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Show ae a) -Phe Pe wie ee iad anki cg aut tet teas ee < THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW THE SPANISH ARCHIVES MEXICO LUJAN, JUANA. July 15-August 22, 1762. Inventory of the estate of by Don Carlos Fernandez, alcalde mayor of La Canada, including real estate; the real estate was valued at 1,150 pesos (cultivated) and the uncultivated or pasture lands at 100 pesos. ORTIZ, DONA MARIA. July 22-August 13, 1762, Her petition asking for the appointment of an administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Don Joseph Riaho, as she could not serve, owing to illness. Toribio Ortiz was named. 10f ATIENZA, 1762. PEDRO pz. August 4-September 13, Writs, proceedings, ete., before Don Carlos Fernandez, alcalde mayor of La Cafiada, against Miguel, a Genizaro In- dian of the pueblo of San Juan, in the matter of a debt of a mule; judgment for plaintiff, of ORTIZ, DONA MARTA, August 8-November 23, 1762. Proceedings in a suit against Clemente Gutierrez, ‘‘mercador en este Reyno’’ for debts due and owing the estate of Don Joseph Riafio. GARDUNO. vs. Lazaro ber 3, 1762. Cordoba. 19f April 22, Novem- Writs and proceedings in suit before Don Carlos Fernandez, alealde mayor of La Cafiada. Suit concerned sheep and other live stock. GARCIA, SANTIAGO, August 18, 1762. 14f Suit of for the recovery of a cow which he discovered with the stock of the Teniente, Francisco Duran, at Ojo Calliente. He received his cow. PINO, DON JOACHIN, October 18, 1762, to March 14, 1763. Writs and proceedings before Don Carlos Fernandez, alcalde of La Cafiada, in his suit against Juan de Dios, 4 Genizaro Indian. The charge was burglary and the Indian was sentenced to labor for the plaintiff, Don Joachin. GARCIA, BARBARA, November 6f 2-10, 1762. Proceedings in her suit against Joseph Morefio for debts due her deceased husband, the latter being lost. the last will and No judgment. testament 4f of BACA, JUAN ANTONIO, OF NEW MEXICO December 239 11, 1762. Proceedings in a suit against him, a citizen of La Cieneguilla; he was charged with having violated an executive order in having sold an Indian woman without any license. of La Crenegulla was a small settlement near Santa Fe. ARMIJO, GERTRUDES pz, vs. Blas cember 15, 1762, to March 31, 1763. Lopez. De- Complaint charging him with attempting to enter her house at midnight. Banished for three years and a fine of fifty pesos. 14f GARCIA, BARBARA. February 4-7, 1763. Proceedings in the matter of her complaint charging that certain Indian captives had been taken away from her and demanding restitution. MOYA, JUAN, February 4, April 20, 1763. Criminal proceedings against him for the larceny of a cow. Ordered to make restitution and pay costs. He was in prison and in the stocks. CRUILLAS, Al, £1 0p; MARQUES 4f pe. Viceroy. Mexico, May Letter to the governor and captain-general, Don Tomas Velez Cachupin, relative to a threatened invasion by the Comanches. If The Marqués de las Amarillas had been viceroy of New Spain until the 5th day of February, 1760, when he died in the City of Mexico. He was succeeded ad interim by Don Francisco Cajigal de la Vega, lieutenant-general of the royal army, at the time the governor of Havana. Cajigal came to Mexico and assumed the viceroyalty April 28, 1760, but continued in the position only until the following October, when Don Joachin de Montserrat, Marqués de Cruillas, became viceroy. Almost immediately after his succession to office he became engaged in directing a campaign against the Seris and Pimas, who had killed the governor of Sonora, Don Antonio de Mendoza. These tribes had been in arms against the Spaniards since 1749. Mendoza was killed in November, 1760. The Marqués de Cruillas was succeeded by Don Carlos Francisco de Croix, a Fleming and native of Lille, distinguished in the military annals of the time. He held the title of Marqués de Croix |