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Informes to viceroy about Indian attacks on miners in Parral.

Author(s): 
Rodriguez, Manuel (Subdelegado de Azogues)
Author(s): 
Sanchez de la Mata, Benito
Date: 
02-28-1786
Documentation: 
Parral. March 17, 1786. 18. Letters. Informes. Signed.
Keywords: 
Civil Administration Civil Offices Gold Haciendas Horses Indians (Wars) Military Campaigns Military Personnel Mines Mines (Finances) Mules Sheep Silver
General Subjects: 
Economics Ethnography Geography Military Mining

Correspondence and edicts from viceroy to various civil officials in Nueva Vizcaya during 1776.

Author(s): 
Bucareli y Ursua, Antonio Maria (Virrey)
Date: 
08-09-1776
Documentation: 
Mexico. August 9, 1776. 50p. Letters. Informes. Edicts. Signed.
Keywords: 
Civil Offices (Appointments) Commerce (Regulation) Military Campaigns Mines Postal Service Royal Fifth Seeds (Supply Of) Silver
General Subjects: 
Agriculture Legal Maritime Mining

Communications between various officials concerning status of royal treasuries

Author(s): 
Campo, Francisco Javier del
Author(s): 
Diaz de Hortega, Phelipe
Author(s): 
Plo y Aldrian, Pedro
Author(s): 
and others
Date: 
10-18-1787
Documentation: 
Chihuahua, Durango, Mexico. October 18, 1787-December 20, 1787. 51p. Letters, table, autos. Originals, copies, signed.
Keywords: 
Fiscal Affairs Merchants Military Expeditions Military Finances Mines Taxes Tobacco
General Subjects: 
Economics

Letters between Queipo de Llano, Virrey(?) and Mata concerning auditing of Barrio and remittance of silver to diputados.

Author(s): 
Queipo de Llano, Pedro Antonio
Author(s): 
Mata, Bernardo Joachin de
Author(s): 
and others
Date: 
05-19-1773
Documentation: 
Santa Iglesia de Durango, Mexico. October 20, 1773 - July 20, 1774. 12p. Letters. Originals, signed.
Keywords: 
Commerce Fiscal Affairs Military Salaries Mines Silver
General Subjects: 
Economics Legal Military

Letters between Virrey(?) and Queipo de Llano about remission of silver, rents, and inheritance

Author(s): 
Virrey(?)
Author(s): 
Queipo de Llano, Pedro Antonio
Date: 
11-22-1772
Documentation: 
Mexico, Chihuahua. April 7, 1773 - June 23, 1773. 11p. Letters. Originals, signed.
Keywords: 
Commerce Fiscal Affairs Mines Silver
General Subjects: 
History Legal

Letters between Virrey(?) and Carrillo concerning mines, commerce, & church ornament condition and custody.

Author(s): 
Virrey(?)
Author(s): 
Carrillo, Francisco Antonio
Date: 
10-06-1770
Documentation: 
Mexico, Chiguagua. December 20, 1771 - March 25, 1772. 16p. Letters. Originals, signed.
Keywords: 
Architecture (Construction) Architecture (Religious) Civil-Religious Relations Commerce Mines Mission Furnishing (Inventory) Silver
General Subjects: 
History Religious

Letters between Lemus, Queipo de Llano and Virrey(?) concerning Indian violence and state of province in 1770.

Author(s): 
Lemus, Juan Joseph de
Author(s): 
Queipo de Llano, Pedro Antonio (Teniente Capitan)
Author(s): 
Virrey(?)
Date: 
11-22-1769
Documentation: 
San Lucas, Santa Eulalia de Chiguagua, San Phelipe el Real de Chiguagua. February 10,1770 - October 5, 1771. 86p. Letters, relaciones. Originals, copies, transcriptions.
Keywords: 
Animals (Domestic) Civil-Military Relations Commerce Corn Crimes Crimes (Corpse Mutilation) Crimes (Murder) Crimes (Theft) Food Supplies Haciendas Haciendas (Defense) Horses Hunger Indians Indians (Crimes) Indians (Depredations) Indians (Relations) Indians (Wars) Military Campaigns Military Expeditions Mines Mines (Closure) Mules Women
General Subjects: 
Economics Ethnography Military

Letters from Fayni and others concerning value of gold and silver from Chiguagua, Durango, Parral in 1772.

Author(s): 
Fayni, Joseph
Author(s): 
Gutierrez
Author(s): 
Valdes
Author(s): 
and others
Date: 
03-02-1771
Documentation: 
Durango, Mexico. April 4, 1772 - May 9, 1772. 5p. Letter. Original, signed.
Keywords: 
Gold Mines Silver
General Subjects: 
Economics Mining

Letter from Virrey(?) to Fayni ordering Fayni to send mined silver to augment treasury and promote commerce.

Author(s): 
Antonio (Virrey(?))
Date: 
08-18-1772
Documentation: 
Mexico. August 18, 1772. 3p. Letter. Original, signed.
Keywords: 
Commerce Mines Silver Mining
General Subjects: 
Economics Mining