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Mission Abandonment

Marques de las Amarrillas to Jacinto de Barrios y Jauregui. Concerns missions on the Santa Rosa del Alcazar river.

Author(s): 
Amarrillas, Marques de las (Virrey)
Date: 
03-13-1758
Documentation: 
Mexico (Ciudad). March 13, 1758. Letter. Original. Signed.
Keywords: 
Mission Abandonment Mission Establishment Presidios (Abandonment)
General Subjects: 
Missions

Fray Francisco Xavier Ortiz. Visita de las misiones.

Author(s): 
Ortiz, Francisco Xavier (Fray)
Date: 
10-11-1745
Documentation: 
Nuestra Senora de los Dolores. October 11, 1745. 50p. Informe. Transcription.
Keywords: 
Education Education (Language Instruction) Indians (Conversion) Indians (Population) Mission Abandonment Mission Inventory Vital Statistics
General Subjects: 
Agriculture Ethnography History Linguistics Missions Religious Social-Organization

Del duque de Albuquerque a don Francisco Fernandez de la Cueva. Sobre la mudanza de la mision de San Bernardo.

Author(s): 
Albuquerque, Duque de (Virrey)
Date: 
03-02-1707
Documentation: 
Mexico. March 2, 1707. 3p. Auto. Transcription.
Keywords: 
Mission Abandonment Mission Establishment
General Subjects: 
Missions Social-Organization

Cacho, Antonio to Melgares, Facundo. Reporting his (Cacho's) leaving Zuni mission because of danger from navajo. Reply of July 28 appended.

Author(s): 
Cacho, Antonio (OFM)
Date: 
07-27-1821
Documentation: 
Santa Fee. July 27, 1821. 1 pages. Letter. Original. Signed.
Keywords: 
Franciscans Indians (Depredations) Indians (Relations) Mission Abandonment
General Subjects: 
Political Religious

Anton, Sebastian. A letter written by Anton in reply to charges, that he was absent from his mission of Picuris.

Author(s): 
Anton, Sebastian (OFM)
Date: 
03-03-1785
Documentation: 
Chihuahua. March 3, 1785. 1 pages. Letter. Original. Signed.
Keywords: 
Crimes (Desertion) Mission Abandonment Mission Administration
General Subjects: 
Legal Missions

Rengel, Joseph Antonio to Ansa, Juan Bautista de. A letter concerning the case of Sevastian Anton charged by the alcalde mayor of la Canada with having been absent from his mission.

Author(s): 
Rengel, Joseph Antonio (Governador)
Date: 
03-03-1785
Documentation: 
Chihuahua. March 3, 1785. 2 pages. Letter. Original. Signed.
Keywords: 
Crimes (Desertion) Mission Abandonment Mission Administration
General Subjects: 
Legal Missions

Croix (Cavallero de) to Ansa, Juan Baptista de. A letter concerning the reduction in the number of New Mexico missions.

Author(s): 
Croix (Cavallero de)
Date: 
03-08-1783
Documentation: 
Arispe. March 8, 1783. 2 pages. Letter. Original. Signed.
Keywords: 
Mission (Lists) Mission Abandonment
General Subjects: 
Economics Legal Missions

Fr. Diego Ximenez to exmo senor.

Author(s): 
Ximenez, Diego
Date: 
12-06-1774
Documentation: 
Colegio de San Fernando. December 6, 1774. 2 folios.
Keywords: 
Mission Abandonment Population
General Subjects: 
History Military Missions Political Religious

Fr. Juan Joseph Agorreta to fr. Romauldo Cartagena.

Author(s): 
Agorreta, Juan Joseph
Date: 
09-08-1773
Documentation: 
Mission de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores del Saric. September 8, 1773. 2 folios.
Keywords: 
Indians (Depredations) Indians (Wars) Mission Abandonment Water Supply And Irrigation
General Subjects: 
Agriculture Missions Religious

Fr. Joseph Guadalupe to the gov.

Author(s): 
Guadalupe, Joseph
Date: 
- -N.D.
Documentation: 
Colegio de Santa Cruz de Querataro. N.d. 2 folios. A petition by fr. Joseph Guadalupe concerning the missions de los rios de San Antonio y s. Xavier belonging to the colegio de Santa Cruz de Querataro, requesting the governor that the fathers there be permitted to leave the missions because of the grave danger that exists regarding their lives. suplico v. S... Permitar a los misioneros suplicantes se retieren a otro rio... this is also an attestation by Pedro de rabago with his signature and that of two assistants. This is an original document with the autograph of fr. Joseph. (microfilm catalog)
Keywords: 
Indians (Depredations) Mission Abandonment
General Subjects: 
Military Missions Political