administration Civil Offices (Diputado de Mineria) Commerce Fiscal Affairs Indians (Depredations) Mines
General Subjects: 
Economics Military Mining Religious

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Author(s): 
Ayuntamiento de Chihuahua
Author(s): 
Virrey Indian depredations and Military expedition.
Date: 
01-01-1748
Documentation: 
Chihuahua. November 7, 1767 through December 19, 1767. 70pp. Certificacion, letters. Original, duplicadas.
Keywords: 
Captives (Of Indians) Cattle Commerce Disease (Peste) Food Supplies Haciendas (Defense) Horses Indian Auxiliaries Indian Spies Indians (Depredations) Military Campaigns Military Expeditions Militia Mines Mission (Establishment) Mules Municipal Administration (Ayuntamiento) Presidios (Establishment) Silver Weapons
General Subjects: 
History Military Political

Informe from Torijas to virrey concerning deplorable state of affairs in Chihuahua due to Indian depredations.

Author(s): 
Torijas y Leri, Fernando de (Corregidor)
Author(s): 
Garcia Valdes, Francisco Irene
Author(s): 
and others
Date: 
08-24-1763
Documentation: 
Chihuahua. September 22, 1763. 52pp. Informe. Original, signed.
Keywords: 
Captives (Of Indians) Droughts Haciendas (Defense) Indian Auxiliaries Indians (Depredations) Indians (Relations) Military Campaigns Military Organization And Administration Military-Religious Relations Mines
General Subjects: 
Ethnography Military Political

Appointment of person to transport silver

Author(s): 
Mendoza, Matheo Antonio
Date: 
00-00-0000
Documentation: 
San Phelipe el Real. May 4, 1756-
Keywords: 
Mines Mission Establishment Silver Transportation (Mule Trains)
General Subjects: 
Economics Mining Political

Corbalan to Croix letter concerning Sonoran mines.

Author(s): 
Corbalan, Pedro
Date: 
09-24-1771
Documentation: 
Alamos. September 24, 1771. 4p. Letter. Signed. Photostat.
Keywords: 
Gold Mines Silver
General Subjects: 
Mining

Correspondence of intendente Corbalan for April - June, 1773

Author(s): 
Corbalan, Pedro (Intendente)
Author(s): 
Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)
Author(s): 
Aragon, Pedro Gabriel de
Date: 
02-22-1772
Documentation: 
Alamos, Horcasitas, camoa. April 1, 1773 to September 28, 1773. Ordenes superiores. Representaciones. Letters, signed. Originals. Copies.
Keywords: 
Architecture (Religious) Civil Offices (Intendente) Coinage Crimes (Murder) Fiscal Affairs Gold Indians (Agriculture) Indians (Crimes) Indians (Reduccion) Indians (Resettlement) Indians (Tribute) Military-Religious Relations Mines Pearl Fishery Religious Salaries Royal Fifth Royal Monopolies Silver Taxes Water Rights Water Supply And Irrigation Will (Testament)
General Subjects: 
Economics Legal Military Mining Political