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In the royal presidio of 3. Annt t onio de Bexar, , on ka7r ch

elght, one thousand seven hundred"thirty-eight, in view of

the powers_whieh, 4he e on the twenty-fourth

13 Powers day of the month of January of the current

year, in the presence of Don Joseph Cayettano

do Ber,gara, lieutenant of the royal presidio of Nuestra Be-

flora deel Pilar de los Adais, acting as reeeptor, the offia-

cera and soldiers of sal.d presidio had granted to me, in the

first place, and, in the second place, to Don Domingo de ^-E;u-

mendl.© Vrr•utia, a resident and merchant of the City of '.Mexi-

co, for the collection of the salary they had earned for ,the

last two-thirds of the past year of thirty-seven, the lat,ter

haveforwarded 4e me the originals in order that they may be

included in the protocol of public documents in the Archives

of the former presidio, as required. The present notary

shall make, in publie maaner and form, one, two, or more

certified copies of them prefaced by this decree, which

shall be sent to the above-mentioned Don Domingo so that they

may be used by him. I hereby give to the latter, in`caae of

neceesity, such power as may be necessary and required by

law to the end that the same may and shall be valid in aa3.1

i t;fs clauses and provisions. Don

\ _,Prudenzio de probio

ttera, governor of this province of Thexas and NewaPhi,lippin^s

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lvthu.e decreed, granted and signed it before the present.//no-

tary public and Ceecretary3 of the municipal council. I cer-

tify.

prudeneio de Orobio Bazterra

CRubric3

Done in my preeence:co

Fran. Joaeph de arocha

rRubric,

Notax°y.public and c5eeretary3 of the Municipal Council

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2//cCross'

In the royal presidio of Buestra SeFiora de el Pilar de

los Adais, jurisdiction of the province of thexas, New phil-

ippines, on the twenty-fourth day of the month of January,

one thousand seven hundred thirty-eight, before me, Don Joa'

seph Calletano de Yergara, lieutenant of the cempany , and '

settlement of this presidio of los Adaie, commaudant;in

chief of same and its frontier, and chief justice of its

jurisdiction, by Don Prudencio de Basterra, governor and

captain genera,l of the provinces of thexas and New Philip-

pines, in the presence of the witnesses with whom I am act-

ing as uez receptor, in the absence of a royal notary or a

notary public, because there is none in this jurisdiction

as required by law, there appeared before me in person,Ala0

fere® Don Joseph Gonzi3.es, Sergeant Manuel ,Antt.. de losolla0

and the soldiers Pedro dezierra, Phelipe Bermtides, ' Ju. San-

.ches detobar, hateo y barbo, Phelipe dezierra, Antoniv decor-

dobes, Aidres. Sane,hes, Agustin Sanches, Dom.inao de el rrf o,

Domingo chireno, Fransisco de lazerda, Fernando delazerda,co co

Joseph de Yille,r.rreal, Fran., de thorres, Fran. de Napolee,CO

Ygnasio de San mig0

antt. de luna, Ju. do mvra, Ju. Joseph Marques, Jasepla de0

Castro, Ju de Thorree, Ignacio Hernandee, Pedro 3anchee,0

Juliin Flores, Ju. de los R. eyes, Joseph de Ariae, Miguel de0

el rrfo,, Joseph de Aco$ta, Miguel Ramos, Ju. Benlto de The

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^ rreyes, manue7, Beslanga, Joseph de Santacrus, Joseph detrejo,1

Joseph Miguel Domingues, L'ocas Flares, Manuel Luss, Man. de

Ar anbula, Salbador de los- posos, Diego .:de Villa. Franca,.Mi-

gu el .Cortas, Manuel chirino, Salbador de Eepar sa, Santiago

Vega, Xrisptbbal Rodrigues, Xx'isptobal de Santiago, Xri.+spto--0 0

bal de oa, rrio, Ju de padilla, Ju. Games, pie,go Ra^non, L^-^0

saro Ybanes, Sebastian Camaeho, Marcos Martin, Ju. de Villa-

rreal, Marcos Auis and Joseph dezalasar, officers and sol-

dier$ of .the garrison of this royal presidio, all of whom I

certify that I know, and they said that in. the year just

past of one thousand seven hundred th.irty-se4en, they had

granted together, unanimously, by common consent, as a,

group and individually, a power of attorney to Don Man. de

Sandoval., captain of infantry_ and former governor of this

province, and through him to Don Domil.±igo de Gomendio, his

agent in the capital of Mexico, for the collection of the

entire amount of the salary for the first third of said past

year which said,offioers and soldiers of this company and

settlement had earned and. which was allotted to them for

services rendered. By virtue of the written petition made

at the request of the above mentioned officers and soldiers,

the aforesaid total amount for said first third of the year

was in process of being paid to them in person and to their

satisfaction,by the said captain through his cashiers in the

presence of the officer who was at that time lieutenant

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general of this- said presidio and of the officers of saidwhen

garrison and company,/C.olonel Don Carlos de Franquis, who

was then governor of this province, arrived at this presi-

dio. The unjust and abusive manner in. which the latter be-

haved toward said Don Manuel de Sandoval and toward said

lieutenant general, appointed by- said Colonel, is generally

and publicly known. The latter made various promises (some

of which will have to be mentioned hereinafter) andp.aeting

without any counsel other than. his authority, he commanded

the aforesaid signers to annul the above-mentioned power

granted to said Captain Don Manuel de Sandovaal and to

grant one, for the entire past year of one thousand seven

hundred th3.rty-se4en, from the first of January to the last

of December of said year., to said Colonel Don Carlos Fren-O

quis, and through him to his agent, Don Ju. de Angu3.o, a2v

resident QY the City of Mexico. The signers did so or

they feared that, since they were'poor,. if they refused to.

do anything.whatever that said Don Carlas de Franquis should

sug$est, the latter might ibfliat upon them even greater abuses

than he had upon his aforesaid predecessor and upon Lieuten-

ant General Don Fermfn de y Biriqd, for they observed that

when one of the aigners told him that said Don Manuel do

Sandoval had paid them what. was due them, he became.angry,

asked him his name and made other threats which arle,not

cited herein. if sueh had not been the case, when they had

given him, as their governar, their power of attorney for

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the rest of the past year, they would not have annulled the

one they had granted for the first_ third of said year since,

as they have stated, the amount of the allottment or its

equivalent had been received. Because of the fact that

seventeen months have passed since Colonel Don Carlos Fran-

quis took possession of this government and that from him

they barely received a little corn, some cattle and a few

horses and that most of them have large families, and since

the Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Archbiahop and Vice-

roy, for just reasons has deposed said gentlemen froru the

,gov ernorship and has appointed to that office Don Prudeneio

de . orouioy basterra, In order that it may be possible for

the signers to ask of the said present governor what they may

require In the future and what they now urgen', tly need both

for the discharge of their duties and for the support of,

their needy families,, they do by these presents grant, as

.above stated, together, 1ndiV'idually and as a group, and

give such. power as may be necessary and required by law, in

the first place, to said Governor.Don Prudencio de.Orobyo y.

Basterra and, in the second place, to Don Domingo de Gomen-

dio, a resident,and merchant of the City of Mexica, appointed

as paymasters by said officers and soldiers so that in,their

name and representing their own persons, rights, and acts,

they m,ay-and shall appear f or each one individually and for

all collectively before the Most Illustrious and Most

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• Excellent Archbishop and Viceroy of this New Spain to ask for

the warrants necessary for the colleetion'of their sal.aries

for the last two-thirds of the year just past of one thousand

seven hundred thirty-seven, from the firet of May through the

thirty-first of December, of the four hundred-twenty pesos

per year assigned by His Majesty for each soldier, plus anthe

additional sixty-five pesos each for the lieutenant, /alferez ., "...^..-...^..the

and/eergeant. They shall place In safety. for its collection

and payment by the. Aoyal Treasury the af oresaid power which

was granted to said Captain on Manhel 'de &andov8l for the

first third. of said past year, seven hundred thirty-seven,

and which, if it should be necessary so to do, they do hereby

declare to be valid, good and legal, as it has been and still

ie; no annulment thereof which they may have made or shall

make in the future shall be valid. If by accident it may

have been lost or if it may have been concealed, or if for any

reason it should be necessary so to do, said signers do here^-

by give it such power and validity as required by law so that

it may be used for the collection and payment of the amount

as signed for the said first. third of said past year, from

the first of January through the last of April, for the

salary of the company: and garrison of this said presidio. It

shall be as effective as if this present power had been

g-r. anted`. solely, for this purpose, and they do hereby annul_ on e,

two, three and as many more times as permitted by law .the

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power which they granted to said Colonel Don Carlos Franquis,•and declare and confess that they executed the same for the

reasons they have previously stated and also because the only

manner in which they have been able to obtain the scant supply

of provisions and horses above-gentioaed has been by charging

it against their aforesaid salaries..Any additional aid which

they may have received has been in the form of limited provi-.

sions supplied by said Don Manuel de Sandoual or by the cap-.0

tai.n; of the ,presidio of San 1Att., Don Joseph de,Vrrutia.

The total and justifiable amount of the'cost of the provisions

that have been supplied to us shali be paid from the grose

amount of our salaries allotted for the last two-thirds of

said past year, seven hunc7red thirty-$even by our said Gover->3

nor Don prudehcio de Oroulo //y Basterra, or by Don Domingo

de Gomendio, who shall bear in mind that whatever may have

. been given to us on account by said Don Carlos Fbranquis

shall be paid for at the rate of the principal and costs plus

Forty per cent profit and in no other, manner in view of the

repeated promises to that effect,made to us by said gentle-

man and publicly proclaimed to the sound of the drum and

posted by an order signed by him on the guardroom of this

presidio, where it still remains. This power is also granted

in order that said Governor or Don Domingo de Gomendio may

collect and receive the gunpowder which His Majesty has al-

lotted to thie company in the.amount of six pounds per soldier,

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or an aggregate of three hundred seventy pounds. per year; the

signers have not yet received the allotments due them for the

years one th.ous$nd seven hundred thirty-three, thirty-four,

thirty-five, thirty-six, and thirty-seven. The sum total for

their salaries and for the gunpowder for the aforesaid years

shall be paid by the Royal Treasury. in Mexico City, where the

official royal judges in virtue of said warrant from the Most

Illustrious and Most Excellent AX'chbishop and Viceroy shall

issue in cash, to the satisfaction of the above-stated signers

and in their name, to either one of the two afore-mentioned

agents, or to whoever may represent them, the aforesaid sum

and gunpowder. For the cash and gunpowder which the latter

may collect and receive, they shall Vant the receipts and

quItts,nces necessary for their collection plus affidavits

that they have received same or the renunciation of laws con-

nected therewith. They shall present before His, Excellency

the necessary memorials and documents. For the execution of

the foregoing and of whatever else may have to be done inci-

denta7:ly and related thereto, the signers give and grant to

said Governor pon Prudencio de 4robio y Bastere,and to Don

Domingo de Gomendio the present power of attorney with full

authority and power to appoint one, two, three, or more

substitutes; the latter also may appoint as many m,ore as may

be Aeeded, without any reetriction whatever; to them.alao is

granted the same power and authority to attend to other

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proceedings and negotiations which may or shall arise in con-

ne ction with this transaction. They shall also instigate

legal proceedings and make oath whenever necessary. The

signers bind their persons and present and future assets for

the execution of this power; they authorize His Majesty's

judges to whom these presents shall come to compel them to

obser.ve and comply with same to the full force and extent ;of

the law as if it were a sentence given and pronounced in a

ease which had been tried in court by a competent judge.

They renounce their own home and community, the law of, Si

Cumbenerit, de juridisionem 3mniun udicthe general laws,

and any others-whiah might be in their 'favor or defense; and

to that end they vouch for one another, and they will comply

with same without fail. They asked and begged me to inter-

pose my roysl and judicial authority, and I, said lieutenant

and chief justice, declare that, in the name of His Majesty,

I do hereby interpose same insofar as . T can and should, ac-

carding to law. Done before me and the attendant witnesses3v

with whom I am acting according to law. Those who k//new how

to write their names signed it with me, and for those who did

not know how to write one of the folldwing witnesses, who

were pre4ent and are residents of this royal preeidio-ot

Nuestra SePora de el Pilar de los Adais, signed: Lie.utenant0 0

Don Ju. Aott de aMorin, Alf Ph:elipe muPios 'de"mora ando.

Ju.,_de armijo. This is written on common paper beeause there

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is no staraped paper in this jurisdiction as provided by law.

I certify. .

gigned; Joseph Cayetano de Vergara

CRubric y -

coFr an antofio de napoles

[Rubriey

Feliphe Beraddes

CRubric.,

Aridres Sanahe;s

cRubrIc.3

Jose de Casttro

rRubric3

Antonio de luna

rRubric3

Marcoe Ruys

ERubric,

Pheliphe de sirra

6Rubrica

Joseph de Acosta

CRubrlc3

Pedro de Cierra, Antonio Cordoves,.,eguetin Sa^ ►cheB, do-0 co

tningo del R$o, Ju Sanches. tobar, Fr,an de la Zerde., Fernan-eo 00

do de la. Zerda, Joseph Fran de Villaxreal., Fr°aA de ttores,co 0

Fran de Samiguel, higriasio de Samiguel, Juan de mora, Ju •

Joseph marques, Juan de torres, hgnasio hernandes, Pedro San-

Ohes, Juan de loi Relles, Joseph de arias, Miguel del Rio,

Joseph'miguel Ramo:s, Jusn benito de los Relles, Joseph manuel

Joseph Gonsalez

CRubric3

Manuel Antonio do Losoya

cRubricy

Katheo Antonio de y barbu

cRubric3

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berlanga, Juan Joseph de 5anta Crus, Joseph de trexo, Joseph

miguel domingues, lucas Flores, Manuel luIs de los Relles,

Manuel de Arambula, Manuel galuador de los Posos.

Witness and at the request of the foregoing:

Juan antonio de amorin

tRubric3

Diego de Villafranca,.miguel.Cortea, Manuel Chirino,

Saluador de esparaa, Santiago Vega, Christohal Rodrigues,

Chriatobal del Rio, Joseph diego Ram6n, lasaro h1banes, Se-

uastiaA Camaeho, maarcos martin, Juan de Villarreal, Joseph

de 8alazar.

Witness and at: the request of the above-named:

Anderes de espino

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At the request of Juan Games and Juan de Padilla:

Felipe mulios de mora

cRubric3

Witness: Witness:

Andres::de espino Cayetano michaea

cRubrioj cRubric3

CD.S. in E., January, 24, 17.38, pp.. 2-3v3

CGross3n

In the royal presidio of S. Auttonio de Baiacar, on the

twenty-ei&tth. of March, one thousand seven hundred thirty-

eight, in consequence of the powers which, on the twenty-

seventh day of the month of January of the current year, in

the presence of Don Joseph Cayetano de Bergara, lieutenant

of the royal presidio of Nuestra SePlora deel Pilar de los.

Adaie, acting., as uez reeeptor, the offlcers and soldiers of

the latter presidio granted, in the first place, to me,

in the second place, to Don D'Omingo de Gomendio Vrrutia,

resident and merchant of the City of Mexico, for the collec-

tion, of the salaries, for the present year of thirty-eight;

the original powers have been forwarded in order that -tn®y., .

may be included in the protocol of public instruments in

the ,Arc,tiive$ of the former pr.esidio, as required. The pres-

ent notary shall make one, two, or more certified copieB.-oi'

them,, in public manner and form, with this decree as a pre-

amble, and they shall be eent to the aforesaid Don Domingo

in order that he may use . them. .1 hereby give to him, in--

ae:se of need, such power as may be necessary and required

by laa to the end that they may and shall be valid in all4v;

their clauses and provisions according to law. //Don Prca-

denzio de probio Basterra, governor of this province of

Thexas and New Philippines thus decreed, granted and si$neel

it be fore the present notary public and 6secretary3 of, the

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municipal council. I certify.

Prudencio de Oroblo Pazterra:

C,Rubric3

Done in my presence;co

Fran. Joseph de ar ocha

CRubric3

Notary Public and e8ecretaryl of the Municipal Council

.ED.B. in E.,. January 24, 1738, pp. 4-4v3

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In the royal presidio of Nuestra Sefiora de el Pilar de

los Adais, on the twenty-seventh day of the month of January,

one thousand seven hundred thirty-eight, before me, Don Jo-

seph Calletano de Vergara, lieutenant af the company "and 'set-

tlement of this above-mentioned presidio. of los Adaie, eom-

mandant in chief of same and of.its frontier, and chief jus-

ti.ce of its J,urisdiction by Don Prudencio de probio y Bas-

terre,, governor and captain general of these provinces of

Texas and New Philippinea, and in the presence of thet witr̂-

neeses with., whom I am acting as jues re$ptor, In the -ab-

sence of a royal hota,ry or notary public, there appeared, in -

person, Alferee Don Joseph Gonssles,.Serg;eant Manuel Antonio

de losoia, and the soldiers Pedro de zierra, Phelipe F3ermu-0 0

des, Ju de ta'bar, Mateo y barbo, Phelipe de zierra, Antt.

de eordobes, Andres Sanche s, Domingo, de el Rio, Domingo Chi-

rino, Francisco de..la Zerda, Fernando de la zerda, Joseph de

Villa Real, F'rensiseo de thorres, Francisco de napoles, ygna-

cio de San migel, Fransieco de ;an miguel, ygnasio G6mes, An-o c

tonio de luna, Ju de Mora, Ju. Joseph Marques, Joseph de0

Castro, Ju de' tihorres, ygnasio Hernandes, Pedro 3anches,0

Ju. de los Reyes, Joseph de Ar'ias, Miguel del Afo, Joseph. de1 0

Aeoeta, mig. Ramos, Ju. Benito de.lo$ reies, Manuel " Beslanga,

Joseph de trecho, Joseph de Sante, crus, Jose Miguel DomInges,

Lucas F'lores, Manuel Luis, Manuel de. Araxibula, Manuel Salbador

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de los posos, Die,go de Villafranca, Migel Cortes, Manuel chl-

rino, Salbador de esparza, Santiago Bega, XristobaT Rodrigues,0

Xristobal de Santiago, Xristobal de el Rio, Ju de Padilla,0

Ju Games, Diego Ramon, LAsaro y Banes,-Sebastia"n Camacho,

Marcos Martin, JUlian F'16re81, Agustin SanChes, Mat'c0s Ruls,0

Joseph de Salazar, and "Ju de. Villarreal., officers and so1-

diers of the garrison of this royal presidio, all of whom.I

certify that I know, and they said that they unanimously and

by commoA consent, jointly and severally, do by these presents

grant and give such power as may be necessary and required by

law, in the first place, to Don Prudencio de ®robio y Basterra,

governor and captain general of these said provinces of thexas,

and, in the second place, to Don Domingo de Gomendio, -a resi-

dent and merchant of the City of Mexico, appointed as pay-

masters by said officers and soldiers, in order thatin their

name and representing their own persons, rights, and acts,

they may and shs,ll appear for eachl one individually and for

all of them, for this present year of one thousand seven hun- '

dred thirty-eight, before the Most I3.lustrious and Koet Excel-

lent A;rchbishop and Viceroy of this New Spain to ask for the

warrants necessary for the collection of 'their salaries of

four hundred twenty pesos which His Majesty has assigned- to

eac-h, plus sixty-five pesos to cover the additional amounts

to which the lieutenant, the alferes, and the sergeant are

entitled; all of which amounts to twenty-five thousand two

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5vhundred sixty-five pesos, and three hundred eix.//ty pounds of

powder representing the six pounds which His Majesty likewise

gives to each one_of the sixty signers every year. The same

.is to be issued by the°Royal. Treasury in Mexico-City, where

the royal official judges, in view of said warrant from the

Most Illustrious andMost.Exeellent Archbishop and Viceroy,

will deliver same, in cash,to the satisfaction of the afore-.

said signers, and in their name, to ei^her of the two above-

mention.ed .paymasters, our Governor Don Prudenelo de Orobio y

Basterra and Don Domingo de Gomend3o, or- to whoever may re-

present them. They shall grant the receipts and quittances

necessary for the collection of such amounts of the aforesaid

sum and quantity of powder as they may collect and receive,

with affidavits that they have received the same or the.re-.

nunciation of the laws connected therewith; they shall pre-

sent before His Excellency the necessary memorials and docu-

ments, for, to that end and for every ir^cidental.^question^_.^

^ ag thereto, the signers do

hereby give and grant to them the present power of attorney

with full authority and power to appoint one, two, three, or

more substitutes. The latter may appoint as many more as

may be necessary, without any restriction whatever, since

the signers do hereby give and grant to each and every one

of them the same power and authority to attend to any and

all pro ceedings and negotiations which may or shall ar>ise

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in connection herewith; aswell as to institute legal pro-

ceedings and swear to oaths whenever necessary. For the

execution of all the foregoing, the signer$ do hereby bind

their persons and their present and future. a:ssets; they

authorize the justices and judges:of His Majesty whom these

pr eBent s may or shall concern to make them observe and comply

with same to the fu].l force and extent of the law as if it

were a sentence given, pronounced, and agreed to in a case

that had been tried in eourt by a competent judge. They re-

nounce their own home and community, the law of Si cumbenerit

de yurisdi$ione omnium Yu^ , the general laws, and the

others in their favor and defense; and to this end, they

vouch for one another and promise to be responsible for one

another. and to comply with same without fail. They asked

and begged me to interpose my royal and judicial authority,

and I,, said judge, say that, In the name of His Majesty, I

hereby interpose it insofar as I can and should according to

law. Done before me and the attendant witnesses with whom I

am acting according to law. Those who knew how to write their

names aigned it with me, and for those wh.who did not.know how

to write, one of the following witnesses and residents of

this royal presidlo, all of whom were preserix, signed; - Lieu-0

tenent Don Ju Antonio de Amorin, ,al.i'eres Felipe muPios de mo-- _..^....°'0

ra, and Ju de Afimijo. This i.s written on common paper be-

cause there is no stamped. paper as required by law. I certify.

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S.i,ned:

Joseph Cayetano de Vergara

cRubric,

Joeph Gonsa'lez

CRubrio3

Manuel Antonio losoya

CRubric3

coFran ant olio de napole a

cRubric3

Matheo Antonio de Ybarbu

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//W3tness;

Felipe muffos de mora

cRubrie 3

Witness:

Juan.-de armi-jo

CRubrie'

Marcos Ruys

CRUbric3

^ds°es Sanches

CRubric

Antonio de lun:a

CRubric,

Felipe bermu'des

cRubric3

Jose de Casttro.

CRubr ia 3

At.. the request of those who did not know how to Write;

Witnesa,

Juan antonio de amori

eRubric'

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witness;ca

Cayetano_- micha

cRubria3 Pheiipe de - sirra

eRubriea

Witness:

A,nclree de- eepino ;.

cRubrie3

Joseph de Aooeta

tRubrie y

.S. in E., January 24, 1?36, pp. 5-63

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s

In the reyal presidio of Nuestra SeNora del Pilar de lo3s

Adais, on the twentieth day of the month of April, one thou-

sand seven hundred thirty-nine, before me, Don Prudenzio de

8robio Basterra, governor of this province of Thexas, acting

as juez re^tor with attendant witnesraes, sinc3e there is no

notary public or. royal notary here as prescribed by la^r, and

.in the presence of the undersigued witnesses, there appeared

in person Lieutenant Don JQseph Caiettano de Bergara, Alf6rez

Don Joseph GonzAlez, Sergeant Manuel Anttonio Losoia, and,.the0

soldiers Pedro de Sierra, Juan Banchez Thobar, 'Mattheo Antt.

de Ybaruo, Phelippe Bermudes, Miguel,Julian Flores, Atittonio

Gregorio Cardobes, Aadres Sanohes, Aguettin Sanchez, DomingoCO

Chirino, Domingo deel Rio, 1)iego de Villafranca,- Fran. Lu^.sco eQ

de la Zerda,. Fernando data Zerda, Fran. de Thorr.es, F°ran..co n n

Auttonio de Napoles, Fran. do S. Miiguel, Ygnacio de S. Migue^,

Ygnaoio G6mez, Ygnacio Hernandez, Juan Santtos de Thorres, Jo-

seph A,nttonio Lazcano, Juan Aattonio de Luna, Juan Joseph...Mar

quez, Joseph de Castro.. Juan de Thorres, Juan de los Reies,

Joseph de Arias, Joseph de Acostta, Joseph Miguel Ramos, Jua'ata co

Benito de los Reies, Juan Joseph de S. oruz, Joseph Fran.

de Villarreal., Joseph de Trexo, Joeeph Miguel Dominguez, Juan

41de. "kadilla, Juan Games, Joseph Diego Ramon, Lucas Floree., L.a

1zaro YbaZez, Man. Luis de los reyes, Manuel'de Arimbul.a, Ma-

6vnuel 5a.lbador de los Pozos, / /Miguel Corttes, . Manuel Chirino,

Miguel del Rf o, Marcos Marflz, Marcos Rufz, Miguel Tan.guma,

0 Nicolas Flores, Phelipe de Sierra, Pedro Granados, Salbador

de Esparza, Santtiago de Bega, 5ebastian 0amacho, Xpttobal

del Rf0, XDttobal de Santtiago, and XptSbal Aodriguea, offi-

cers and soldiers of the garrison of this royal presidio,

all of whom I certify that I know; and they said thaat they

unanimously and by common. consent, jointly.. arid aeverally, do

grant and give by these presents such p0wer as may be .neces-

sary and required by law to Don Domingo de Gemendio, a reai-

dent and merchant of Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by

said officers and soldiers so that in their name and repre<-

eenting -their own pereons, rights, and acts he m,ay and shall

appear, for this present.year of one thousand seven hundredy. .. _. ' -.......

.i' . . ...- :. . . v'.. ':.- ::_ .-

thirty-nine, for each one individually . and for all of them,

before the Most Illustrious and Most Exce],lent,Ar chbiehop

and Viceroy of this New Spain to ask f or the Warrants neces-

sary for the collection of their salaries of four hundred

twenty pesos which His Majesty has assigned to each one,

plus sixty-five pesAs to cover additional pay to, wh^.ehthe

the lieutenent,/alf€rez, and/sergeant are entitled, all of

Whic3h amounts to twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five

pesos, and three hundred sixty pounds of powder, representihg

the six pounds which His Majesty likewise gives to each of

the sixty signers every year. The same Is to be issued by

the Raya1. Treasury in Mexico City, where the royal official

Judges, in view of said warrant from the most Illustrious and

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Most Excellent 1rchbishop and Viceroy, will deliver -2n cash,

to the- satisfactio'n of the afore:-cited signers, and in their

name, to the above-mentioned paymaster and agent, Don Domingo

de Gom.endio, or to whoever may represent them, the aforesaid

sum and quantity of powder. Such amounts as the said agent

may collect and receive shall be adminietered on account as

credit and debit by said Governor Don Prudenzio de Orobio

Basterra Who will have same at- his' command and order for dis-

tribution in compliance with his memoria3,s and diepatches.

The tigners xill. consider themselves now and forevermore

satisfied with such amounts of the afore-$tated sum and quan-

tity of powder as said agent may recel,ve. The latter shall.

is sue the receipts and quittances necessary for the collec-

tion of same plus affidavits that he has received same or

the renunciation of the laws.connected therewith; he shall

present before F3is.Excellency the necessary memorials and

documents. The signers do hereby give and ',g,rant to said Don

Domingo Gomendio the present power of attorney with full

authority and power to appoint one, two, three, or more

substitutes; the latter may appoint as many more as may be1 7necessary, without //any.restriction whatever, for they do

hereby empower and authorize each and every one of them to

institute legal proceedings and swear to oaths whenever neces-

sary and to attend to any proceedings and negotiations which

may or shall arise in connection herewith. For the execution

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of the foregaing they hereby bind their per$ons and present

and future assets; they authorize His Majesty's justices and

judges, whom these presents may and shall concern, to make

them observe and comply with same to the full force and ex-o

t.ent of the law, -by summary praceedings, as if it were a

sentence given, pronounced and agreed to in a case that had

been tried in court by a competent judge. They r.enounce.

their own home and-community, the law of Sicumbenerit de Yu-..

riadiott3.one Omniun Yu^, the general laws, and the

others in their favor and defense;.. and to that effect they

vouch for one another,. promise to be responsible for one

another, and to comply with same without fail. They asked

and begged me to int,erpose my roya,l. and judicis,l authority,

and I, said governor, in the name of His Majesty, do hereby

interpose It insofar as I can and should according to law.

Done before me with the attendant witnesseswith whom I sm

acting accordiAg to law. Those.who knew how to write their

names signed it with tme; and for those who did not know -how

to write, one of the following witnesses and residents of

this said presidio, all of whom were present, signed; Don

Juan Auttonio Apnorin, Don Phelipe MuPioz de 9ora, and Dozi AAd-

dres de Espino„ This is written on the present common paper

because there is no stamped paper as provided by law. I

certify.

Signed;

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! Joseph Cayetano d.e Vergara

CRubric y

CRubric

Feliphe bermdde$

rRubric,

Marcos Ruys

cRubric 3

Andres 5anches

CRubric 3

Joseph de Acosta

cRubric 3

Joseph de Casttro

CRubrie3

Joseph Gcansilez

CRubric 3

Manuel Antonio losoya

Matheo Antonio de ybarbu

cRubri,c 3

Phelipe de sirra

cRubric3

Nicol.a's FloreB

eRubric y

Joseph. Anttonio L,ascano

LRubric3

7v oa//Fran antonio de na.poles

&Rubric3

Ju antoAio de luna

CRubric 3

At the request of those who did not know how, o write

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their names: Witness:

Juan antonio de amorin

rRubric 3

tDone before me, acting as uez reo2Rtor0

prudencio de Orobio Bazterra

CRUbrie3

Witness: Witnes s;co 1

Fran. Lopez de Lara Man Ramfrez de la Piszias;

,RUbric' CRubric3

CD. S. In E., January 24, 1738, .Pp. 6-7v3

72

In the roysl presidio of Nuestra Seiiora del Pilar de los

Adais, on the eighth day of the month of July, one thousand

seven hundred forty, before me, Don Frudensio de ®rovio Baz-

terra, governor of this province of Thexas, acting as uez

reoeptor with attendant witnesses, because there is no notary

public' oz° royal notaryy, as provided by law, and in the pres-

ence of the witnesses hereinafter mentioned, there appeared

in person Lieutenant Don Joseph Caletano de Vergara, 'A.l.ferez1 Q ..$.4._._ ^.'

Don Joseph Gonzil.es, Sergeant Man. Antt. de Losoya, //and the0

Boldiers Pedro de Slerra, Ju. Sinchez Thovar, Matheo Antonio.0

do Ybsrbu, Miguel Julfar^ Flores, ^lritt. Gre;^orio Cordoves, ^-

dres Sanchez, Agustfn Sanchez, Domingo Chftino, Dom3.mgo del 'co dc

Rfo, Diego de Villafranca, Fran. Lufz de la 2erda, Fern. doco 0 co

la Zerda, Fran. AAtt. de Napolesf " Fx°ari. de Thorres, Y,gnasio

de San Miguel, Fran^® do S. Miguel, Y&nacio amez, Ygnacioo . 0

Hernandez, ,Tuan Santos de Thorres, Joseph Antt. Lascano, Jn. -c 0 0

Antt. de Luna,. Ju. Jph Marquez, Joseph de Castra, Ju. de Tho-0 1.

rres, Jul de lon Beies, Joaeph do APias, Joseph Mig. Ramos,0 0 ta Co'

Ju. Benito de los Reies, Ju. Jph de S. Cruz, Jph E'ran. de1 b`

Villarreal, Jph de Trejo, Joseph, mig. Dominguez, Ju, de Padim0

lla, Ju. Gamez, Jph Diego AamSe, Lucas Flores, Lazaro YbaETes,1 1 1

Man. Lulz de los 'Reiee, Man. de Arambula, Man. Salvador de1 1

los Pozos, Mig. Cortes, Man. Chirino, Miguel del Rio, Marcos„ de Sierra,

Martinez, Mercos xufz, Joseph Herndz., Bernardo Leal, Phelipe/Pedro

/Grenados, Saluador de Esparza, Santiago de Vega, Sebastiaan

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Camacho, X$toval. de Santiago, XptQval Rodriguez, Joseph de

Ac.osta, Nicolms Jesu's de los Reies, "-and Phelipe Sanchez, of-

ficers and soidiers of the garrison of this roysl presidio,

all of whom I certify that I know, and they said that they

unanimously and by common consent, Jointly and severally, do

by these presents grant and give such power as may be neoes-

sary and. required by law to Don Domingo de Gomendio, a resident

and merchant of Mexico City, appointed as p^iy,ymaster by said

officers and soldiers so that in their name, and represent-

ing,their own persons, rights, and acts, for this present

year of one thousand seven hundred forty, he may and shall

appeer, . for, each one individually and for all of them, be-

fore the Most. Ill.ustrious and gos.t Excellent Archbishop and

Viceroy of this New Opain to ask for the warrants necessary

for the collection of their salaries of four hundred twenty

pesos which His Majesty has assigned for each, plus sixty-

five pesos to cover the additional amounts to which thethe the

lieutenant,/alf6rez, and/sergeant are entitled, all of which

amounts to. twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos,

d three hundred sixty pounds of powder, representing the

six pounds which His Majesty likewise gives to each of the

sixty eigners every year. The same is to be issued by the

Royal Treasury In Mexico City, where the roya7,, official

judges, in view of said warrant from,the Most Illustri.,ous

and Most Excellent Archbishop, and Viceroy, will deliver in

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0 cash, to the satisfaction of the above-cited signers, and in

their name, to the aforesaid paymaster and agent, Don Domingo

de. Gomendio, or to whoever may represent them the above-as

mentioned sum and quantity of powder. Such amounts/may be

received and collected in the above-mentioned manner shall

be administered on account as credit andJdebit by said Gover-

nor Don.Prudensiode Orovio Bazterra who will have same a't

his command and order:for distribution, in conformity with

his memorials and dispatches. The signers will consider

themselves now and forevermore satisfied with such sums and

amounts as the said agent may receive. The latter shall is-

sue the receipts and quittances necessary for the collection

thereof plus affidavits. that he has received same or the re-

nunciation of the laws connected therewith; he shall present

before His Excellency the necessary memorials and documents,8v

for, to that end and for every incidental//question arising

therefrom or pertaining thereto, the signers give.and grant

to said Don Domingo de Gomendio the present power of attorney

with full authority and power to appoint one, two, three, or

more substitutes; and the latter may appoint as many more as

may be necessary, without any restriction whatever, for the

signers do hereby.etnpower and authorize each and every one of

them to attend to any and all proceedings and negotiations

which may or shall arise in connection herewith; also-. to

institute legal proceedings and to swear to oaths whenever

necessarry. For the execution of the foregoing, they hereby

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bind their person and present and future assets; they autho-

rize His Majesty's justices and judges whom these presents

may and shall concern to makethem observe and comply with

same to the full force and extent of the law, by summary pro-

ceedings, as.if it were a sentence given, pronounced and

agreed to in a case that had been tried in court by a eompe-

t ent judge. They renounce their own home and community, the

11law of at cum venerit de Yurisdictione omnium Yudicum, the..._. ^ __.. ^.o-._

general laws, and the others in their favor snd. defense; and

to that end they vouch for one.another, promise to be_respon-

sible for one another,. and to' comply with same without fail.

They asked and begged me to interpose my royal and judicial

authority, and I, said governor, in the name of His Maj esty,

do hereby interpose it, insofar as I can and should accor d

ing to law. Done before me with the attend*nt witnesses with

whom I am acting according to law. Those who knew how to

write "their names signed it with me; and for those who did

not know how to write, one of the following witnesses and

residents of this said presidio, all of whom were present,0 0

si gned;. Don Phelipe Muno$ de Moraa, Don Ju. ;Antt. Morin, and

Juan Faulino Marquez. This is written on the present common

p aper because there is no stamped paper as provided by law.

I certify.

Joseph Cayetano de Vergar a Joseph Gonsalez

CRubrie 3 sRubric 3

7s

Manuel Antonio losoya

cRubric 3

Matheo Antonio de Ybaz°bu

cRubric3

Marcos 13uys

tRubrioJ

phe2ipe de sirra

6Rubric,

Joseph de Acosta

CRubriej

9//Jose de Casttro

^Ru'tric 3

Joseph Anttonio Lasca.no

cRubric,

coFran antoFib de na.poles

CRubric3,

Andres Sanches

eRubric3

At the request of those who did not know how to write

their names:. Witness:n

Ja paulino marques

CRubric3

Done before me, acting as` Eez receptor:

prudencio de probiO. Hazterra

6Rubric3

WitAess: Witness:eo- . n

an. L6pez de Lara Man. Ramfrez de- la Piszina

CRubrie 3 eRubr ic 3

,

. S. in E., Januery 24, 1738, pP • ?v ..-9 3

77

In the royal presidio of nuestra. SeYlora del Pilar de los

Adays, on the tenth day of the month of June, one thousand-e

seven hundred forty-one, before me, Don Thomas Ph. de Vvin-

tuy sen, governor of this province of thexas, acting as juez

receptor, with attendant witnesses, because there is no notary

public nor royal notary as prescribed by law, and in the pre:s-

ence of the witnesses hereinafter mentioned, there appeared9v.

in person Lieutenant Don Joseph Caietano de Vergara, //Alfe-,s

rez Don Joseph Gonz., Sergeant Manuel Atltonio de Losoya, and

the soldiers Matheo Antonio Ibarbo, Marcos Ruiz, Manuel Sal-

vador de los Posos, Ignazio Gbmez, sJuan de Padilla, Josephco n

Arias, Juan de los Santos, deeeph Tadeo Ramos, Fran de Seo e

Miguel, Fran. de la Zerda, 'Cregorio Antonio Cordoves, Ph.ta

de Sierra, Joseph de S Cruz, Fernando de la Zerda., XptbbalA

de Santiago, Ju. Joseph MarqueZ, Lazaxro IbAi''tez, Joseph Anto-co

nio Lascano, Miguel del Rio, Joseph Fran:. Villarreal, Pedroco

Granados, Marcos Martinez, Fran. de Napoles, Luca..s Flores,

Joseph Miguel Dominguez, Julian Flores, Santiag'o.Bega, Miguelco

Cortez, Agustin Sanehez, Saluador de Esparza, Fran. de thorres,

Juan Sanchez tobar, Pedro de Sierra.. Juan de thorres, Manuel,

I,uis de los Reyes, Domingo Chirino, Miguel Ramos, Diego de.t3 0

Yill.afranca, Igaazio de S. Miguel, Joseph de trejo, Ju. de

Luna, Joseph. de Castro, Joseph Hernandez, Joseph Manuel Chi-

rino, Andres Sanchez, Joseph de trejo, Simon de Aragon, Seuas-

tian Camacho, Manuel de Aranbula, Joseph de Aco$ta, Juan

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0 Benitez, Ignazio Hernandez, Domingo del Rio, X_Wbal del Rio,

Diego Ramo -̂n, 1Vicolas de Santa theresa, Juan deMlos Reyes, of-

ficers and soldiers of the garrison of this royal presidio,

all of whom I certify that I know; and they said that they,

unanimously and by common consent, jointly and severally, do

grant and give by these presents such power as may be neces-

sary and. required by law to Don Diego Aritonio Giraud,. a resi-

.dent and merchant of Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by

said officers and soldiers so that in their name and repre-

senting their own persons, rights, and acts he may.and shall

appear, for this present year of one thousand seven hundred

forty-one, for each one individually and for all of them,10

before the Most Excellent //Duke of the Conquest and Viceroy

of this New-Spain to ask for the warrants. neeessary for mthe..

collection of their salaries of four hundred twenty pesos

^hich His Majesty has assigned to each one, plus sixty-five

pesos to cover the additional pay to which the lieutenant,the the

/al.fe'rez,.and/sergeant are entitled, all of which amounts to

twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos, and three

hundred sixty pounds of powder, representing the six pounds

which His Majesty likewise $ives to each of the sixty signers

every year;. The same is to be issued by the Royal Treasury

in Mexico City, where the royal official judges, in view of

said warrant from the Most Excellent Viceroy, will deliver

in cash, to the satisfa.c3tian of the above-mentioned signers,

79

and in their name, to the aforesaid paymaster and agent, Don

Diego Antonio Giraud, or to whoever may represent them, the

sum and amount of powder above-mentioned. Such amounts of

same as may be collected and received in the foregoing manner

shall be.administered on account as credit and debit by saide

Governor Don Thomas Ph.. de Vvinthuysen who will have same at

hi s command and order for distribution in conformity with his

memorials and dispatches; and the signers will consider them-

selves now and forevermore satisfied with such sbm and amount

of powder as said agent may receiYe.. The latter shall issue

the receipts and quittances necessary for the collection of

aame, with affidavits that he has received, same or the renun-

cie.tion of the laws connected therewith; he shall present be-

fore His Excellency the necessary memoriais and documents,

for, to that and and for every incidental question arising

therefrom or pertaining thereto, the signers give and grant

to said Don Diego Antonio Giraud _.the present power of attor-

ney with full authority and power to appoint one, two, or

three substitutes; and the latter may appoint. as many more

as may be.neceseary, without any restrietion whatever, sincelOv

the signers do hereby give //aAd grant to each and every one

of them the same power and authority to attend to any and all.

proceedings and negotiations which may or shall arise in con-

nectian herewith; as well as to institute legal proceediags

and to swear to oaths whenever necessary. For the execution

8a

0 of the foregoing, they hereby bind their per sons and present

and future assets; they authorize His Majesty'sJustices and

Judges whom these presents ma;y and shall concern to make them

observe and comply with same to the full force and extent of

the law, by summary proceedings, as if it were a sentence

given, pronounEed, and agreed to in .a caee that had been

tried in court by a competent judge. They renounce their

own home and community, the law of si conbenerit de Juris-..._ .^.^. ._^

dictlone Omnium Judicun, the general laws, and the others in

their favor and defense; and to that end they vouch for one

another, promise to be responsible for one another and to

comply with, same without fail. They asked and begged me to

interpose my royal.and judicial authority and I, said gover-

nor, in the name of His Majesty, do hereby interpose it,;in-

to law. Those who knew how to write their names signed it

,,sofar as I can and should according to law. Done before me

with the attendant witnesses with whom II am acting according

with me, and for those who did not know' how to write, one of .

the following witnesse.a and residents of this said` presidio,

all of whom were present, signed: Don Seuastian de gpodaca,e

Don Manuel de la Cosa, and-Don Ph. mufiSs de Mlora. This is

wr5.tten on the present common paper because there was no

stauaped paper as provided by law. I certify.

Interlined: tadeo--Valid

Deleted; Joseph--Valid

81

InterliMed: de San--Valid

Joseph eayetpno de Vergera

tRubri e,

3,1 0//Manuel Ant losoya

,Rubric,

Matheo Antonio de Ybarbu

ERubric3

Marc oa Ruyz

CRubrlcs..

Joseph Gonsalez.

cRubric3

Ju antcanio de luna

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Joseph de caaftro

cRubrie3

coan. antQYio de napoles.

ERubricg

Phelipe de sirra

CRubric3

At the. request of those who did not know how to write

their names:

Witness:.

Se,uaattian Apodaca

, ,Rubric 3

Done before me, acting as luez re, cep_t©r:n

D Thomas Phelipe de Winthuysen

rRubrie,3

Witness: Witness:.an 1

Seuastt. de Apodaca Man_ do La CoS>s,

6Rubric ^ &Rubric 3

82

Witness;

Felipe mufSos de mora

cRubrio 3

ED.S.in E., January 24, 1738, pp. 9-113

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. In the royal presidio of Nuestra Se^iora del Pilar de las

Adays, on the twenty-seventh day of the month of January, one

thousand seven hundred forty-two, before me Don Thomas Phelipe

de Winthuysen, governor of this province of Tejas, acting as

juez receptor, with attendant witnesses, because there is no

notary public nor royal notary as prescribed by law, and in

the presence of the witnesses hereinafter cited, there a.p-

peared in person Lieutenant Don .Jph. Cayetano de Vergara, Al-1

ferez Don Jph Gonzales, Sergeant Man Antonio Lossoya, and1 or

the soldiers Matheo Aitonio .Ybarbu, Marcos Ruyz, Man. Salv.

de los Pozos, Ygnacio Gimez, Juan de Padilla, Jph de Arias,tos co n liv co

Juan S. de Torres, Thadeo Ramos, fran de SMiguel //fran.

la Zerda, Gregorio Antonio C.ordoves, Phelipe de Sierra, Juant do n

Jph de S Crus, fern de la Zerda, Christ6val de S tiago,

Juan Jph Marques, Laazaro YbaPies, Jph. Antonio Lascano, Miguelco

del.Rfo, Jph. fran. Villareal, Pedro Granados, Marcos Uar-co

tfhes, fran de Napoles, Lucas flores, Jph Miguel Domingues,

Migue]. Julien flores, Santiago de Vega, Miguel Cartes, A,gus-CO

tfn Sanches; Salvador de Asparja, fran de torre$, Juan S^n--

chez thovar, Pedro de sierra, Juan de torres, Manuel Luys dc

lQs Reyes, Domingo Chirino, Jph. Miguel Ramos, Diego de Villa-n o 0

franca, Ygnacio de aMiguel, Jph de trejo, Ju. Ant de Luna,

Jph de Castre, Jph Hiernandez, Manuel Chirino, ,Andres Sanchez,

Jph Raphael de trejo, Simon de Aragon, Sebaatian Camacho, Ma-0

nuel de A;ra►mbula, JpJ3 de Acosta, Ju Benito de los Reyes,

84

Ygnac3o hernandez, Domingo del Rio, Christoval del Rfo, Jph

Diego Ramon, Nicolos Jesus de los Reyes, Juen de los Reyes,

officers and soldiers of the garrison of this royal presidio,

all of whom I certify that I know, and they said . that they,

unanimously and by common consent, jointly and severally, do

grant and give by these presents such power. as may be neces-

se,ry and r,equired by law, to Don Diego Antonio eriraud, a resi-

dent and merchant of Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by

said officers and soldiers so that in their name and repre-

senting their own person, rights, and acts, he may and shall

appear for each one individually and. for all of them, before

the Honorable Dr. Don Pedro Malo cie Villavicensio, captain

general of this New Spain, to ask for the warrants necessary

for the collection of their salaries of four hundred twenty

pesos which His Majesty has assigned to each, plus sixty-five

pesos to cover the additional pay, to which the lieutenant, thethe

a1.f^erez, and/sergeant are en-titled, all of which amounts to

twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty.-five pesos, and three

hundred sixty pounds of powder, representing the six pounds

which His Majesty likewise gives to each of the sixty sigriers

every year, which sum and amount of powder correspond to the

pay to which they are entitled for the year just past of one

thoussnd seven hundred forty-one and are to be issued by the

Royal Treasury in Mexico City, where the royal official judges,

in view of said warrant from said honorable captain general,

85

will deliver in cash, to the satisfaction of the above-

mentione ^^i,^ner^a, and in their name, to the aforesaid pa,y-

master //and agent, Don Diego tntonio Giraud, or to whoever

may represent them, the above-mentioned sun axid powder.

Such amounts as the said agent may collect and receive shall

be administered on acc3ount, as credit and debit by said Gover-

nor Don Thomas Phelipe de Winthuysen who will have'same at

his command. and order for distribution in conformity with

his memorials and dispatches; in which manner, the signers

will consider themselves now and forevermore satisfied with

such sum and amount of powder as sai4 agent may receive.

The latter shall issue the receipts and quittances necessary

for the collection of, same, with affidavits that he has re-

ceived same or the renunciation of the laws connected there-

with;. he shall present before His Lordship the necessary

memorials and.documents, for, to that end and for every in-

cidental question arising therefrom or pertaining thereto,

the sia.^. ers give and grant to said Don Diego Antonio Giraud

the present power of attorney with full authority and power

to appoint one, two, or three sub$titutes. The latter may

appoint as many more as may be necessary, without any retric-

ti on whatever, since the signers do hereby give and grant to

each and every one of them the same power and authority to

attend to any and all_proeeedings and negotiations which may

or shall arise in connection herewith; as well as to institute

86

0 legal proceedings and to swear to oaths whenever necessary.

For the execution of the foregoing, they hereby bind their

persons and present and future a.ssets;, they authorize His

Majesty o sjustices and judges whom these presents may and

shall concern to make them observe and comply with same to

the full force and extent of the law, by summary proceedings,

as if it were a sentence given, pronounced, and agreed to in

a case that had been tried in court by, a competent judge.

They - renounc e their own home and community, the law of By

Comvenerit de jurisdictione omnium udicum, the general laws,

and the others in their favor and defense; and.to that end

they vouch for one another, promise to be responsible for

one another and to comply with same without fail.. They

asked and begged me to interpose my royal and judicial

authority and I. said. governor, in the name of His Majesty,

do hereby interpose it, insofar as I can and should accord •

ingto law. Done before me with the attendant witnesses

with whom I sm acting according to law. Those who knew how

to write their names.signed it with we, and for those who

did not know how to write, one of the following witnesses

and residents of this said presidio, all of whom were pres-12v

ent, sigried; Don Geronimo Ramon, Don Joseph //Mar1 a Contti,

and Don Manuel de la Cossay This is written on the present

common paper because there is no stamped paper as provided

by law. I certify. .

87

Joseph Cayetano de Vergara Jose de Casttro

rRubria3

Joseph Gonsalez

cRubrlc 3

noManuel Ant . losoya

cRubric'

Matheo Atatouio de Yberbo

cRubrie3

Marcos Ruyz

CRubric3

Rubr ic 3

Juantonio de lu.na

rRubr i a

Phelipe de sirra

. CRtabric 3

Andrez 5anches

cRubric3

S. in E., Janua7ry 24, 1738, pp. 11-12v,

88

In the royal_presidio of Nuestra SeYlora del Pilar de los

Adaes, on the thirtieth of December, one thousand seven hundrede

forty-two, before me, Don Thomas Ph. de Wintuysen, governor

of this _provinee of thexas, acting as uez receptor with at-

tendant witnesses .becs.use there is no notary public nor royal

notary as prescribed by law, and in the presence of the wit-

nesses hereinafter mentioned, there appeared in person Lieu-

tenant Don Joseph Caietano de Vergara, Alferez Don Joseph

Gonziles, SergeaAt Manuel Antonio de Losoya, and the soldiers

Matheo Antonio Ibarbo, Marcos Ruiz, Manuel Saluador de loe_

Pozos, ^idres ctiiriMo, Juan de Padilla, Joseph de Arias, JuancQco

de los Santos, thadeo Ramos.. Fran de Ban Miguel, Frsn. dee

1a Zerda, Antonio Gregorio cordovez, Ph. de Zierra, Joseph deta n

S. 'cr. uz, fernando de la Zerda, Xptciba3 de S. tia^o, Juan Joseph13

Marques, Lazaro Ibsges, //Xptobal de C©rdoba, Miguel - del ".Rio,co

Joseph _E`ran. Villsxrreal, Pedro Granados, MaY'cOtg Martlnezr,CO Z

Ir,an. de Naapoles, Lucas Flores, Joseph Ui-uel Doming., Julie'n

Flores, Sshtiago de Vega, Miguel cortez, Agustin Z_anohez, Sal^co

vador de Esparza, Fran. de thorres, Juan Zfinchez thovar, Pe-

dro de Zierra_, Juan de thorres, Manuel Luis de los reyes, Do-1

min;go chirino, Mig. Ramos, Diego de Villafranca, Ignazio deri

8Miguel, Joseph de Trexo, Juan. de Luna, Joseph de Ca:str,o,

Jo seph : Hernandex, Joseph Manuel chirino, Andres Zanchez, Jo-

seph Raf ael " de trexo, Juan Isidro de Lara, 5.euastj.an Camacho,

Manuel de "Aranbula, Joseph de Acosta, Juan Benitez, Ignazio

so

,

Hernandez, Domingo del Rio, Xptobal del Rfo, Diego Ramon, Ni-ta

colas de S. thereea, Juan dc los- reyes, officers and soldiers

of the garrison of this royal presidio, all of whom I certify

that I know, and they said that they unanimously and by common

coneent, jointly and severally, do by these presents grant and

give such power as may be neceseary and required by law to Don

Diego Antonio Giraud, a resident and merchant of Mexico City,

appointed as paymaster by said officers and soldiers so that

in their name and representing their own persons, r1ghts and

acts,, he may and shall appear for this present year of one

thousand seven hundred forty-two, for each one individually

and for all of them, before the Honorable Dr. Don Pedro Malo.

de Villavizenzio, captain genera,l of this New Spain, to, ask

for the warrants necessary for the collection of their sala-

ries of four hundred twenty pesos which His Majesty has as-

signed for each, plus sixty-five pesos,to cover the additionalthe the -

pay to which the lieutenant, /al^fere^z, and/ser$eant are en-

titled, all of which amounts to twenty-five thousand two hun-

dred sixty-five pesos, and three hundred sixty pounds of

powder, representing the $ix pounds which His Majesty like-..

wi se gives to each bf the sixty signer s every year, which sum

and amount of powder correspond to the pay to which they arel3v

entitled for this present year of //one thousand seven hundred

forty-two and are to be issued by the Royal Treasury in Mexico

City, where the royal official judges, in view of said warrant

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from said honor able.captain general, will deliver in cash, to

the satisfaction of the above-mentioned signers, and in their

name, to the aforesaid paymaster and agent, Don Diego Aritonio

Giraud, or to whoever may represent them, the above-mentioned

sum-And powder. Such amounts as the.latter may collect and

receive in the aforesaid manner shall be administered on ac-e

count as credit and debit by said Governor Don Thomas Ph. de

Winthuyaen who will have same at his command and order for

distribution in conformity with his memorials and dispatches.

The signers will consid.er themselves now and forevermore

satisfied with 'such sum and amount of powder as said agent

may receive. The latter shall issue the receipts and quit-

tances necessary for the collection of same, with affidavits

that he has-received same of the renunciation of the laws

connected therewith; he shall present before His Lordship

the necessary memorials and documents, for, to that end and

f or every incidental que stion arising therefrom, or pertain-

ing thereto, the signers do hereby give and grant to said Don0

Diego Ant, Giraud the present power'of attorney with full

authority and power to s,ppoint one, two, or three substitutes.

The latter may appoint as many more as may be necessary, with-

out any restriction whatever, since the signers do hereby give

and grant to each and every one of them the same 'power and

authority to attend to any and all proceedings and negotia-

t ions which may or shall arise in connection herewith; as

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• wel.l as to institute legal proceedings and to swear to oaths

whenever necessary. For the execution of the foregoing, they14

hereby bind their persons and present and j/future assets;

they authorize His Majeatyss justices and judges whom these

presents may and shall concern to make them observe and com-

ply with same to the full force and extent of the law, by sum-

mary proceedings, as; if it were a sentence given, pronounced,

and agreed to in a case that had been tried in court by a com-

petent judge. They renounce their own home and community, the

law of SY conveMerit de Jurisdicsione omnium Judicura, the gene-

ral laws, and the others in their favor and defense; and to

that end they vouch for one another, promise to be responsible

for one another and to comply with same w1thout fail. They

asked and begged me to interpose my royal and judicial autho-

rity and I, said governor, in the name of His Majesty, do

hereby interpose it, insofa,r as I can and should according

to law. Done before me and the attendant witnesses w ith

whom I am acting according to law. Those who knew how to

write'their names signed it with me, and for those who did

not know how to write, one of the following witnesses and

residents of this said presidio, all of whom were present,

signed; Don Seuastian de Apodaca, Don Ger3nimo Aamo`n, ande

Don ph. mufi.os de mora. This is written on the present com-

mon paper because there is no stamped paper as provided by

law. I certif'y..

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Joseph Cayetano dd Vergara Joseph Gonsalz

CRubrio j CRubric 3

0

Matheo Antonio de Ybarbu Manuel Ant. losoya

6Ru'kario 3 eRttbric 3

esAnd Sanc3hez

cFiubrio 3

At the request of those who did not know to write their

names:

Witness:

Seuasttifin de ,A,podaoa

tRubrio,3

Jose de Casttro

rRubric3

P.helipe de asierra

cRubrie3

coF'ra,n antoflo de napole8

cRubric3

Marcos Ruyz

CRubrie a

14v//Done before me, aoting as uez reoeptor;

AD Thomas:.Phelipe de Winthuysen

rRubric,

Witness; Witness:

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Seuasttian de 1podaca Gex'o"ni.mo Aamon

CAubric' CRubrie,

Witnessz

Felipe mugi6s de mora

CBubrie 3

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In the royal presidio of nuestra Sefiora del Pilar de los

adais, on the fourteenth day of the month of December, one

thousand seven hundred forty-three, before me, Don Justo Bo-

neo y&Iorale$, Knight of the Order of St. James, lieutenant-

colonel, governor, and captain general of this province of

Texas, acting as . uez . receptor with attendant witnesses,

because there is no notary public nor roqal notary.as pro--

vided by law, and in the presence of the witnesses herein--

after mentioned, there appeared, in person, Lieutenant Don

Joseph Caletano de Vergara, Alferes Don Josephe Gonsales,0 0

Sergeant Manuel Ant. Losoya, and the soldiers Matheo Ant,

y Barbu, Marcos Ruis,-Manuel Salvador de los posos, Andres

chirino, Juan. de Padilla, Joseph d.e A,rias, Juan de los San-co co

tos, Thadeo Ramoe, fran. de San Miguel, fran. de la zerda,0

Ant. Gregorio Cordov6s, Phelipe de zierra, Joseph de Santa

Crus, fernando de la zerda, Xpt6val de Santiago, Juan Jo-

seph Marques, Lasaro yBaPies, XptoVel de Cordova.. Miguelco

del r1o, Josephe fran. Villareal, Pedro Granados, Marcosco

Martines, fran. de Napolss, Lucas flores, Joseph Mig.

Domingues, Julian flores, Santia.go de Vega, Miguel Cortes,co

Aguatin sa"ncihes, Salvador de Esparsa, fran. de thorres,

Pedro de zlerrra, Juan de thorres, Manuel Lufs de los Rel-

es, Domingo Chirino, Miguel Ramos, Ygnasio de San Miguel,

Joseph de trejo, Joseph de Castro, Joseph hernandes, Ma-

nuel Chirino, Andres 5anches, Josephe Raphael de trejo,

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Juan de lara, 5evastian Camacho, Manuel de A,rambula_, Joseph

de Acosta, Juan Benites, Ygnasio hernandes, Domingo del rfo,

Xptoval del rio, Diego Bamon, Nicolas de Santa theresa, Juan15 0

de los I3eies, Manuel de Ybaxbu, //Joseph Ant de Pena, Simon

de los Santos, officers and soldiers of the, garrison of.this

royal presidio, all of whom I certify that I know, and they

said that they., unanimously and by common consent, jointly

and severally, do by these presents grant and give such power0

as may be necessary and required by law to Don Diego Antt

Giraud, a resident and. merchant of Mexico City, 'appai:nted as

paymaster by said of'ficers and soldiers. so that, In their

name and representing their own persons, rights, and acts,,

he may and shall appear,. for this present year of one thou-

sand seven hundred forty-three, for -all of them and for each

one individually, before the Most Excellent Count of Fuen

Clara, Viceroy, Governor, and. Captain Genersl, of this New

Spain, to ask for the warrants necessary for the collection

of their selaries of four hundred twenty pesos which His ma

Jesty has assigned for each plus sixty-five pesos to cover

the additional pay to which the lieutenant; the al.ferez, and

the sergeant are entitled, all of which amounts to twenty-

five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos, and three hundred

sixty pounds of powder representing the six pounds which His

Majesty likewise gives to each.of the sixty signers every

year, which sum and amount of powder correspond to the pay

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allotted for this present year of one thousand seven hundred

forty-three. The same is to be issued by the Royal Treasury

in Mexico City, where the royal official 3udges, in view of

said warrant from said Most Excellent Viceroy, will deliver

in cash to the satisfaction of said signers, and in their0

name, tQ the aforesaid payme,ster and agent, Don Diego Ant.

Giraud, or to whoever may represent them, the above-mentioned

sum and quantity of powder. Such amourits. as the latter may

receive and collect in the aforesaid manner shall be placed.

at the order and command of Don Thomas phelipe de Wintuisen,

who was governor until recently of this said province, be-

cause said gentleman has made the afore-stated'payments to

us for the period ending at the close of this said present

year in the form of the goods and effect$ which at. our re-

quest and in compliance with his memorials and dispatchesQ

were remitted to him.by said Don Diego Aat. Giraud. The

signers now and forevermore will consider themselves satis-

fied with such amounts of the aforesaid sum and quantity of

powder as said agent may receive. The latter shall iscue

such receipte and quittsnces as may be necessary for the

collection of the same, with affidavits that he has received

same or the renunciation of the laws connected therewith; he

shall present before His Excellency the necessary memori$1.s15v

and documents, for, to that //end and for every incidental

question arising therefrom or pertaining thereto, the sij^ners

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0

0give and grant to said Don Diego Ant. Giraud. the present power

of attorney with full authority and power to appoint one, two,

or three substitutes. The latter may appoint as many more as

may be needed, without any restriction whatever, since the

signers do hereby give and grant to each and every one of

them the same power and authority to attend to any and all

proceed3.ngs and negotiations which may or shall arise in con-

nectien herewith; as well as to institute legal proceedings

and to swear to oaths whenever necesssfiy. For the execution

of the foregoing, they hereby bind their persons and present

and future assets; they authorize His Majesty's justices and

Judges whom these presents may and shall concern to make them

observe and comply with same to the full force and extent of

the law, by summary proceedings, as if it were a sentence

given, pronounced, and agreed to in a ease that had been tried

in court by a competent judge. They renounce their own home

and community, the law of Si convenerit de ;.Juridisione omnium

judicum, the general laws, and the others in their favor and

defense; and to that end., they vouch for one ariother, promise

to be responsible for one another. and to comply xith same

without fail. They asked and begged me to interpose my royal

an djudicial authority and I,.said governor, in the name of

His Majesty, do hereby interpose it, insofar as I can and

should according to law. Done before me and the. attendant

witnesses with whom T am acting according to law. Those who

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knew how to write their names signed it with_ me, and for those

who did not know how to write, one of the followin,g witnesses

and residents of this said presidio, all of whom were present,

slgned: Miguel de Vahamonde, Xptcaval de los. R$ntos Coi, and

Juan Manuel Rufs. This is written on the present common paper

becauee there is no` stamped paper as provided by law. I cer-

tify.

Joseph Cayetano d® Vergara Joseph Gons$l,z

cRubrl.e3 CRubric3

matheo Antonio de Ybarbu Manuel Ant. losoya

C Rubric' cRubric 3

16//Andres Sanchee Maroos Ruyz

,Rubri,c3 cRubricg

co$helipe de sierra Fran. antofto de napoies

cRubric 3 CRubric 3

Joph de Casttro

CRubrie3

Joseph de $sntacruz

6Rubrid3

At the request of those who did not know how to write

their. na€nes,

Xptoval de l®e Santos Coi

c.Rubr3c3

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Done before me, actinga8 jues reMtor:

Justo Boneo

ERubric 3

Witness;.

Xptova.1 de be Santos Coi

cRubricl

Witness;. Witness;.1

Mig. de Bandebene Juana Manuel Ruf z

eRubrie ^ cRubric,

cD.S. in E., January 24, 1738, pp. 14v-163

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In the royal presidio of nuestra seffora del. Pilar de los

Adais, on the twelfth of March, one thousand seven hundredco

forty-five, before me, Don Fran Garda Larioo, governor and

captain general of this province of Texas, New Philippines,

its presidios, conversions and frontiers, and commandant of

those. of Coahuila and Panzacola,, and in the. presence of the

witnesses with whom I am acting as Juez reeeptor, because

there is no royal notary nor notary public within the limits

0prescribed by law, there appeared, in person, Lieutenant Don

1, ..Jph Gonzal.es, A7.fgrez Do,

0 0.de Sierra, and the soldiers f)om. del Rio, Julian flores, Ph.

de Sierra, Lszaro Ybanes, Ant Greg rC . ordoves, Andres Sanchez,l6v e co

Augustia //Sanche2, Andres Chirino, Dom. Chirino, Fran Anto-

o o 0

nio Napoles, Fern. dela Cerda, fran. de sMiguel, Franco 0 0 n

de Torres, an. Lu£s dela Cerda, In Hernandes, Ign. de so too

Miguel, Jph Hernan4es, Jph de castra, Ju s* de Torres, Jph1 o to

Diego Ramo`n, Jph Mig. Domingues, Ju Ben delos Reyes, Jgh

do CO n CO

o e

Arias, Ju. delos Reies, Ju de Torre,a, Ju Jph Marques;' Jphco 1 0

fran. V'illareal, Jph Mig Ramos, Ju de Lara, Jph de Trexo,.0

Jph Rafael . de Trexo, Ju Jph de Santacruz, Jph Aitonio de la1 1

PeYia:, iph de Aeosta, Man Ibarbo, Man Y:uls de los Reyes,1 1 1 es.

kig. del Rio, Mig cortes, Man de Ar°ambula, Marcos Mart. ° ,1 1 or.

Man. Chirinos, Man Salva de los Posos, Nicolas Jesus de los0 or

ReYes; P. Granados, Salva. de Esparsa, Santiago de Vega,n a1 a1,

v Camac3ho, Tadeo Ramos, Xp. de santiago, Xp. del rrso,

al meXp . de Cordova, Lucas flores, Marcos de Losoia, B de Sierra,

Jph Viterbo de 1os rrios, Jph patricio de -Padilla, and the

legal representatives for the late Jph Caietano de Vergara,

soldier of this said royal presidio who died on the thirteenth

day of April, one thousand seven hundred fvrty-four, and for0

the soldier Matheo Ant Ibarbo who also died on the thirteenth

of April of said year, all of whom. I certify that I know, and

they said that they unanimously and by common consent, jointly

and severally, do grant and give by these presents such power0

as may be necessary and required by law to Don Diego AAt

Giraud, a resident and merchant of Mexico City, appointed as

paymaster by said officers and soldiers in order that in

their name and representing their own person, rights and acts,

he may and shall appear, for the past year of one thousand

seven hundred forty-four, for all of them and for each one

individually, before the Most Excellent Count of 'Fuenciara,

Viceroy, Governor, and Ce,ptain General of this New Spain, to

ask for the warrants necessary for the collection of their

salaries of four hundred twenty pesos which His Majesty has17

assigned //for each, plue sixty-five pesos to cover the addi-

tional pay to which the lieutenant, the alPerez, and the ser-

geant are entitled, all of which amounts to twenty-five thou-

sand two hundred sixty-five pesos, and three hundred sixty

pounds of powder, representing the six pounds which His ma-

jesty likewise gives every year to each of the sixty men who

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comprise the garrison of this presidio. Said sum and quantity

of powder correspond to the pay to which they are entitled for

said past year of one thousand seven hundred forty-four and

are to be issued by the Royal.Treasury in Mexico City, where

the royal official judges, in view of the warrant from the

said Most Excellent Viceroy, will deliver same, in cash, to

the satisfaction of the a,bove-mentione€1 signers, and in their

name, to the af oresaid ,paymaster and agent, Don Diego Antonio .

Giraud, or to whoever may represent them. From such amounts

of the afore-mentioned sum and quantity of powder as may be

obtained in the foregoing manner, the sum of seventeen thou-

sand three hundred seventy-four pesos, which correspond to

said.salaries for the period ending on the eighth day of

September of said year, was paid to us by the late Lieutenant-

Colonel Don Justo Boneo yMorales, .Kriight of the orcler of St.

James, and former governor of this ,province, who died on that

day, in,the form of the goods and effects which, at our re-

quest and in conformity with his.memorials'and dispatches,

said Don Diego Antonio Giraud had remitted. The latter

amount therefore shall be placed at the order and command of

the testamentary executor, the heirs, or whoever may have the

most legal claim to the property of cDon Justo Boneo yMora-

les]. The remaining sum of seven t.hPaasnd eight hundred.

ninety-one pesos of the pledged salaries shall be.placed atco

the orider and command of the.said present Governor pon.Fran

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1?vGarzia Larios who shall //distribute same in compliance with

his memorials and dispatches. The signers will be now and

forevermore satisfied with such amounte of the aforesaid sum

and quantity of powder as said agent may receive. The latter

shall issue the,receipts and quittances necessary for the

collection thereof,, plus affidavits that he hae.received same

or the renunciation of the laws connected therewith; he shall

present before His Excellency the necessary memorials and'

documents, for tothat end and for every incidental question

arising therefrom or pertaining thereto, the signers give0

and grant to said Don Diego A,nt Giraud the present power of,

attorney with full authority s,nd power to appoint one, two,

three, or more substitutes. The latter may appoint as many

more as necessary, without any restriction whatever, for the

signers do hereby give and. grant to each and every one of

them the same power and authority to attend to any and all

proceedings and negotiations which may or shall arise in con-

nection herewith; as well as to institute legal proc'eedings

andto swear to oaths whenever necessary. For the execution

bf the foregoing, the signers do hereby bind their persons

and present and future assets; they authorize His Majesty's

justices and judges whom these presents may and shall con-

cern. to make them observe and comply with same to the Pu3,l.

force and extent of the law, by summary proceedings, as if

it were a sentence given, pronounced, and agreed to In a

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case that had been tried in court by a competent jud ;e. They

renounce their own home and community, the law of si Combene-one

rit de Juris: omnivm Judioum, the general laws, and the

others in their favor and defense; and to that end, they

vouch for one another, promise to be responsible for one an-

other and to comply with same without fail. They asked and18

begged me to interpose my royal and judicial authority //and

I, said governor, in the name of His Majesty, do hereby inter-

uose it, insofar as I can and should according to law. Done

before me and the attendant witnesses with whom I am acting

according to law as'stated above, and on this common paper

because stamped paper is not used regularly and there is

none available. Those who knew how to write their names

signed it with me, and for those who_ did not know how to

write, one of the fo].lowing. witnesses signed; Don Jph Ca-1

ruallido y Villarino, Don Miguel de Baldeven, and Juan Man

Ru1z. I certify.

Interlined: within the lim.its--Valid.

0Manuel Arit. loaoya

C

Joseph Gonsalez

cHubric3

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Phelipe de sierra

cRubric^

Joseph de los Rios biterba

CRubric3

10

Andres Sanchez

tRubric.]

Joseph de ,Acosta

cRubrioa

Pedro Granados Christoual de cordoua

tRubric, ERubrie:j.

Juan de lara

CRubric 3

a coJu. Joseph de sarite, cru.z F'ran. antoPlo de napoleg

eRubric3 CRubrie,

18g//.At the re4uest of those who did not knowhow to write

their names:

Joseph Caruallido y Villarino

Bubric'

Likewise;,at the request of those who did not know how

to write their names:1

Mig de Bandebene

tRubric3

Done before me, acting as Luez recUtor:Co

Fran. GarzIa Lax°ioe

cRubric3

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Attendant Witneest.

Joeeph Caruallido y Villarino

sRubric3

Attendant WitneBs:1

Rig de Bandebene

tRubric3. .

Attendant Witness:

Juan Mane1 Rulz

ERubric3

.B. in E., Jariuary 24, 1738, pp. 16-18v3

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In the royal presidio of Nuestra SePiora del Pilar de los,

Adais, on the thirty-first day of the month of December, oneco

thousand seven hundred forty-five, before me Don Fran. Garzia1:3

Larios, governor and captain general of //this province of

Thexas,.New Philippines, and the attendant witnesses with

whom I am acting as juez rezeptor because there is no royal

notary nor notary public within the limits prescribed by law,1 o

there appeared, in person, Lieutenant Don Ma. Arit Losoya, A1-0 0

ferez Don P. de Sierra, Sergeant Dom. del Rio, and the sol-© n

diers Ant..Gregorio Cordoves, Azidres Sanchez, Aug. Sanchez,,me co o

Andres Chirino, Bar. de Sierra, Domingo Chirino, Fran Ant.do co n 1 co

N apole s, Fern. de la Cerda, Fran de S. Mig., Fran . deco

Torres, Fran Luis de la Cerda, Ygnacio de san miguel, Igna-

c2 o Hernandez, Julian flores, Jph Hernandez, Jph de Castro,o toB 1

Ju. as. de Torres, Jph Diego Raraon, Jph. 9ig '. Domlrigues,o to. 1

Ju. Ben. de los reyes, Joseph de A,rias, Man de los reyes,co

Juan de Torres, Juan Jph Marquez, Jph fran. Villarreal, Jph1

Niig. .Ramos, Jph patriclo Padilla, Juan de Lara, Jph de Trexo,0 0

Jph Rafael Trexo, Ju. - Jph de santacruz, Jph Ant. PePia, Jph de

Acosta, Jph Viterbo delos Rios, Jph Leonardo deia Cerda,' La-1 1

zaro IbaPies, Lucas flores, Man. Luf s de los Reyes, Mig del1 es 1

Rfo, Miguel cartes, Man d.e Arambula, Marcas. Mart. ,Man1 or 1

Chirino, Man. Salvs;. de Pozas, Man de Ibarbo, Marcos Losoia,e

Nicolas Jesus de los reyes, Ph. de Sierra, Pedro Granados,or 0 n

Salva. de Esparza, Sant de Vega, Sev. Camacho, Simon de los

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t os al al. a].s s. Ta,deo Ramos, Xp. de Sa:ntiago, Xp. del. Rio, and Xp.

de Cordova., all officers and soldiers of the garrison of thisles

royal presidio; Don Jph Gonz. who was lieutenant of same1 0

until the very day when Don Man. Ant. Losoya was appointed

to that position, and Dimas de Moya, who was a private until19v

the very day when Simon de los santos was appointed //to his

place, all of whom I certify that I know, and they said that

they unanimously and by common 'consent, jointly and severally,

do grant and give by these presents such power as may be nee-0

e ssary and required by law to Don Diego gnt.. Jiravd, a resi-

dent and merchant of Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by

said officers and soldiers in order that in their name and

representing their own persona, rights and acts, he may and

shall appear, for the present year of one thousand seven hun-

dred forty-five, for all of them and for each individua,lly,

before.'Ghe Most Excellent Viceroy, Governor, and Captain Gene-

ral of this New Spain to ask for the warrants necessary for

the collection, of their salaries of four hundred. twenty pesos

which His Majesty has assigned for each, plus sixty-five pe-

sos to cover the additional pay to which the,lieutenant, the

alferez, and the sergeant are entitled, all of .which amounts

to twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos, and

sixty pounds of powder, representing the six pounds which His

majesty likewise gives every year to each of the sixty persons

comprising the garrison of this presidio. This sum and

109

0 quantity of powder correspond to the pay to which they are

entitled for this said presen.t year of one thousand seven

hundred forty-five and are to be issued by the Royel. Treas-

ury in Mexico City, where the royal official judges, in view

of the warrant from said Most Excellent Viceroy, will deliver

in cash, to the satisfaction of the above-mentioned signers20

//and in their name, to the aforesaid paymaster and agent,

Don Diego Antonio Jiraud, or to whoever may represent them

the afore-etated sum and quantity of povrder. Such amounts

of same as may be received and collected in the foregoing

manner shall be administered on account as debit and creditco

by said Governor on Fran. Garz1a Larios who will have it

at his command and order for distribution in conformity with

his memorials and d3spatches. The signers will be now and"

forevermore satisfied with such amounts of the aforesaid sum

,and quantity of powder as said agent may receive. The lat-

ter shall issue the receipts and quittances necesssry for the

collection thereof, plus affidavits that he has.received same

or the renunciation of the laws connected therewith; he shall

present before His Excellency the necessary memorials and

documents; for to that end and for every incidental question

arising therefrom or pertaining thereto, the signers do here-0

by ,give and grant to said Don Diego Ait. Jirs,ud the present

power of attorney with. full authority end 'power to appoint

one, two, or three substitutes. The latter may appoint as

110

many more as necessary, w3thout any restriction whatever, for

the signers do hereby give and grant to each and every one of

them the same power and authority to attendto any and all

proceedings and negotiations which may or shall arise in con-

nection herewith; as well as to institute legal proceedings

and to swesr to oaths whenever neeessary. For the execution20v

of the foregoing, //the signers do hereby bind their persons

and present and future assets; they authorize His Majesty's

justices and judges whom these presents may and shall con-

cern to make them observe and comply with same to the full

force and extent of the law, by summary proceedings, as if

it were a sentence given, pronounced, and agreed to 1n a

case that had been tried in court by a competent judge. They

renounce their own home and community°, the law of si combene---

r it de Jurisdicione amnivm Ju^, the general le.ws, and the

others in their favor and defense; and to that end, they

vouch for one another, promise to be responsible for one an-

other and to comply with same without fail. They- asked and

begged me to interpose my royal and judicial-authority And

said governor, in the name of His Majesty, interpose it inso-

Par as I can and _should according to law. Done before me and

the attendant witnesses with whom I am acting as aforesaid,

according to law, and on this common paper becaui_^^e there is

no stamped paper in this province. Those who knew how to

write their names signed it with me, and for those who did

i1l

not knowhow to write, one of the following witnesses, set-

tlers and residents of this said presidio, signeds Don Jphles 0 1

Carbaliido y Viliarino, Don Jph Gonz , and Ju. Man. Rufz.

I_certify.

Interlined; one-Valid; he--Valid.

0Manuel Ant. Losoya

tRdbric3

21 coIlJoseph biterb delos RIos Fran antoPSo de napoles

^Rubric, zRubricy

LASARO IBAN-E&

CRubric3

For my father Juan B de los Reyes.

CAntonio Reyes' Rubric3

Ant onio Reyes

CRubric,

. Phelipe de sierra

cRubric3

Pedro granados

tRubrici

Juan de lara

LRubrio 3

112

Chr'istoVal de cordova

rRubric

aJoph de Casttro Ju. Joseph de santacruz

£Rubric j Rubric 3

Andres 5anchez

CRubricj

At the request of those who did not know how to write

their"name$;

Joseph Carbaliido y Ville,rino

tRubrIc 3

Wi tne s s e.

Juan Iitanuel Rufz

rRubrica

Done before me, acting as juez reze^tor®

Signed:co

Fran. GarzIa Larios

tRubri c 3

Witness:

Juan Manuel Ruiz

,Rubric 3

Witnes s:co11

Joseph Fran Carballido y-Villarino

cRubric,

0

113

^ Joseph Gonsglez

cRubric'

r.D.B. in E... January 24, 1738, pp.. 18v-213

In the royal presidio of Nuestra sePiora del Pilar de los021v

Adais, on the thirty-first day of the month of Decem//ber,co

one thousand seven hundred forty-six, before me, Don.Fran.

Garzia Larios, governor and captain general of this province

whom I am acting as uez rezeptor, because there is no notary

of thexas, new Philippines, and the attendant witnesees with

public nor royal notary within thelimits prescribed by law,l 0

there appeared in person Lieutenant Don Man Ant. Lvsoya, '6..1.-0

ferez Don Pedro de sierra, Sergeant Dom. de3. AIo, and the soT-o n

diers Ant. Cordobes, Andres Sanehez, Ag. Sanchez, Andres Chi-me o co 0

rino, Bar. de Sierra, Dom.. Chirino, Fran. Ant. Napoles,do co n co es co

Fern. dela Zerda, Fran. ' de S. Miguel,^ Frsn; Dom , Fran.o n 1 0

Luis de la Zerda, Ig'n. de S. Ign. Hernsndez, Juliano tos

Flores, Jph Herna'ndey, Jph de Castro, J.-u. as. de torree,0

Jph Diego Ramon, Jph Mig. Ramos, Ju. Benito deice reyes, Jph0 o co

de A,rias, Ju.. de los reyes, Ju. do Torres, Jph Fran. Vi1.la-1 p

rredl; Jph li$. DomInguez, Jph Patrisio Padilla, Ju. de Lara;0 ta 0

Jph. RaPael' de Trexo, Ju. Jph. ss. cruz, Jph An,t. PePia, Jphdo

de Acosta, Jph Leon. dela Zerda, Le.zaro IbaPiez,. Lucas Flores,1 1 l 1

Man. Luis delos~ reyes, Mig. del RIo, Mig, cortes, Man. de1 or

Ar ambula, Marcos Martinez, Manuel Chirino., Man. Sa1va. Pozos,l e

Marcos Losoya, Mig, dela Zerda, Nicolas delos reyes, Ph. de.or o

Sierra, Pedro Granados, Salva. do Esparza, San. de Ve,ga, Se-

eastian Camacho, Simon delos +®cantos, tadeo. Ramosal

, ^p, de0al a1

Sant.,Xp. de3. Rf o,. Xp. de Cordoba, Xp. Marquez, and the

115

legal representatives for Jph de Trexo, and Jph Viterbo delos

Rf os, officers and soldiers of the garrison of this said royal

presidio all of whom I certify that.I know, and they said that

they unanimously and by'eommon consent, jointly and severally,22

do grant by these presents //and give such power as may be nec-0

essary and required by law to Don Diego Ant. Jiraud, a resident

and merchant.of Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by said

officers and soldiers In order that in their name and repre-

senting their own persons, rights and acts, he may and shall

appear, for the present year of one thousand seven hundred

forty-six, for all of them and for each one individually, be-

fore the Most Exceilent Viceroy,. Governor and Captain General

of this New Spain to ask far the warrants necessary for the

collection of their salaries of four hundred twenty pesos

which His Majesty has assigned for each, plus sixty-five pesos

to cover the additional pay to which the lieutenant, the al-

ferez, s.nd the sergeant are entitled, all of which amouri,ts to

twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos, and three

hundred sixty pounds of powder, representing the six pounds

which His Majesty likewise gives every year to each of the

sixty men who comprise the garrison of this presidio. Said

sum and quantity of powder correspond to the pay to which

they are entitled for this said present year of one thousand

seven hundred forty-six and are to be issued by the Royal

Treasury in Mexico City, where the royal official judges, in

116

view of the warrant from said. Most Excellent Viceroy, will

deliver in cash, to the satisfaction of the above-mentioned

signers, and in their name, to the aforesaid pa,ymaster ando...

agent, Don Diego Ant. Jiraud, or to whoever may represent22v

them, the sum /fand quantity of powder above-stated. Such

amounts as may be received and collected in the foregoing

manner shall be administered on account as debit and creditco

by said Governor Don. Fran. Garzia Larios who will have it

at_his command and order for distribution in compliance with

his memorials and diepatches; and the signers declare them-

selves to be now and forevermore satisfied with such amounts

of the aforesaid sum and quantity of powder as said agent may

receive. The latter shall issue the receipts and quittances

necessary for the collection thereof, plus affidavits that he

has received same or the renunciation of the laws connected

therewith; he shall present before His Excellency the neces-

sary memorials and documents; for, to that end and for every

incidental question arising therefrom or pertaining thereto,0

the signers do hereby give and grant to said Don Diego Ant.

Jiraud the present power of.attorney with full authority and

power. to appoint one, two, or three substitutes. The latter

may appoint as many more as necessary, without any restric-

tion whatever, for the signers cio hereby give nridgrant to

each and every one of them the same power and authority to

attend to any and all proceedings and negotiations which may

117

i

or shall arise in connection herewith; as well as to institute

legal proceedings and to swear to oaths whenever neeessary.23

For the execution of the foregoing, //the signers do hereby

bind their persons and'present and future assets; they autho-

rize His Majesty! sjustices and judges whom these presents

may and shall concern to make them observe and comply with

same to the full force and extent of the law, by summary pro-

ce edings.,. as if it were a sentence given, pronounced, and

agreed to in a case that had been tried in court by a compe-

tent judge. They renounce their own home and community, the

law of si combenerit, de Juriedizione 8mnivm Jud^, the gene-

ral laws, and the others in their favor and defense; and to

th at end, they vouch for one another, promise to be responsible

for one another and to comply with same without fail. They

asked and begged me to interpose my royal and judicial autho-

r ity and I, said governor,in the name of His Majesty, do

hereby interpose it insofar,as I can and should according to

law. Done before me and the attendant witnesses with whom I

am acting as aforesaid, according to law, and on this common

paper beeause there is no stamped paper in this province.

Those who knew how tq^ write their names signed it with m.e,23v

and for those who did not know how to write, //one of the

following witnesses, settlers and residents of this said pre-

sidio, signed; Don Jph Carballido y Villarino, Don Jph Gon-

zalee, and Bartholome de Villaseffor Yncapie. I certify.

118

0Manuel Ant. losoya

;Rubric1

Domingo del rrio

eRubric3

Pedro granados

cRubric'

Joseph de Acosta

CRubrie'

Phel;ipe de sierra

ERubric

Pedro de sirra

=Rubric'

Joph de Casttro

ERubrr ic 3

ts,. ;:aTh. de s.

tRubric

Gross,

Atidr6s Sanchoz

CRubric 3

coantoffo de napoles

rRubrie 3

Juan de lara

cRubrie 3

At the request of those who did not know how to write

. their names:

Joseph Carballido y Villarino

=Rubrie3

Done before me, acting as Iuez rezeptor;co

k'ran. Garzfa Larios

cRubricz

24//Joseph Gons;lez

C-Rubric,

Witness:

Joseph Cat°ballido y Villarino

CRubric.,

• Witness:

Barttolome de VillasePfor Fincapie

cRubrie-,,

E .D.S. in E., dant1a7C'y 24, 1738, pp. 21-243

120

In the royal presidio of_.Nuestra, SePiora del Pilar de los

Adais, on the thirty-first day of the month of December, oneco

thousand seven hundred forty-seven, before me, Don Fran. Gar-

zfa Larios, governor and captain general of thie province of

Thejas, New Philippines, and the attendant witnesses with

_juez rezeptor, because there is no notarywhom I am acting as

public nor royal notary.within the limits prescribed by law,..1 0

there appeared, in person, Lieutenant Don Man. Ant. Losoia,

Al fs`rez Don Pedro de Sierra, 3ergear^t Domingo del Rio, ande o

the soldiers Ph. de Sierra, Julian flores, Antanio Greg.0

cordoves, Ju. Jph de santaeruz, Andres Sanchez, Agustfn san-

chez, Audres chirino, AAtonio reyes, Antonio Gil, Bartholomeal al

de Sierra,, Christoval del HIo, Xp. de cordoba, Xp.. Marquez,1

Caietano Gamez, Xptov de Santiago, Domingo chirino, Diego de- co co

Villafranca, Fran. Antonio Napoles, Fran. de la Zerda,co do co

Fran. de san Miguel, Fern. dela Zerda, Fran. Dominguez,

Ignacio de San miguel, Ignacio Hernandez, Ignacio dela Garza,\ tos

Isidro Evgenio-, Joseph Iiernandez, Jph. de Castro, Juan as24v

de Torres, Jph Diego Ramon, Juan //Benito de los reyee, Jo-

seph de ,Ax'ias, Juan de los reyes, Juan de Torres, Jph. Miguel

Ramos, Joseph de Ps,dilla, Juan de Lara, Jph Antonio Pel#a, Jo-

seph de Acosta, Juan Jph.,Yds,l.go, Juan Man. Talamante, Jph1

Patifio, Juan de Mora, 'Lucas Fiores, Mig.. del HIo, Manuel del 1 or

,6Lr4mbu].a, Man Chirino, Man. fialva. de Pozos, Marcos Losoya,l

Miguel de la Zerda, Man Luf c de los reyes, Pedro Granados,

121

Phelipe Sanchez,. Salvador de Esparza, Simon de los santos,

Sevastian cam.aoho, and Tadeo Ramos, officers and soldiers of

the garr5.son of this said royal presidio, all of whom I eer-

tify that I know, and they said that they unanimously and by

comnon consent, jointly and severally, do grant by these

pr e sent s-and give such power as may be necessary and requirecl

by law to Don'Diego Antonio Jiraud, a resident and merchant

of. Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by said officers and

soldiers in order that in their name and representing their,

own person, rights and acts, he may, for the present year of

one thousand seven hundred forty-seveA; appea,r, and he shall

appear, for all of them and for each one individually, before25

the Most Excellent Viceroy, Governor //and Captain ''ueneral of

this New Spain to ask for the warrants necessary for the col-

lection of their salaries of four hundred twenty pesos which

.His Majesty has assigned for each, plus sixty-five pesos to

cover the additional amounts to which the lieutenant, the a1-

ferez, and the sergeant are 'entitled, all of which amounts to

twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos, and three

hundred.sixty pounds of. powder, representing the six pounds

which His Majesty likewise gives every year to each of the

sixty men who comprise the.,garrison of this presidio. ; aid

sum and quantity of powder correspond to the pay to which

they are entitled for this said present year of one thousand

seven hundred forty-seven and are to be issued by the Royal

122

Treasury in Mexico City, where the royal official judges, in

view of the warrant from said Moat Excellent Viceroy, will

deliver in cash, to the satisfaction of the above-mentioned

signers, and in their name, to the aforesaid paymaster and

agent, Don Diego Antonio Giraud, or to whoever may represent

them, the sum and quantity of powder above-stated. Such

amounts as may be received:and collected in the foregoing25v

manner sha1.l be administered on //a.ccount as debit and creditCo

by said Geivernor Don Fran. Garzia Larios who will have it at

his command and order'for distribution in compliance with,his.

memorials and dispatches; and the signers declare themselves

to be now and forevermore satisfied with such amounts of the

aforesaid sum and quantity of powder as said agent.may re--

ceive. The latter shall issue the receipts and quittances'

necessary for the collection'thereof plus affidavits that he

h ae received same or the renunciation of the laws connected

therewith; he shall present before His Excellency the neces-

Isary memorials. and documents; for, to that end and for every

lnc.ie?ent,al question arising therefrom or pertaining thereto,

the signers do hereby give and grant to said Don Diego Antonio

, Giraud the present power of attorney with full authority and

power to appoint one, two, or three substitutes. The latter

may appoint as many more as necessary, without any restric-

tion whatevcr, for the signers do hereby give and grant to

each and every one of them the same power and authority to

123

attend to any and all proceedin.gs and negotiations which may

or shall arise in connection herewith; as well as to institute

legal proceedings and to swear to oaths whenever necessary.

For the execution of the foregoing, the signers do hereby26

bind //their persons and present and future assets; they

author ize His )Lajesty's justices and judges whom these pres-

ent$ may or shall concern to make them observe and comply

with same to the. full force and extent of the law, by sum-

mary proceedings, as if it were a sentence given, pronounced,

and agr°eed to in a case that had been tried in court by a

competent judge. They renounce their own home and community,

the law of si combenerit de yurisdizione omnivm vdy icum, the

general laws, and the others in their favor and defenae; and

to ths,t end, they- vouch for one another, promise to be re-

sponsible for one another.and to comply.with same without

f'ail. They asked and begged me to interpose my royal and

judicis,l authority and T, said governor, in the name of His

Ma.jeety,, do hereby interpose it insofar as I can and should

according to law. Done before ;me and. the attendant witnesses

with whom I am acting, as above-stated, according to law, and

on this common paper because there is no stamped paper in

this province. Thosewho knew how to write their names26v

sign//ed it with me, and for those who did not know how to

write, one of the following witnesses, settlers and residents

of this said presidio, si6ned; Don Joseph Carballido y

9

124

Villarino, Juan Manuel Ruiz, and Bartholome de Villasefior in_

capie. I certify.

Pedro de sierra

cRubric,

0Manuel AAt. losoya

eRubric,

Ghristove3. de cordova

cRubric3

Joseph patiAoco

Fran aatoFio de na.poles

cRubric3 rRubric,

Aridres 5anchsa

6Rubric,

kt the request of those who did not know how to write

their nam.ee-.co

Fren antono de napolee

tRu.bric,

Juan de lara

ERubric3

Joph de Casttro

CRbbrie3

At the request of those who did not know how to write

125

, their nam.es:

Joseph Carballido y Villarino

CRubrie3

Done before me;co

Fran. Garzfa Larios

,Rubric,

Witness;.

Joseph Carvallido y Villarino

eRubrie 3

Witness;

Juan Manuel Ruz

sRubrlc,

Witness;

Barttolome de Incapie

LD. S. in E., January 24, 1738, pp. 24-26v3

12 6

027

//In the royal presidio of los Adais, on the twenty-

fourth day of the month of December, one thousand $even hun-

dred forty-eight, before me, General Don Pedro de Barrio Hen-csic3

co/Y espriella, governor and captain 'general of this province

of Thexas, and the attendant witnesses with whom I am acting

as juez receptor in the absence of a notary publie or royal

notary and on the present common paper because no stamped

paper is sold, but without detriment to the Hoya7. Treasury,

there appeared in person the lieutenant of this company, Don1 0

Man Antt. Losoya, ,A,l.ferez Pedro de Sierra, Sergeant Domingoco

del Rio, and the soldiers fran, de la Serda, Phelipe de0

Sierra, Julian florez, Antt. Gregorio Cordov6's, Juan Josephta n 1

de S. Cruz, Ignacio de S. Mig , DQtningo Chirinos, Juan San--

tos de thorres'. Juan Baptista Vervan, Marcos Losoya, Sevas-

ramos, Cayetano Games, Ygnacio Hernandez, Salvador deesparza,

Agustfn Sanchez, Mig. dela zerda, Joseph Patricio Padilla,1

Joseph de AX`ias, Aidres Sanchez, Juan delos reyes, Man thala-tes co 0 0

m , fran. Antta de Napoles, Juan de torres, Joseph Antt.

0tian Camacho, Xptobal del rio, Joseph de Castro, A,ntt. Gil,

kanuel Salvadorde Pozos, Nicolas de los Reyes, Diego dedo

Villafranca, Pedro Granados, fernan. dela Zerda, Juan Benito

delos Heyes, Joseph Patifio, Joseph Santos de Ochoa- Lisardo, -

Lucas florez, Joseph A,rredondo, Joseph Diego ramo'n, Joseph del 1

^,costa, Xptciva7^. Marquez, Man. Ararlbulo, Man. Chirino, ths.deo

de peffa, Ysidro Evgenio, Joseph mi , ramos, Juan de Lara,

127

eo n 1 nFran. de S. Mig., aimon de los Santos, Xptcibal de 3.tiago,.

coJuan Gil florez, Juan thomas de oje.da, fran. de los Santos,

and Pedro de Barrio, and Pedro Perez, the entire number of.

officers and soldiers who comprise the garrison of this pre-

sidio,o, and they said that they, unanimously and by common

consent, jointly and severally do by these presents give and

grant such special and general power as may be necessary and0

required by law to General Don Juan Antt. Bustillos yZeva-2?v

ilos, a resident of the City of //Mexico and the'present pay-

master of this royal presidio so that in their name and re-

presenting their own persons, rights and acts, he may appear

for the present year of seven hundred forty-eight, and he

shall appear for all of them and for each one individuaZly

before the Most Excellent Viceroy, Governor; and Captain

General of the kingdoms of New Spain to ask for the warrants

necessary for the collection of their salaries of four hun-

dred twenty pesos which His Majesty. has assigned for each

plus sixty-five pesos to cover the additional pay for the

lieutenant, the alfrez, and the sergeant, all of which

amounts to twenty-five thousand two hundred sixty-five pesos

and three hundred sixty pounds of powder, representing the

six pounds which His Majesty likewise gives every year to

each of the sixty men who.comprise the garrison of this.pre-

sidio. Said sum and. quantity of powder correspond to the

pay to which they are entitled for this said present year of

128

0 seven hundred forty-eight and are to be issued by the Royal

Treasury in Mexico City, where the royal official 3udges, in

view of the warrant from the Most Excellent Viceroy, will de-

liver in cash, to the satisfaction of the above-menti oned

signers, and in their name, to the aforesaid paymaster and0

agent, Don Juan Antt. Bustillos, or to whoever may represent

them, thesum and quantity.of powder above-stated. Such

amounts as may be received and collected in the foregoing

manner shall be administered on account as debit and credit

by said Governor Don Pedro ae Ba.rrio who will have it at his

command and order for distribution in compliance with his

memorials and dispatches; and the signers declare themselves

to be now and forevermore satisfied with such amounts of the

aforesaid sum and quantity. of powder as said agent may receive.28

The latter shall issue the receipts and //quittances neeess.ary.

for the collection thereof, plus affidavits that he has re-

ceived same or the renunciation of the laws connected there-

with; he shall present before His Excellency the necessary

memorials and documents; for, to that end and for every inei-

dental question arising therefrom or pertaining thereto, the0

signers do hereby.give and grant to said Don Juan Antt. Bus-

tillo the present power of attorney with full authority and

power to appoint one, two, or three substitutes, remove the

latter and appoint others, for the signers do hereby give and

.grant to each and every one of them the,same power and

129

authority to attend to any and all proceedings and negotiations

which may or shall arise in connection herewith; as well as to

institute legal proceedings and to swear to oaths whenever nec-

essary. For the execution of the foregoing, the signers do

hereby bind their persons and present and future assets; they

authorize His Majesty's judges and justices whom these pres-

ents may or shall concern to make them observe and comply with

same to the full force and extent of the law, by summary pro-

ceedings, as if it were,a sentence given, pronounced, and

agreed to in a case that had been tried in.court by a competent

Judge, and not subject to appeal. They renounce their own home

and community, the law of Si Cumbenerit, the general laws, and

the others in their favor and defense; and to that end, they

vouch for one another, promise to be responsible for one an-

other and to comply with same without fail. They asked me to

interpose my royal and Judicial authority to make it valid-and

binding, and I, said governor, interpose it in so far as I can

and should according to law. Done before me and the following1

witnesses: Marcos Rufz, Juan Man. Rufz, and Theodoro Galvan,

residents of this royal presidio all of whom were present,2.8v

//and in the presence of the above-stated attendarit witnesses.

In witness thereof, those who knew how to write their names

signed it with me; and at the request of those who did not

know howto write their names, one of the witnesses signed.

I certify.0

130

0 Signed;n 0

D. Pedro del ,Barrio Junco Y espriella Manuel Ant losoya

tRubric3 tRubrio3

Pedro de sierra domingo del rfo

cRubric^ cRubrie]

Joph de Casttro christrival de cordova Phelipe de sierra

ERubric3 CRubric3 cRubric3

Andre s Sanche a Antonio Reyes

cRubric3 tRubric3

Antonio Gil i barbo

cRubric,

D.S.C in E., January 24, 1738, pp. 27-28v3

131

In the royal presidio of Nuestra Senora deel Pilar de

los Adais, on the twenty-eighth day of the month of December,

one thousand seven hundred forty-nine, before me Don Pedro de

Barrio Junco y Espriella, governor and captain general of

this province of tejas, New Philippines, and the attendant

witnesses with whom I am acting as juez receptor because

there is no notary public nor royal notary within the limits

prescribed by law, there appeared, in person, Lieutenant Don

Manuel Arittonio I,osoya, Alferez Don Pedro de Bierra, Sergeant

Domingo deel Rfo, the appointed Corporals Anttonio Gregorio

Cordoucs,.Phelipe de Sierra, Julian flores, and Juan Joseph

de santa Cruz, and the soldiers Joseph de Casttro, Chrisptto-29

vaI deel Rfo, Anttonio //Gil de y Baruo, Barpttholome de

Sierra, M anuel Saluador de Pozos, Riicolas de los Reyes, Diego

de Villafranca, Pedro Granados, fernando de la Zerda, Juan

venitto de los Reyes, Jdseph Pattino, Joseph Santos de ochoa

Lisarde, Juan Joseph Arredondo, Lucas flores, Joseph Diego

Ramon, Juan Gil flores, Joseph de Acostta, Domingo Chirino,n

ygnazio de sMiguel, Juan Santtos de Torres, Crispttoual de

Cordova, Crisptt6ual Ma.rquez, Manuel de Arsnbula, Fran de

la: Zerda, Thadeo Ramos, Juan Baupttistta Beruan,_ Cayetan.

Gamez, ygnazio Herhandes, Saluador de Esparza, Augusttfn

Sa'nchez, Miguel de la Zerda,.Manuel Chirino, Joseph de Arias,

Juan de los Reyes, Anttonio de los Reyes, Manuel Talamanttes,co

Fran Anttonio de Napoles, Juan de Torres, Josephe Anttonio

co

Pena, ysidro Evgenio, Bernardo Ramirez, Juan de Lara, Pedro

Perez, Marcos Losoya, Simon de los Santtos, Chrispttoual de

Santtiago, Seuasttian Camaeho, Thomas de ojeda, Pedro de Ba-co

rrio, Fran de los 9anttos, Josephe y l3algo, Joseph Pattri-

zio Padilla, and Josephe de la Garza, officers and soldiers

of this company and royal presidio all of whom I certify that

I know, and they said that they do hereby grant and give such

power as may be necessary and required by law to General Don

Juan Anttonio Busttillos.y Zeuallos, a resident and warehouse-

keeper of Mexico City, appointed.as paymaster by me and by

said officers and soldiers in order that in our name and re-

presenting our own persons and real and personal rights, he

may appear, for me and f or each of the signers, severally and

jointly, and he shall appear before the Most Excellent Vice-

roy, Governor, and Captain General of this New Spain, before

the royal official Judges of the Royal Treasury in Bdexico

City where their assigned salaries are kept, or wherever he

may need to appear to ask for the payment of the salaries to

which the officers and soldiers are entitled every year, which

amounts to an aggregate of twenty-seven thousand four hnndred

sixty-five pesos, plus three hundred sixty pounds of powder

which His Majesty has ordered to be given to them every year,29v

which sum and amount are due for the present year //and are

to be issued by the Royal Treasury in Mexico City, where said

officers in view of the warrant from His Excellency will

133

deliver in cash to the satisfaction of the signers and in their

name to the.,bove-mentioned paymaster and agent, Don Juan Antto-

.nio Busttillo y Zeuallos, or to whoever may represent them, the

aforesaid sum and quantity of powder. Such amounts as may be

received and collected in the foregoing manner shall be admin-

istered on account as debit and credit by said governor who

will have it at his command and order for distribution in com-

pliance with his dispatches, orders, and instructions, in which

.manner the signers will declare themselves to be now and for-.

evermore satisfied with such amounts of the above-stated sum

and quantity of powder as said agent mayreceive. The latter

shall issue the receipts and quittances necessary for the col-

2ection thereof, with affidavits that he has received same or

the renunciation of the laws connected therewith; he shall pre-

sent before His Excellency the necessary memorials and documents;

for, to that end and for every incidental question arising

therefrom or pertaining thereto, the signers do hereby give

and grant to him the present power of att orney with full autho-

rity and power to appoint trustworthy persons as substitutes

whenever necessary, to remove the latter and appoint others

without any restrictloA whatever, for the signers do hereby,

give and grant to each and every one of them the same power

to attend to any and all proceedings and negotiations which

may or shall arise in connection herewith; as well as to

institute legal proceedings and to swear to oaths whenever

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necessary. For the execution of the foregoing, the signers

do hereby bind their persons and present and future assets;

they authorize His Majesty's judges and justices whom these

presents may or shall concern to make them comply with same

to the full force and extent of the law, by summary proceed

ings, as if it were a sentence passed and agreed to in a case

that had been tried in court by a competent judge. They re-

nounce their own home and community, the law of Si cumbeneritt

de Jurisdicione omnivm Judicum, and the general laws and prom-

ise that they will comply with what they have agreed to with-30

out fail. They,ask//ed and begged me to interpose my royal

and judicial authority and I. said governor, in the name of

His Majesty (may God guard him), do hereby interpose it in. so

far as I can and should according to law. Done before me and

the attendant witnesses who signed it with me; those who knew

how to write their names also signed and at the requ.est of

those who.did not know how to write, their.lieutenant who was

present signed. The witnesses were' Marcos Rufz, Don Pedro

de los Santtos and Juan Manuel Rufz, residents of this royal

presidio all of whom were present, and also the above-stated

attendant witnesses. In witness whereof they signed this

with me and at the request of those who did not know how to

write, one of the witnesses signed. I certify.nD. Pedro del Barrio Junco y espriella

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0 In the presidio of-Nuestra Benora de el Pilar de los3w

Adays, on the twenty-ninth //day of the month of December,

one thousand seven hundred fifty, before me, Don Pedro de

Barrio, governor and captain general of this province.of

Tegas, New Philippines, and the attendant witnesses with

whom I am acting as uez receptor, because there is no

notary public nor royal notary as provided by law, there

appeared, in person, Lieutenant Don Manuel Anttonio.Losoya,

Alferez Don Pedro de Sierra, Sergeant Domingo de el R^o,

the appointed Corporals Anttonio Gregorio Cordoues, Phe-co

lipe de Sierra, Fran de la Zerda and Juan de Torres, and

the_soldiers Juan J oseph de Santta Cruz, Joseph de Casttro,

Chrispttoual de, e1.R^o, Anttonio Gil de I Baruo, Barpttho-

lome de Sierra, Mannei Saluador de Pozos, Nicolas de los

Reyes, Pedro Granados, Fernando de la Zerda, Juan Benito de

los Reyes, Juan Joseph de Arredondo, Lucas Flores, Joseph

Diego Ramon, Joseph de Acostta, Domingo Chirino, Ygnazion

de S Miguel, Juan Santtos de Torres, Chrispttoual de

Cordoua,.Chrispttoual Marquez, Thadeo Ramos, Juan Baup-

ttisptta Beruan, Ygnazio Hernandez, Saluador de Espar za, Mi-

guel de la Zerda, Augusttfn 9anches, Manuel chirino, Joseph

de Arias, Anttonio de los Reyes, Joseph Anttonio de Pena,

`M.N. in Engli sh: Powers of Atty.. from 1737 to 17503

137

ysidro Evgenio, Bernardo Rarmfrez,Esic3, Juan de Lara, Pedro

Perez, Marcos Losoya, Simo'n de los Santtos Gartia, Chrisptto

ual de Santtiago, Seuasttian Camacho, Juan Thomas de oJeda,co

Pedro de Barrio, Fran de los Santos Coy, Joseph y Dalgo,co

Joseph Pattrizio Padilla, Joseph de la Garza, Fran Jauierco

de la Cruz, Juan Fran de los Santtos, Pedro Losoya, Ygna-

zio de Aro, Evseuio Manuel Carranca, Juan Marfa de Bargas,31

//Paulin de Aranbulo, Miguel de el Rfo, Joseph Calderon andco

Fran de Villareal, officers and soldiers of this company

and royal presidio all of whom I certify that I know, and

they said that they do hereby grant and give such power as

may be necessary and required by law to General Don Juan An-

tt©nio Buattillos y Zeuallos, a resident and warehouse keeper

in Mexico City, appointed as paymaster by me and by said of-

ficers and soldiers in order that in our name and represent-

ing our own persons and personal and real rights he may, for

me and for each of the signers and for all of us Jointly, ap-.

pear and he shall appear before the Most Excellent Viceroy,

Governor and Captain General of this New Spain, before the

royal judges and officials of the Royal Treasury in Mexico

City where their assigned salaries are deposited, or wherever

they may need to appear, to ask for the issuance and payment

of the salary due every year to the officers and soldiers,

the aggregate of which amounts to twenty•-seven thousand four

hundred sixty-five pesos, plus three hundred sixty-five pounds

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of powder wYiieh His Majesty has ordered to be given to them

every year, which sum and amount are due for the present year

and, are to be issued by the Royal Treasury in Mexico City,

where the said officials, in view of the warrant from His

Excellency, will deliver in cash, to the satisfaction of the

signers, and,in their name to the above-mentioned paymaster31v

and agent., //Don Juan Anttonio Busttillos y Zeuallos, or to

whoever may represent them, the aforesaid sum and quantity

of powder. Such amounts as may be received and collected in

the foregoing manner shall be administered on account as

debit and credit by said governor who will have it at his

command and order for distribution in compliance with his

dispatches, orders, and instructions; in which manner the

signers will declare themselves to be now and forevermore

satisfied with such amounts of the above-stated sum and

quantity of powder as said agent may receive. The latter

shall issue the receipts and quittances necessary for the

collection thereof, with affidavits that he has,received

same or the reriunciation of the laws connected therewith;

he shall present before His Excellency the necessary memo-

rials and documents; for, to that end and for every inciden-

tal question arising therefrom or pertaining thereto, the

signers do hereby give and grant to him the present power of

attorney with full authority and power to appoint trust-:

worthy persons as substitutes whenever necessary, to remove

0 the latter and appoint others without any restriction what-

ever, for the signers do hereby give and grant to each and

every one of them the same power to attend to any and all

proceedings and negotiations which may or shall arise in eon-

necti on herewith; as well as to institute legal proceedings

and to swear to oaths whenever necessary. For the execution32

of.the provisions of this power //they do hereby bind their

persons and present and future assets; they authorize His

Maje$ty'sjudges and justices whom these presents may or

shall concern to make them comply with same to the full

force and extent of the law, by summary proceedings, as if

it were a sentence passed and agreed to in a ease that had

been tried in court by a competent judge. They renounce

their own home and c:cnm-dnity, the law of Si cumbeneitt de

Jurisdicione obninvn Judiciun, the general laws and promise

comply with what they have agreed to without fail. They

asked and begged me to interpose my royal and judicial,

authority, and I. said governor, in the name of His Majesty

(may God guard him), do hereby interpose it insofar as I can

and should according to.law. Done before me and the atten-

dant witnesses who signed it with me; those who.knew how to

write their names also signed it, and at the request of

those who did not know how to.write, their lieutenant who

was present signed, .The witnesses were3 Marcos R.ui'z, Don

Pedro de los Santo+s,-and Juan Manuel Rufz, residents of this

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royal presidio all of whom were present, and also the above-

stated attendant witnesses. In witness whereof, they signed

this with me, and at the request of those who did not know

how to wri te, one of the wi tne s ses signed. I. certify.

n oD. Pedro del Barrio Junco y espriella Manuel Ant. losoya

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Christoval de Gordova

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Juan Jophe y Dalgo

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0 For all who did not know how, Icsign3;0

M*nuel Ant.. losoya

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