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Show ‘i, “ < i”sad ee nd ee PYm4 adi e ee his a Bee eee ee Pet Pe Me te ener ee Oe a r * - iar ie + er ae” : 282 THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO 789 GUTIERRES pz ta CUEVA, JUAN, May 25, 1780. THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO CROIX, Ng to the governor of New Mexico transmitting ra ae CAVALLERO, pz, Chihuahua, CAVALLERO Letter to the governor March 30, pz, Chihuahua, June 2, 1780. of New Mexico about a captive among the Comanches taken at Tomé and at the time in the province of Texas. 1f CROIX, CAVALLERO DE, Chihuahua, June 3, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico relativ e to the settle- ments of the accounts of the garrison at Santa Fe. EL PASO DEL June 20, 1780. NORTE, CITIZENS ied copy; mutilated. FE PRESIDIAL COMPANY. Instructions relative to the | m anner troops. Uae etter Badly torn. ee ALLERO of col sean Naice iy Of : DE, Chihuahua, June 20, 1780. to the governor of New Mexj plaint of Cristobal Vigil ; ane ane uaa , CROIX, CAVALLERO oe : if DE, Chihuahua, June 23, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico transm itting the text of royal decre e of October 28. trafficking in the colonies, 1 le -7 gue CAVALLERO DE, Chihuahua, June 26, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico transmitting CROIX, CAVALLERO side Of DE, Chihuahua, July 20, 1780. Letter to the he gover gov nor of New N decree not in the archives. M 1 : nies aeate CROIX, Ve : CAVALLERO pz, Chihuahua, July 14, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico acknowledging advice of a contribution of 2175 pesos by the officers and men of the Santa Fe garrison toward the construction of the military post at Santa Fe and other matters. 2f CROIX, CAVALLERO Letters ps, Chihuahua, July 15, 1780. (4) to the governor of New Mexico relative to mili- tary affairs. CROIX, CAVALLERO Af pz, Chihuahua, July 19, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico asking whether at any time the Acordada had exercised any jurisdiction in New Mexico. if CAVALLERO pz, Chihuahua, July 19, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico relative to the distribution of powder among the soldiers. if SANTA FE PRESIDAL COMPANY, July 31, 1780. Diary of occurrences. CROIX, CAVALLERO 1780. 2f pz, Chihuahua, September 7, Letter to the governor of New Mexico relative to the promotion of cadets. if Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza, prior to his appointment to the governorship of New Mexico, made an exploration trip by way of the Gila river to California. He reached the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers February 7, 1774. Here he was entertained by the Yuma Indians. The second portion of his journey was begun on the 9th by crossing the Colorado, the first by Europeans into Upper California. leat The river had been crossed in 1540 by Melchor Diaz, by Father Kino (Kuehne) in 1701, and by Fray Garcés, one of those who accompanied Colonel Anza, in 1771, but CROIX, decree relative to the celeb ration of holy eh ‘ful campaign by Anza against the Comanches and relative to other campaigns against the Utes and Apaches. If CROIX, OF, April 13 | Petition protesting against the establishment of a wall around the place as contemplated by the lieutenant-governor. 10f Certif SANTA pz, Chihuahua, July 14, 1780. Letter to the governor of New Mexico relative to a success- Letter to the governor of New Mexico notifying him that the last packet was compelled to throw overboard all of the correspondence on account of being pursued by an English corsair. it CROIX, CAVALLERO 283 ! these had each crossed into Lower California. The expedition was guided to a ford, where, aided by the Indians, Anza crossed in safety. In celebration of this event and in commemoration of the crossing having been first accomplished by Spaniards, Anza fired a salute and set off some rockets which pleased the Indians, although the sound of |