year of 1779 · ^^^^^ of ^tws^ interior ptovinoos or new ^^^^^ ^ as ^^^^ of this (^^^^^l vvea^^^^^...
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Year of 1779
L-latalations of &c and R2&jd^+rjj
:a^ this ^^,. of 01a ^n Fernfandj o
In the 1` U t^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ On the `^^^^^ ^^^
^ mo^^^ of ^^^^^^^ in the ^
^^^^^^^*r,d,r*,,, the AU' : 4a W
seventeen
As and re^^^^^^^►,^
did gathor totether in the *OU"^OU ahambor to our
and ^"t-ow-for the Purpose of ^oldi^ ^^^ti^ns
for ^ . .. and .SiggrIs for
SUPOriO^ ^^46x Of the; lord gow _ ndant general of th-ooo
l.:^^^ri^^^ ^^vim" .
Pro^^^^ with ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^;o the
§„ gag,^ proposed the ^^^ whom he found ^^^^rU4 ^^^
^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ And (^^^ the vote was ^,
f^^^^^^^ " 'Al ^^^^^^^^ the highest number of ^^^^^^ ^^^ the ^^^^^^^^ ^ff^^^^ re^^^^^^^ely): d^n Tor.^bio
.a Fuentes f Irst-ran^.Ing , ga^.^ ^^ Salvador
iguez, ^^eond^ -rardarg gjgA.^,̂ t^ : Lta Ant-^^to 40
jpn Manuel Delga'^o,$
^nd IS;^ ,̂ ^JA J^^^6 Vlorwx # third; #JSW
do A^oeha;* fourt'a; Sa;1bador D,^ax;s fifth;
^^^^ ^ixth y : ^^^
^lbilgMggra"o , J.,^,^^ and Wjqr^^^ of this
^^^^
that ^^^^ proceedings be
In ^^^P11antO with the above*-mentiones^ and ^*itod
^ the lord commandant ^aneral, ^^ ^^ctisw
;ava:^^^r of the province for his
'^al.j, we thus deciesa // t.' ' =d,^ ix our "^*
naturoo,^ that His Lords4p,may 44jara ► to ^wjrj.^ ^the
,..*140^^^^^l at his ^^^^^^^^neow And we &.a°^ in our own
^^^^^^^ ^ ^^r
on t^hi^ ^^^"On
^^^^ , Thus we
-.k or a n*U^^^ ^^^^^^^ or
P"^`^ its no^
^^ ^ and
^^Ptu^^^^^
^^ue;l ^^ ^^^*ha(Au^riol
A _. ^4or . Do lawdo^^^^^^^j
J^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^)
Is avi^^^
^^^ ^^otm-emt Auba^^^^
^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^l
maroos do *L.^^^^(^^bkol
^^ ^^^ ^ ^^tinex
P) * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ 12/20/17790-1/1/IT841
^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ of ^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^ Bijar
V of Staln ftrnando,^ on the ^^^^^^^^^^ day
of the month of December of se " - ^^^^ ^^^^^^*nij*1,; ^,,,
#jgjj Domt- ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ne^ of the ^^^^ ^ftj"^.
^*V*rnor 444 cc^man&... ^ of a^^ of this provime of
^^ ^^^^ Its ^^^si^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ and ^^^^ti^^^^
tain of the cavalry o.-' - ^^ of the roy*;^ presidio
of stal^. An^tonijo d^ ^,^"P I^^
Militia ^^^^ and ^^ p^^^^^^^^ ^roOps, of the
VV c^^^^ by ^^^^^^^ by the lord Com- . ^^^^^
general Of the interior ;^^^^^^^ of this kingdom or
NOW Spain that " have seen the arore«^^oi ^^^c*
tion or 404A411 Of^^^*rs*# :. g-.',^ ^ $OO 1" .^gms V'^ ^^^Agr
and UZAIMM"Mmod by noblo
^^ the ^^o-voomen^`rion*4 ' to hold and '^^ral so,
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ 4uri---g the 400149 year ^ :^^^^
^ conform in all things to especially T, conformor.
to ^^^ ^^^^^ on which this ^^^^^^rship Is .^^undodi:
^^^^^ order was] ^^^^^ ^^^ this purpose ^^ the lord
**mMAd#LOt Ontaral of the Interior ^^ino^s of this
kingdom or New Spain on the ^^^^ or ^^^^^^ or the
^^^e pa:at year or I
In ^^^sequ*nc+^ th^rW I approve and confirm the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 010010^^^ on the ^^^^^^^^ that ^^^^
^^^ no legal ^ped m:: ^t Whi^^ ought to ^^ Pft*
^^^^4 the MOn ^^^IUd^d thOa^^^
said ^^^^^^ and ^^^^^^ *
tuaUdg,^1g), is to amend wi hout tat;
11 ' "11) , and as
%rot A,^ ^^^^^^^ to ^^^ short time of (the
in this X. . -^^^ and other reasoning
^^^^ ^^^^^ have ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ as to
^^^^^ ^^td" problems whloh might arive*
^^^^ted to
election,..2V
this
^^^^ they - ^^ be ^^^bW to adopt the ^^^^sary
x ratify- the obove* , . tioned elooti he most
+^^ ^orms *Q _ , Adi.^*--^^ it bOhOOV^S Me to O U
^ ^ and ^^^^ ^^sons
who ^^^ thrOi^^ this and it$ Juxisdiction to
^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ god" respect as (^uly 01 ted
U AQ fi'IdWrA ^ ^^ the po^^^^^^ pretE^rl^^
by law ae&U.,.: ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^oro^^^^oned
Torivio do . -^ ^^^^ as ^^^^^t-wrari
Ptodri.; ..s ^
And ^^ that the ^^^^^^^^*n*d order f" -... . the
04 6" .. .ral :-. Y be afford+^d its ^^^ ^^^
PliAA:^^* 10^ this eMfIr . "^^^I% be
mentioned
whose ^ ^ ^^^^ inal.^^ her,
^^^) an the arst day - orth 0:^ ^^^^ene at the g,^^^ to
^ to ^^ ^^^^^^
^ cited tto ^^that the men
fteld,f that , ggla j^sil
3^^^^ ooijo O. bel^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ general // wh:
I ^^^ ^ 04$ may ^^^^ ^^^" 14 p€^^^^^^^^^^ use, and
worcise of the ^^^^^^^ to which they have .^ ^^^^^
I
An^:, when 4,11 this, is dmo$ ^::^
4a^ of proAi^^^s fo:^lowed it installing the 4ro"*
^^^^*r*:^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ be ^^^^^ to US
propx^ato o^ in ^^^^ the ^^^^ of the ooa^^ are
^^O #,-
k^ ^^^^ be 91"A *Op1*Ss it ^^^^ ^^ ^V;
by
4" avidor^ ^^ovW; and the :^^^^oted
as is most in +^^^^rdance With tt*i-r ri tsi ^^^ ^
^^^^^de* o` mand and ^^fix m W a ' .^^^ $ In the p"zono
of ^^t ondozt Wi tnoozoo, With Wh" I ^^^ in the ^^s"0+^^
of a ^ote'ry-$' do ; ^^ on this ola.^^ ^^^^# as ; ....,
^^^^ ^ Is ^^^^^^^ ^ ft" I dortifyo
[RUbri*j
the Of SOA V*M^^^ ^^PLUl Of the
^^^^^^^ of ^^ ^^^^ on ^^ ^^ra^ of ^^ ^ ry, in the
^^^^^^^ al^ty$ veo the o AX ^ // `' ^ "*
and ^ of the O^^^
^^^ ^^^^^^r in the ^^
our wont and. ^ut
J^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^rbelov fir
or ^^ ^^ov*. zent.^onod ^^^onan'^ ^ov^^-
com issi '^^ by ^^ ^^" SOV*rA+^r of the ^^^i*"#
00100" ggla ^^ o C0410* for the ^^^^^ Of in.
the 11P.Alft,^ . .
by ^^ tU. Ud2d& And ^OnftV d by the said :^^rd
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ to the s"Ortor order$ is$O" by
the ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ Of ^^^^ t lAt*ri*r) _-_..:^ ^^OS444":^ thirteenth of ^^ proximate ^^ ^^^ year
or ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ the ^^^^^ ^^^
be ^^^^^^^ in this ^tUr#
Zn vi^wth±^^^ots fto a: pri^^^^^
^^^^ ^^^^^ the Aamineosj`**Ognj Toribio ,
. ^^
Rodri. *^. as ^^^on**r .. ^ ^
^^^^# as ^^^^^ [a
l^^^^^
^^ ^40_: tO
^^^ joach:
^^ird; _ . ^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^ to# as ^^urth;
0
^^s* as fitthl . ^gu^t" do
and AM XvUo:^o Calbil^oso .. _ ^
jMZgr': O ot this ^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^t each onehad ot his O: n accord ^^^^^^^^ the ^^tlea to
^^^ he had ^^^ ^^^^^^^ and ^^"a^^o bOVO*
mentioned interim l^eu^ov*nt (,^^^ernor) pra^^odod to
InstOU" the ^fO^^*04004 ^n4 Xga'-; d^2M by
the ^ut^hor.^^^ ^^^^^^ (im..^) by the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
lord ^^^^^^^^^ TO this end ^ ^^^^^^^ the oaths of
the 4*0 in ^^e mmo ^^^
Ood Our ^^^ and ^^^^^^ the sign of the Holy O"^^
the ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^rib , b3v IAW. Under th^^ ^th . they
^^^^^^ that they S ^ . : to ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ing ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ ^ to
^^ ^^^ob ^^^ attending to th^ ^blic ^^^^^^^^
to ^^^end the ^stOry of the Xost ^^ and ::.^^^^
^^^^^^^^ of Our 140thor . ^^^ ^^^^ the Most Holy V^^^^^
to obey the ^^^ ^ed^^ ^^^Hi^ ^^^^^ (God s*vehim) and the ^^perior , aorders of the lord oo da.^^
^^^^^^ of ^tWS^ interior Ptovinoos or new ^^^^^ ^
as ^^^^ of this (^^^^^^^^^l Vvea^^^^^^
all and in
ful'^1l the *t.^^
^ ^^
^ ^^ obliged ^^^^^^^^^ to
^ot the offices) inwhich the
^oti^utod^ An^. when
.^^^si^^" lioc^^^^ ^^^ftIs had worm" ^^e
XWjU"A, j- Of the ^^^^^^^^ of their ^^^^^^^^^^ ^r*
^^^^^^ ^ IMUtiod t. _ ^:. With the *#^.^ and virt^^
*"hority ^'rhe^"^ors givi-ag- the
thoi.^ ^^ " " s. bol^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ they ^^m to
OZOrd44* 404 P3A*iAg
AWSg44 in th'^lr #64to 44'^0rding to the^r r^s"10w'
^^^^^^^^ this at ^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^#
-resO:^^^^ ^^ ^^fix, our ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^ 400: ^^
WUA"Ot,^ with ^^ we ^^^ in the obsom* of a w°^ry^
^^^^^^ or ^^^^ and on this ^^^n papor for ^^^ or
any Ot:Ped
Thorthlo de U Monto
^^^^^ ^^om^^^^^^^
or ^^^^C-RU.^^^^^
^^^^ ^ 44 so.^^^^^^Iftbr.^^^
^^^^^lph Ant[Ontlo^ ^^br
ROO^ ^
^OU01 -Del . .^.^Ol 0
"I to A.^^^^^^^^^^
^^ ^rmas
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^
^^^17T9* 84)
10
day of the ^^^^^ of ^eem'^^ in the year ^^^^^^^^
^^^^y, '^ ^^^ Ulu. An4 VA ^`^ ^^
Sather topt:^^ to the ^^unoi:^ Oa^ ^^^^ is our ^^t
Ot^ ^^^ ^ %**ftr the ^^p*O of h^,;^d " ^^ 41-ooti: : ' _ for
for the 00^..^t" Y"r^ by 64p^ti"
^^^^^ of t" 10rd OW UOAt 60Ma^41 Of ^^^^^ ^^^^^ftO.
:^oot ding with the said *.^^^j*msO the
pr^^^04 04 o vbft he ^;"`^und qlwurw
^^^^^l 4ut.^^0^ ^^^ when the vote was ^^^^o, t " .-: ;^01**
lowi ma^^ ^^^^^^^ the bi- " ^^^^ Ouviber of ^^^^^ (for
he ^^^^ing Omooss roso"t^^^^^
Flor^$#, X"t,4-ra}3kIng " , ' ^^^ wr^^^ ^op: U*
^^^^^Ph ^^ ^A Unto , x"jft* , g, Y ' ^^u, ju
^^^ ^^^^^^ ^
third; W- I ntoislao *oto,, to sltstl4^^^^^; A[VJ& ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^*, sixth t
^"Ooh^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^br^*,* =jjUjU=
and .^^^^^^ of this
In^0000114. ;-:O with the ^bov*4^ontloned and tool'' :.....
order O:.;: the lord o . sat g+^..^rd4,, I^^truati ,
that on tomeember) t :: ^ tv^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^eedl:: ^
^^^^ to the ^^r4 ^^^^^^ or ^^^ ^^^^^^^ for his
pto"^ ^ we ^^^^ ^^^^^ and ^^z our si: t^" ,* W
^^shlp . Y deign to ^oaftm ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ at
^^^ * And ^^^^ in our own ^^^^^^ ^ for
of a ^ottry^ pu^^^^ or ^^*I$ and on this ^^^so^^
^0 Tme su^^^ to ^^^^^^^^e,* Thus we
:..Rubrit
^^^^^^^ t9lubrid
^^^^^^r aodrl$^s
^^^o d^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ de ^^^^
^^^^^^^h -Ss.^^^^^^ D4s <^fa,do A ^
ye..., ^^^ ^^^ll^^^^^^^^^
5^*5v' P#*^ In R# 12/20j1779*X/IM841
6^ ^jA or "n: ^`̀̂+^ w,^^^ and ^^^ ^""410
of ^^ ^^ ^ Aa^ ^^^ ^ de S4w^# on the tweaty*wthir^ day
of the :^^ut^ of ^-co^^^^ in the year ^^ovento" ^^ gh^^^
^W,a -. ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ of the ^oyal 4^^^^
^^^^^^^ and ^ ^^^^ of ^rm^ of the ^^^^^^^ ^/ or
^^s Texas, its miasians* ooaqoatso and frontlors;^ ^^^
^^^ of ^^^ ^^^alry om kxV of the ^^^al ^^^^oio of
^^ ^^^oao 40 .i: ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ general of the ^^^^^^a
torpo 40^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ of the said ^^^^^^
on ^^^^^^^^ by the'lord commandant general of
^^ Uttr^^^ ^viw^^^ of this la: of New ^^
^^^o that ^ have ^^^ the Ooro-go :.. election
^ounail ^a^^^^
and ^^ the
^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ to hold and ^^^^^^^
^ ^^^^^ ^^t"^^^ duri^ ^^ 00MUS year of seventeen
t . .;_ ^^^^
I -oo,^ : ; . in all W^ ^^ as, ^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^
to the order on whiah this govea^^^^^^ Is founded,,
1whiah O. , O' wa^^ ^^^^ad for ^^^ ^^^^^e, by the lord
oo.:ond"t ._"ral of the In°^^rior :^^^^^^^ of ^^
AM or New Spain on the Oth or January Of
In : ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ I ^^^^^^^ and cona^
above^»^^^^Lon-red ol+^at-ioW;^ on the ^^ndi^^on that thore
has ^^^ no ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ Whiah ought ^^ ^^^ ^^^
^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ included ^^^^^^ from being ^^^cted to^v
the, aAi:^ Otfi^^^ and 4010 .«. P^'Ar in ^^eh ^^^^ // 1.
tra such ol^^tior^ nua and void , now and ^^^^^
^^^ ^^^^^^
or ^^^^^^^^
01"^^^ ^^^^oi^^e for -^.. ^^^^^
the ^^^^ti 1601
^^^^^^bOd by '^^ mulaOipa1 U^^ Of ^^e" ^^^
^ ^tJO^ ^^^ro"O, andO.: ^ irm (the +^^^OU^^^ in
the most due ^^^^ it ^otwoveo so to
00_. ^^-all, ^^sident$,^ 0"l^^^^so ^ah4bi^^^^^ and
T On `: who Pass through this ^ and Its ^^^^
^^^^^^^ to have,s holdo ^^^ct-, and ^^oy,
^4u^^ el^4w) Undier the
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ by ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^owi_:.:g iWIVt4"I
Flor^s's first09
the, ^^^^^^^Irja, ( .. `^ " , , .. ^ ^gja - c*^ ^^voo^ also
^ gpia josi de ^
^^nta ^^^n ArAris
^^^^^ magla` t,^ayt,.: 440 `^^^^^ AUdm
; ^ ^^s fturth; ^^^ ^^^^^^^a Leal^ fifth;
raos : ^^s do
^^^^ ^ ^br o, 'g " .,*X^^ ^_
^^^^^ from their ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
and this
And so that the ^bov . entloned ^^er f;^ tho
14
1014 O. M' ndout s .^^^ ^^ be ^^orW its 4ue o. '^
^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^onti. . ^^^ ^..^. returned to the ^^^^o
*^^^^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ or tKO p ' .^ that the ^^n
1&000 _.."+^^ 0^^1 inol^^^^ ^"In may to +^^^^^ ^ ^^
^^^^^ on the ^^^^^ ^^ ot the ^om4na : ^ ^ a ^^^ of "ma*
and oo^^us At the UU^ ^^ 00 h+^^^ ^ that I x y 014"
th*b In 0600"iono use, and ^^rois+^ of the offidOls
to : ^ ^^y have been ^^^^^^^ ^ the ^^ore mOntioWd
.^^ ^
And on all this U O.^^ this ^^nfi., . . .^^^^^
^^^^^ with the ^^^^ ^^^e". ^^ ^ followed in ino^
t-alli.:. the ^^^^^^^^^^^^ APP"Ved t 000ine
^^^l be added to ^^^ ^^^^^^^ia.to.^^ in, ^^^^h the
^^^^ of ^^:^^ _ g, ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ as due ^^^^^^^ ^ore#*.
^^^ and ^^^ ^^^^^^^ed tl ivi^ol^l Oall be give:^..^-
tov.^^^^ it, ^.^^ so ^^^^^^ as is ^ ^^ in ^^
^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ and ^^^
fix my siv. :ture.^ in the ^^^^^^^ ollattsaft: ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ I ^^^ ^^ tho *b ::. ^ or ^ notary,
doing soon this plain
^^^^ ^ ^^o 1 ^^^^^^^
o stamped to ^^il
I ::IOLL^^^ollpRubrit
^ ^ ^^ROT ^^
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^o
sit.^^^^^t witness
^^ ^^ of ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ the
^^^^^^^ Of, ^^ ^^^^^ On ^ ^^^^^ of ^^^^^ In the
we, the
and ^ ^^^ of the aoove«»mor^^^^^^ ^ ^
gather together In the council ^^ftl^er
&^^ ` a- tp., pr-lelided over by me$
+^nijo f:urbelo* in^^rim U^^^onant ^r
jai^sidned by the lord governor o^' the provinee3
Colonel Domingo ^^ell^, for the Pu^^^^^ of
,instal. , ':^ the ,' ^^ ^^^ el^^^^d
by this and confirmed by the said 10"
^^^^rnor, Ooo^eq^^^ to the ^^^rior ordea^^$ i^^uod by,
the lord ^om,ndant general of ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^ on January thirteenth of the pro: ..^^
yea:^^ of ^even°^^^ ^^^^ty-^i ^vni-; * the
hod ^^ ^# Obsi^^^^ in this matte.^^^
41" tI^^ro6ta finding ^^^^oa In the ^%=U
^^^^^ ^^^^ the ^Lov1^^^^^^^I ^'r+^^^aisloo Fl^^^^^
^^ra^^^^^^zevedao as s^cmdr-rol*ina
S"tao as 99AU'a''Ag ^^60
^^and ^ as t^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ft
fou,^th-o j(,^^ Fr*^^*"joo Montes, as fl^^^
00'a
^^-
It: ^^ Juan ^^^^^ ^,^^ *10 ,ooj„^^
J^thba 14041^ as sixth fr^ Aid ^ ^' * A[,^ & Marcos Kontos
17
and us+^^^^ ^ore1^^ o as W Ugn. or jggggp
yjj- ^*sA4 (s+^eI^^ that 06,014
aaeoa^^ ^^^^^od the duties to ^^^
nd ^^^^irmo
;^^^^ ^^^^er^^^^
^^^^ ^^^^ ^^nd W^} .^̂1909
by the authority vested (" ^ ^^l NY the *r0;^e-ftntione+^
lord ^^^^^^^ ^ To this end I ^^^^^^^^ the oaths of
^ ^^ in ^ th^ name ^^j
God Our ^^^^. and ^^^^^^ ^^ sign of the Holy Croo.^:^
^^ the ribed by low» Under this oat,h they
^^ that they swore to exercise their offi
faithfully and legally, doing ^^^^^^^
law and watchfully att:^^^^ to the pUb:^
o defend ^^ ^^^^^ of ^^e MO:
^^^^^^^^ of Our Mother. and TA4
to obey the royal ^^^^^^ Of , His
him) and the^uperlox orders
^^^ of ^hose Interi^^^ ^^vinae
Holy Vis^gin,
rd ao ....^^t
of Now ^poi^^ as
those of this ^^rovincial.^ government, and by
a obliged rigorously to
^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ in which they
be Institute
^^^^^^ ^^
of the obligations of 10
^orted fi^^^"gift
ve offiees 2
vested the
of the authority they are to exe
of, ^^ir4 the SI'' ' ALa^^^
Ol^ ^^^ ^^^VO-Montioned ,^^^ ^^
seats 400^^^^^ to their
^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^SI^ and ^^ the
absence or a ^^^^
^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ as
Thus we ^^^^^^ ^
Co ^^^^^^ub^^^^
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^ ^^ Is ^^ ^^^^^^^^^
^^^^fRubr.^^^
^^^^^ ^^^ ^^brl^^
J^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^
[Rubr^a^Montos do 000
tRu.^rie)^^^^^)
oa*b6{k0ret
tRubrioqadalup* do ^^odi^
With the ^^^^^^ ^^ virtual authority ^^^^^^
^^^^^^ this ^^^^^^d,o. we thus A^^^^^
affix our ^^^^^^^^^^ before attendant
with whom we
[Rubric^^^^ witness
s
Abre-es do Z+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^ ^^^^s do Ocs,(Rubric]
Jas^^ ^^^& d^ ^^^^^^^^^
^^tness
5v ^^ #.* In 1-2/20/1779-:
19
dsy a of Decombor In t,
he
did ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^mbor•^^ is our wont and oust. ` ^^
holding ^^^^^^ons for, ^ M-
^^^ing y"r of,
^^ing
XULA,,,. ^^oposedtied ^^^ ^^
t 4 k*4.4 JOW aOi
►^^^ ^^ Isnumber of vot+^$ for first
^^^ing. .1 AIJ $ Or ^^^^
the twentieth".r $41"At .
^In the ^^^no^^
or the purpose
U&^ for the
^^^^^^ons^ the ^^^^^
^^^^ he found most ^^
(^^ ^.^ :.^ the vote ^^^Santa reaeltred the highest
r" : _' ft W`r^<1 « For '6000 dw
O`>_:;;^ t"Al proposedo 414)9,
M40&ri* : ^^^^ and ^^^ ^^^^ de ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
equal ^numbers or] V*to$* pot Ut : 40gL g.^^
^d*^ D01618140 (,^^^ei^^ ^^^ most vote*); for . ^pA, Jjj
^war.^ gg)a ^^o$ do otstro;, ^^^
^^^ ^^^^^161mi^ ^^^^al for $rd ^ ^^ ^^^^^41n, Frantoi.^^^^ ^^^^ for ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^
^^^^ for ^^^^ ^^^ ^: ^^so* ^^^ft 1--l for ^^^^ ^^^
^^^^ll 114varro; and for and
of this the a.^^^ogi^ YAAJA ^^^ FrAnItis^^^0
mtio^S we ^^^ ^^^^ ^
- ^^ti ..d day in t^^^pl^^^ with the superior
the lord 00mandaUt gone-^^ ot t * Interior Prov:^^^^^^ ^
^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ With his ^^^^^ that on the ^^^^^y-w
it [^^^^ ^^^^^^ines] to 4"t to the lord ^^^^rno^
^ ^^ ^ ^.ndant of this ^^^^^ince,^ tor ^^^^^
^rdshipf a. ^ ^^^enieno OU 00 ?W and Of;^^ our
9 in our ^^ ^^^^^^e,-, With atton: ^ ^^
tor 140k of a no on this ^^^^i-Ostamped 14 aftiUble . Thus we ^^^ify.
^^an, cislao ^..^a^^^^^^^^
Ni
;;*^^^ ^^^^^^0
(^ub^^^)VVIM101.81,00 :^ ^^^ ^^ ^fta
Rorie]J^^ef Marcos do A ^^^I*
Ottt^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^
^^^o Flores^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^ ^^^^
^^^ ^ in V--
in the r"Al pr^sif^^^ of St+^la ^^^^oni^o do b6a r
AV " ` Of +^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^naador^ on, the t^^^ty-th0dw^ day
the ^^^^^ of December in the ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^
^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^^ 00104-4144k , governor and, 10o . .^ ^ut o^ ^^^
^^^si, ns ^ ^^^^^^^s,,
ea.^^oz or the 0avalry 00"aw or the royal P.^am+^
^^^^^^ of the^^^^^^ ^^^^^ and ^^^^d".^ ^^^^^ or the said ^^^^^by, ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ by, the ^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ftra^of ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ of this kingdom or Now
^pain, ^^^^^ ^^^^ I ^^^ so" the af^^^^go-in,_ ^^
tion ofA_ w1*^..^"*:^ by t^
1401 ° Wg, Of the *,b+^^^^oMwd ,° ^..̂JA, to ^^^^ OPA
^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^ff^^^sj 4uriT . the ^^ mi g year
X a,^^^^^ In all ^^logs 40 expoota.^^ I ^^^^^
^ the ^^d"O oz^ ^hi^^ this Sove- wr^^^^ is ro- ^ ^^
^^^^^ ^ere] Is_o . for this purpose by, t ...:.
iord o::m ^ant ^gnara.^ of the ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ of
this urw .^: or NOW Spain* .
In ^^^^^^^^ ^^^rw I ^^^^^^ and ^^^irm
mentioned ^^^^^^^^^^ on the 404"t^^^ that there has
109%1 ^ ^^^^nt' which .. ^ ^ to have ^^^^ ^-,:^.
22-
the men ^^^^^^^^ therein from ^^^^ elected to the said^0
off^^^^ 444 duti^s., For in such case I declare // such
election null and void# now and ^^^^^^^^$ holding . .
Jectors x^^^moib,^e for vhatoVar damage or dw^og^
may ^^^^^^^ result from thoi.^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
the 004^^^ion VAt the +^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ and as
pre"r.'^^ by the ni^^"I laW^ of the" ki^dwa
^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ and *Onf: . ", (the +^^^^^^^) in, the most
due legal fm* And ^^^^^ as ^g)a *o'^^^^ Sftomo
and " ^" :. ^tin de O^n^:i^. have ^^ elaE^^^.`^ by^^•^ "
equal vQt*S as
that the election has ^^^^^^^ in a t^^^ I her-ebr
exercise the faculties O ^: ^ - 4404 to 00 by the .^y"
1:aws of these ki: 4me and do Ol.^^ and name ^^a
Wo.^^^^ Sa^brano, to ^xeftts^ ^^abo"^^ont.^or" fun
^^^^^ of ^^^^^^^^klAg And In view
foregoing 3: O ' nd--as it b0hoo"O me to O _.: A^
^sid"U0 - ^:^^^^^s,* ^ ^^^^^^^^^ and other pers" ns tiRtd
^ ^ ^ O U 4 9 h ^^^^ PrOS.^^^ and JUjA- to have, ^^^d,*
`^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^t,$ , and Ob:^ as (duly ^^^^^^)
under- "'^^^ penalties ^^^^ribe+^
by ^^^ ^ ^^ following indivit^^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^0 .14
Sar^^j fi^^^^ra^^ a.AggIft j[.014 ^^^^^^ Sambr' :;^
^^^^^*ra^^^^ fUM ' I' - ial
A^^t,^^ De^.^^*^ X -- - ^.^^^
11.0 4 " ^^MMUmi ^^i^o SOCOW ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ suo no, ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ou^^ ^^res^ ^^^^^b;^^a O. _ ^^^^^^oo Aro
m^^ ^ ^ *rl ; andf ^^^ ^^^ ^^l Xabarvo*
ISM304and 0AU99m^ or this ^
And 00 that the aft'room;^^^^on*4104 10^°̂°^ C- .."t .:.°^l Ma,
its 4" e pu^^ce, lot this oonti^ ti^ be ^tu n"
to the ato"00"^^^^d MOW ;^ of this %&" 'wV
the MM ^^^^^ ^^^^ AVOI ,^^^^^^^ ^^^^
^^ be ^^^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^&O ^^ the first MAY Ot the cming
^^^^ or ^^^^^^ and ^^^^^ at the to be
^^^^^ to to ^^^^ in ^^^^^^^^^^ use, and ..^^^^Of the ^^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ have been ^^o"d by theafoa^ m"nUo: e and confirmed by *
And ^atuso X find .^^elf ^^^^^^ly busy ^ttea^din .. to
various mattors involving the ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^
^ ^^ and ^^^^^ my ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^*h ^^^vent my ^^^^ in ^^^^^ to ^^^^^ ^^ their ^^^ctive
.^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ who have ^^^ nominated and ^^n-
od in thes+^^ ^^^^tions* I c ission;^ ^^^lently
the ^xtent ^^^^^^^^ by ^^^ my lieutenant go^^^oi,,
^^^^ ^^^^oni)o to po
for me ^^ the first . , y Of the coming
i^^l-)A-
^^^^ the ^us^^^y oath f [the ^^^^^ ^ so that
M^ In this ^^^^ ^^^^ into ^^^ ^^^u4 ^^^^^^^^
of their ^^^poo°^^^ ^^^^^^^
And when all this is ^^^^
,^^^^ot With the Other P =.vfolla^6d
the 4v0v**mw4^^d wr ` " tn ^ ::aee.
0 app;^^^^^^^ book In'^ht^^ the ^^^^
^^^rOC as ^^^ev^^^^^^ ^^ore.^^;
v^^^^^ be St'^^^ ^^^^^^ if the
this ^onfin
as is most in ^^^^^^^^ ^-^ l^^^ their rtshts*
^^^^otet^^
^^^^ ^
^^ ^^^^^^
^^ ^^^on ^ ^ witnesses, ^^^^ ^ I act to ^^ ^^^^^^
^^^^^ doing so on ^^^^^^ plain paper, as no"
.9 AV-41.1-a-blew. Thus I -^^^ti^^.
-°• [ ^ ^ ]* ^^elloj^^^^
Cr^t.011 sa^3si
^^i4o do MIMS^^
(Rubric^^^^ ^^ wit ^^
NO* Dias deltRubrio
lov in Z* 12/^^^^779^1^784^
^^^^^^^ ^ g.
be 444^d
f the -gjk^.,,dg,
h#
year seventeen
together in the ^^^^il ^^^^
in the
ad ... ^
kb-*V*^Ut1One4 X,' ^^ 414
r^^^^^^^ capital or the
Tous, on the fi^^^
^^^^^^o,, we, th.^ gUlIft
presi4ed over by ^*j,
Antfc^^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^tenant ^^^^^^^^^^
His ^^^^^ ^^^ernor) for the Purj
,"a j Lme, the tWajft... ^^ ^^^LgA,, and
lae^^^^ by ^^^^ .4k4Ln , ^ ^^ ^ and ^^nf^^^^d 'b
Lord governor cc^^^^^^^^ to the superior ^^^^^^
^04 by the 10rd 00. 0d*,nt ^.^^^
(^^^^^^) Provinces to 13th of ^^^^^ in the
proximate [. past year of M8,0 00006r^ing the
%od to be Ob^^^^4 In this a*tter.
in 4^ ^^ereof. finding ^^^sen^ In the ^^^^^^
^^am-bar '^^^^ the d^ ^^ ^^^^^
^on.f'ir-mved as 3»^t-*ra^nking ` .^ V If^^ Ma"rjo,
sambftaoj as seconC^f --rani ^^d"
d+^ _^„g^Lg; g2jp. YAreo^ ^o Caot:^oj
^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ee-O^^ ^^6&IJU^ ^ j[9jn.^^^^^^ ^^^
40isl^o B. no,^^^r-08,^ as fourth; 9932
co Arocha, as rim;. #jgjq.
:Mejja 4nd
26
I
,f this ^ I&; F^'"+^^t0i2100 Firoz..
nd tsee:. g) that each one had of his "a sc^ord ao-
c+^^ted ^ ^^ duties to whi^^) he had been elected /
the ab±^^**^^^^I*a+^ ^^^er^m uout+^^
^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ to ^^^^^^^^^ the ^^^^^wn"ed
and ^a^^^ br t^.^ OU`^^.^r^.ty vested
by the
^4
Made In 10W. ^a
^^^ ^^^ernor. To thi
n
Of ^^^ Holy ^r"s in the : MWr p$^^^^^^^ by ^^^^
^^^^^ this 00^ they ^^^e4 ^^^^ they ^^^ to ^"r-
ol.^^ their offi^^s fal^^^^y, and l^gallyp doing
just,^^^ ^^^^^^^^ to ^^ and ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ to
the pui^li^ ^^llo : _^ ^ ^^ defend the mystery of the
Most ^^t and U :^^:eo^^^^ Oo"tion of Our Mother and
lA^^^ the ^^^ Holy Virg.: := ^ to ^^^^ the royal ^^^ula^
^^^^^^ ^^ the ^^POA^^ orders of ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
nd"t ,^^^^^al of ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^s of Now
A* as well as those of thts [provincial^ ^^^^^
^^^^^ and by all and in all to be and remain s^bliged,
^^ous.^ to ^^^^^l the obligations lot the ^fft^^.a
in 'whioh they Were to be I^.^^^^^teC ^^^ ^h" 3:0 th^
:d co ::-i^si^ned lioutonont :^^^^valo, had ^^^^^ the
z"I9. 2 ` : - of the ^^tos of their ^^^^^^^^
^^^^^ them with the ^^^^^ and virtual
^^^^rity t: o^^of$ giv -: ^ the fAj; 4;^ their :
of the authority they were to ^^^^^^^oo, /^^ *n4
plating a^^e-Ment'wMa SIM` IA., and ^^aldo^^
their ^st^^ ^^^^r4i^ to ^h"^ ^^^^^ti^e rozk*
Conside,^In,g this at ^^^^^^^^^ we thus ^^^^rejv^ o An^ ^ffft our SI. ^^06# : before
^^^^^^^^ ^ with Whom we , S:^^ in the ^^^^^^
^^^^^^ or ^^^^^ and on t
^ StAMP+^ ^ Thus we C.Orti:
110 ^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^ ^ ^^^
X8^^O
^^^^^
cos.^^ ^^^tro^^^^
^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^ ^^
^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^d" wi^^^s
^^^^^^^^^^lmd SeSUIA
^^^^^)v^^ii.pe
^^^^ wabarrotaubriol
^^u lar
28
^^^In the XU" ?^ of StaInFora^ an^ lo
si+^^^ of SIO)a Antj^^^^^ ^o Bixar.;} on
the month of ^^^mber, 1782,
M
d royal pr^^
20th ^ay of
the ..l` ,^^
together in our SXMj^,̂ AM, 2, $9 ^amber-^^
,for ^^^ purpose of ho3^^^ ^^^^^^^
a our
^^^ ^^^j§gML for the oc^^ ^ year of (sever
^hree*
9:
Proceeding with [the el±^^tic^^^^ ^ the ^^^er E-Wgidog
proposed the men whom he found most qual^fied for the
d ot^^^eso (And when the vote was ^ak^^^ the ^ol*
^ived the highest number of votes ^ ^^^
^ol:^^^ing +^ff^^^^^ respeCtivelys
Delgado* first*ranking #12)^ ^^^^ ^ oni^ ^ ^^
fustiln Armes, second
Just ► Florec, ^hirdg #12j^n^ Estanisa^^^
^el Oalbo'n:fourth; ^^^
^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^ and►umdo Dias, g.^^t^ad,^m,^, tS'.XAj and
, of this the . Abov+^^^entioned
seoand*-^^^^ingi [Uggldg
ations we ^^e hold on this the above-
day In compliance with. ^^* S^^^ri+^^ order from
the lord co: : ndant ger^ral of the ;Cnto:rior Provinces.
cc^^liance with his order) that on the ^^^^
^ ^^ December ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ina4l the lord
governor and ^omand^^^ of this j provinc^) for oonfir-
^^^^ at His ^^rft^^^ venience* we thus o. a^
affix our signatures
with attendant ^^^^^^^^s$ for
on this Ip-^ain) paper, as ^non,
Thus we *+^rtify.
in our ^^ presence,
of a ^^^^^^^
^^^ is available
0; ^^^^^ SambranoRubric
Juan ^^^^^^^^^^^^
^ co ^^^^^(Rubria
Angel ^^^^^^^^^^^^.40001,P4 Toxeda
dant witness em
ftbrio)^^o d^ ^^^il^^
(^^^^i,c)ess
tI3,S. ^ 12r^-l^l p^ ^ ^ in S. 12/20/1779-:
royal ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^^ sexar
San Fernand^^ on the twenty-thi.^^ day ^^
^^^ ^ ^^ of December to the year ^ev^^^^^^ ^^^ty"two*.
..^,^^ -Domf g,) 0 C&bel3^^ 001on+^^ of the royal armies}
governor and commandant of arms of the province of Los
^^^^^^^ ,O and frontiers,, captain
^aysary c - :^ of the royal ^^^^^^^^ of ^^
^o,n,i,,)a^ ^^ ^^^ and inspector general of the militia
corps and presidial troops of the said ^^^vinoe by +^^^
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ by the ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ general of
the Into:rior; ^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^th^^ kingdom Of NOW SPaiAP
[state t:t^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ the af^^-^oi:r^ election of
^eil offleers-L1,,,̂ ►1"w, ^;^^^u,^;;,r,,̂,,,^,^^;
^nAMOd by the
Ur- : the coming year of seventeen e^^^^-
^^^^^^^^^^d X1.111. to hold and exercise It.^^^o
onf^^^ In all thi. - _s as
the orders on ^^^^^ ^hisgoverr^^^^hip is ^^^nde^^
^^^^ orders were] issued for this ^^^^^ by the
lord co m. . andan^ general of the ^^^^^^^ ^^^inoes or
this kingdom of New S
In consequence thereof I approve and confirm the,
SbOV+^*jnentia^^^^ elections, on the ^on4.^ti^^ that ^^^e
has been no ^^^^^ ^^^^ment which ought to ^^^ pr
vented the men included ^^^^^ ^ram being -, elected to^^
said Offices // and duties. For in such ca:^e# X
4001&r+^ such ^^^^^^ons ^^^l and VOW, now And hen+ae-
th* hc^^^iag the eloe^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ for wtatovtr
damage or detriment may possibly result from, their ill
:tlon* But [on ^^^ 00441t3.oA that the elections
^ legal and as prosari^^^ by the municipal laws
^^^^ xined^^^^ I ^^ifYs ap`^^^^^^ and confirm (^^^
eloatit^^^ ) In the most -d^e legal fc^rm* ^n view ^^ere4i,
a : :^^^ ^ ^^-**as it ^^^^ve-,$ me to t_ ^^-oall re.^^^^^tsm
t.^^bItants, and other persons who Passthrough this prosid1o and ^^ ^o havo* hol+^^
^cknowl^dgo# r+^^^^^^^ and oboyat Iduiy
b,
the penalties ^^^^^^^^d
A.dua:^^ ^ J ak
of the fi,^^^ rank., and ,^^ h.
s^ ^^^^^^nkin I-C : -
^^^^
.ramondf, a, ffa^:^ An aw; .9,9j 'a A,^^^^^
^^ ^^^^^ second &I&^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^
^otar^^^^^ ^rochs, fourth; AJS). X.^^" Calbin#
^^^ Rodriguez,
o4i Salbador ^^az^ ^ZWMggE_^^a M'rAgma of this
and
that the ^^^^o---^montiorod order from
afore*J6'^med lord c 3'dl4ant aen+^^l may be afforded^^^
due ^^pl^ance,, // l^^ ^^ confirmation be ^^^
^d to the, ^^^re-^ent;^^^^^ MjgM or,
the men ^^^^^^ ^^^a a^^^ ^^^^^^ed ^^^^^n
may ^^^^^^^ on ^^^t 4a^r of the
^^^^ month of January and convene at the ^ak ^^^
to be held,. to be placed in .^^^^^^ion, Us.$a. and 03
*^.s* or the offices to W^^Oh t^r have ^+^^ ^^^^
by the afore,*me.ntioned ^ ^ $.* and confirmed
by ^^ ^ ^ b^ca^^^ ^ find ^^^^^^ extremely busy at-
to various matters involving the ^^^
^^^^ demand and require my ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
^^^ PrOV^^t my going in person to install in th+^^^
^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ have ^^^^ nomina°^^^
and 4 in, these ^^^^tionelz I o .^.- ssio^^ ^utw
ficient:^ to ^^^^ired b;
s3t
MY lieutenant ^^^^^^^^
^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^ to ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ Ins^^^^^
^^^^^ ^^^ zo on the ^^^^^ ^^^ of the coming year,
491 the ^^^^^^^ oath from f the .^inees]that they ^^ in this ^^^ enter Into ^^^ use and
^^^r4^^ of their ^^^^^^^^^^ 4auto *
And when all this is, ^^^^^ this ^^^ ^ ^^^n'.
tosethe; other ^^^^dure^
^^^^^^ approved t a
4d*4 to the appropxUtO boo ^, in
^^^^^ as due ^^i4^^^^ ^^^^^^^; and the.4^UAint^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ be ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ It they
so ^^^ue^t
Thus I provide
atoordanco with their righ.ts.^^
$no, affix ^ si "t^^
^^^^ ^^^^^^ of attendant ^^tness*e$ botc^^^ ^^^ ^
^^t in the ab^^^^ *f a ^^^at^p doing so on this 014in.
^^^^^ as none ^^^1 3AbI+^ ^ ^^^^ify*
Dom(i.^ ^^ ^^llb
Icross)Josi izi4o do ^^6n
^^^^ndst^^^ ^^tnesm
Pedro Dit^. del Castil;^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^nt, witImss
^^ ^ ^► in S4 12^20/1779*1'MS41
in of
^^^^^^^ of 14'^ ^oxas
^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^
first of ^^^^
year ^^^^ntoon , Olghty-t"oo, ^$ the .alldl
and ^ ` ,-,.w of the abo'^^^^^^^nod
000mil t. " ' "Or or OOV
Pr:^V1404 over bV me, ^4a 444 A-^^^^^^^^^
^oftnt b
^^^^ ^^^^^^ar*j for the p^^^^
the
M, t";
^rwoo, l;^^^^
^^^^^^p
Ing the _ ^ ^ ^altz:^ ". and jj ' gwj. aleatoA by the
and ^^^^^^^ by the: sol^:: ^^^^ ^^^ernor consequent to
the ^^^rlor Or^.^r) IsS-^^^ by the ^^^ coma,^^^
^^^^^^ of ^^se ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ on the 1^i"^^ of^^^^^ in the proximate past ^^^^ of 1778^ ^^^
^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ be ^^^^^^^^ In this ^tte
'In ^^^^vow ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^os^^^ in the ^^^^^^
^baftOor fall the ^^i1w*Sj*^^2ja Kwn fuell D ^^^^^
^^tm ,:.. as ls^^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^lo
do 146 : ^^enas.^ as ^0,0044^^^^^ina al^ll ;
voa^^^^^^o Se . , a -, as ^^; JA;l€('^^^ ^ 40 Aro*ba,, as, Al U^^^ ^ ^^^ At
^^^^^^ do ^^^^^^ as ^^^^ ^^^ ^^L ,j^^^:; : :
^^r" ^ as ttdrd, if ala Saftasl;^^ ^roct^s as ^^^rth ^
^^^ ^^U61 ^lbins as fif^^; 112ja Fa^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^ as ^^x-th
11:40 a and ^^^^ ^^ tU
$a1vador 4 tset^^^^ that each one had
rd WoCep"^^^ tthe fttiea to Whi^^ ]he h been
016^^^^ ^^ ^onfi^od, ^^ the ^^^^^^^^^ti^^4 i^^^^^
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^04"d to institute ^^^ ^^^^o-.
by the ^^tho^
^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^*n& .^rd ^^^^^^^^
his and ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ of the
&# m"O in ttho = 4" ^^^ ^ Our Lord. and.
withl the " . or ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ in the ^^^^^
law^^ Under -this. oath they ^^^^^^ that16
Y they ^^^^ to exercise ^^^^^ offices ta^^tully
and io , .. ^ ^^in& 4^^^^t a^^^^^^ to ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^
^^^On4;^^^ to the puWL*I:^*bOi , to ^^^^^
the ^ ^^^^^ or th^ most ^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ 0000^^ti^^^
^r Mothe:^ and ^^^^ ^^^ Most ^^ ^^^^^^ to obey
^^^ ^^^^^^^ Of, His ^ .. ^^^^^ ^^^ the superior orders
of the lord to - and.^^^ ^^^Oft^ or ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
^^^^^o" or so Spa^^^ as ^
vim iai^ ^^^ernment,
and ^^^^ 01,104 rigarous;
tions tot the o"^^^I In vdd^^ to blo In*
stitu d^ And . when I, ^^ said a: . i^si^^^
tenant 6600.^al"t had info:^^d the z+^ ^ ^ ^
^^^^ Of ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
them with the ^^^^^ and ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
those Of this
all and in all to ^
^^^^^ the
f the ob-
g i v i n g the A W ;L their Vero$ as s,^^ou ^^ ^^
^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ to ^^^^^^^es, and.V14o: . the ^^^^^^
^i*nad and ;^ in their ^^^^ ^^^
^^^^^^ to their ^speetive .^nk*
And *Ouoider .^^ - this *at 0044lu+^od, we thus
^ee,14r^, r*SOIVO,, and &MA O:^ ture$, ^^^^^
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^s With ^^OM We, aOt in the absOMO
notary., and on ^^^ ^^^in^ paper
^ ^^^^^ ^ Thus ^^ ^^^^^^ ^
^^^^^ ^^ ^^^t ► Ourtol^^ ^^^
^^^^^^(Rub^^^^
o ^^ ^^^^^^^
^^^^^I ^^^^^^^
^ ^^^^11tubrio
Agust,^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^
^h Flore:^^^^ikc.1:
o RodriguesfAi^bNo3
;t twitnegs
^^ ^roaha,(RUb^^^
^^ ^^iva^^^ as^^^^^^I
,Tosi :^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^
attendant witno$o
/^17 In '" XUAA^ or ^^n pe n:.-:. ^o and ^^al ^^^^^^^^
of San ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ on the 20th of ^^^^^^^ ^^ . .
he S.&XI14g,, "gjWj^ and - S_ Lmjg,,g o^" I . h.-..-:
did ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ in our ^^^^^ll ^^^^or
wc^^^ and ^^^^^m**ftr the purpose of ^^^^^^
t and ^xid^^^
the ^ ^ ^^:^ ^^^^^ of 117184^^^oo"414 with ^ ^^^ 41"ti. : ^ ^ ^ the elder
^ the men ^^^^ he ^oWd most qualified for th.^
said ^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ was ^akeAxlowing ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^e highest - ^^ of votes (for
r^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^a Pra.^nolslao
Myle.^ Rodr4- oz;^ ^irst-;^^ ^ SlAl` .̂g, Alpjp. Ju^^^^^^^^ s"t^^^-ranking (4144" " ^ ggjn. Luis
Ro±^^igues,, arst X"L,S", Oj;^^ Jul'*] ^^^^^^h Montesssecond VAL ^^ I&E^0. J"^^iil 14"'t third; AJA):
^^^^^^ IWMO,^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^n 40
^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^h,-* and
^^ S064",, ^. ^a#^ ^of this : ^►
^^^^e "Oetions we h&VO ho.^^ on this the abovo*
menti-^^^ 4441
from. the ^o"
Il^^^^ With the superior Order
At general of the Interior
^^^^^^^ * And [in c. 34anee with his ord^^] that
t" e 21st [o:^ December the^^ ^^^eedings) be sent
the .^^^^ ^^^^^^r and oormandant of this (province11V
for O, firmouOn // at Ri^ ^^^sKV04 ct^ve^eno^;*
th" eomo*n^ and affix out sienature;^, acting in
our own ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ witness
^^^^^^ ^^ on this ^ ^^^^
is M^^^^^^^ Thus we ^^^^^^^^#
Manue^ ^ri
^^% ^ ^^^ ^^^^tftbr.ic
:^^^^^^^^ ^^ ArmasPubr i^
^^^^ ^^^^falabri0i
4
^Osi yanasio 40 u ^^^
^0,40fat^^^^^^
^^^^^:^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^f1wabrio
fD*- S*.^ 17-«17tr ^^^ in R. 12/20/3,-779-2
C
9
the ^^^^ ^^^sidlo, of Sfaln Antloalo do :^^^
and ^ Of Stai^ ^^^ ^^^^ on the twenty-fourth day
month of ^^^^^^ In ^^^ year ^^^^^^
^,qjp. ^I inglo 404116, colonel ^^
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ and 0 =:.^ ^^^^ of a=$ of_ the provw.
Tuas, its m,^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^
in of the ^^^^^^ company of ^^^^^ ^^^o
an^: inspector go or the Milit,^^ ^^^^
and ^^^^^^^^^^ troops of the sal province by *:: i^^
Sion ^ont by the loza oo. .^ant ^^nera^ of theIn'^^^or Provinces Of this ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^)
have soon the afore.-going election
laga^ as' ' a .agaMa^^^ z"
&jwAJZjL n:" ^ by ^^
mea^^^on+^^ to hold and Oxero3o.
during the. ^^^ year of 1784w
council off,iaar:^^^
to, or the alb^^^^
^^^^ offices
a X ^^^^^^
^ ^^^^ on ^^ ^^^Ornorthip is fo_ +^
^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^Md for this ^^^^^ by the18
lord ^^and^^^ ^ersort^ of the ^^ of the 1 W Interior
Provintes of thi:^ ^^^^ of New Svala.^
^^^^ ^ I ^^^^ve and ^^^^ the ^^
^^^^^ ^ on, the *oz
tl i_.:: ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^ug)
^^^^^^^
^^ been no
^^ the,
^^^^^^^^ therein from ^^^ ^lootec^ ^^^ ^^^ said OMOOt
and ^^^^^^ ^ In each ^^ ^ ^^^^ such 0100^^^^ ^^^
and ^^^^ now and ^^^^^^^^^ holding the e^^^^^^s
r^^^^^^ble for ^haUver damp or detrimea^t may ^ft^w
otb^^ result from their i^ ^^^^ti^^. But on the ^^^^
^^^ the ^^^^^^OM 'a") l.^^^^ and as pr"Orl`^^
municipal laws of ^^^^o kingd^^ ^ ^ ^^^IX',Y.^ a;^^
^^^^^^ and ^^^IrM Ji^^^ 01^^^^^ In the, most ^U*
^agai rbrm. in view tho"Or I it behoov^^
me to tommad# ► 1411 ^01-4040, dvollers,, ;wh^^^^^^
and other persons who pass ^^^ ^ ^ h this y ,^ ,an4 itsJurls4:^^^^^^ to have,^ ^old,^ ^^^^^^eftej respect, and
obey as ^ 404 eleated) P: ^^^na^^^^^ ^^^^^^ibed by . ::^^^ ^ ^bo folloW . g in4^Vi^^^^ t)
^^^ ^^^^ Xavier ^ ^^^^^ as ^^^^^^^ank
^d^(11 t^ 'g
^`'^
d.^^^^
^^&jU" ^^^^ ^^^^^^ as second XPA19^ . AWS
99=1;
QC^^^ ^ also LUI^v,^ riA^o X$ACh4*&,j as gjWgj.1
Salvador Rodrt&*S t as
joaq^^^n zeai* as l^ ^^^^ ZjajAgE ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^ de ^^^ as fourth ^^42Z ^^^ ^^1014.
^^^ahs, as ^^^^^ r-m" ^gr; -4
Ah and as ^^^^^E
W thi^^ Al
And so that
a^tl. go $00fa -
ab4'^^^mOntloned orde3
as
lord Oo^^^ant ^^ftr^l a: ^ be afforded as 4" cm-
41
^^^^^'s lot this Conf^rmation be r^turn+^
mentioned Of this Vjjlj , the(whose moos are) included herein may b
Tj on the first day of the co
^^^^ at the uUM+^ to ^ ^old^
^^^^^ uses
have been elected by the w
and ^^nf: ft^^ by me^
the V^
^^^^^
the ^^^^^^
the men
:ed in posses-
^s to whieh they
Oed a;HALWI^
find ^^^^^ extremely
attending to various matters involving the r:^^^^
,viet which demand and a^^^^^^o my pex^^nal attention
and ^^^^h my soi:-^^^ ^^ person to in
their respective offices those ^men who have ^^^^)
nominated and confirmed in these elections, I +^^mmi&
10^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ AS req^^^^^ by ^^^^ ^^^a bft"Ol
eleAdo, the .^^cumb+^^^ fi^^^^^^^ing
said to in^^all them
^^^^ offices and ^^^^^^^ from them the
so that they may in this manner1-0
^'and -exe^^^se of their ^^tio;
do
^^tomar^ ^^th,
into the use
And when all this Is ^^^^^ this con
together with the ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^s fa ►l1^^^
^^^^^^ Of the afore-menti:^^^ ^^^es,
the appropriate book to which the a^^s
re roea^^^4j. as ft_^ evidence ^^^^or'; andt
Olvid.^^^^ shall be given Copie^
^^qu"t, as is most in *ooor ^^- oe with their ri ; ts,
And ^^^^ It two ow. toto my attention that the
of this Xu a: +^^ety Yi to serve
in 40^il om^^^ some bwon 4 , most of the time,
^^^^^^VO ,* fail to .^*rVO,^ and do not ^^^^^^^^
the duti^^ ir ^ffit*.^^ ^ ^^ it 1*0088:^ to
^^^^irO thft in the ^^tU" to, ^ to ^^^^^^ ^^^^o
WOO- : who will Per, f0rft ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ that by this
^ ^ ^^^^^ Will be ^^^^ Of the detriment ^^^^^*4 in
the O- 01^0.4t3,^ Of ^U01100 4^.^ the ^^^li^ ^OU^bein-,^
such ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ore] e .^.._^^^^^^^ ^^ the, 41sta^^^u*-
tion of Wto and the ^^OnSW# or briftse* j^^^
the ^^^^^^ ^ as a ^^^^^ ^^ the ^^^^^^^^^^^
and the nea . g+^^^ or th^191V
g "" l , j. in not su"was the necessary h+^^pt
^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ For ^^^^ reason I requi.^^ of them
that ^^^ ^^oral:^* the greatest ^^ ^^ ^^ bon- .
of ^^se ^^^^^^^ with ^^^ ^^^^^nd^ that, if they
k^ tuMU their du°^^^^^ I sball make the ^Og-
(,^^^ ^^) ^^^^ 11 say to ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ and ^^^^^^^ ^^^^yo, for t . ir
0 ._41^.^ and affix my si. ^ure,*
p'^^^^^ of ^^^^^a" *^t-n*^S*8,X b*f'*.r-* Wh*M ^
In ^^^ ^^^^^ of a ^otaryo. ^^^^^ so on this plAin
Mors as 0 .. _. s'^^^ v0d ^^ai:^tio w Thus 1. oe": fy*
, .',^^ ^^ Cabe^^^
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44
in the y1jIg of °^n vor1"ando' capital of the prov-
of ^^^^^^ on the
seventeen +^^^^ghty-faur„
the ^^^^^^^ Id i11a did
gather together in the council c^^^^r of our Ug';^;P^^^.,,en
provid^^^ over by me
the g&.vi.1 ojj-jgi^a*
tel De.lgadps
19sae commissioned by the, lord governor
ovince for the purpose of.^^^^alli^ the a a'l s
prdi ria
the sups;
t of January in the year^^
sued by, the lord commandant
general of this province t :^e` on the thia^te+^^th of
the, year 1778., concerning the method
obs+
In vf
hamber [a
nd ,^^^ ^^^^^^^ by this ^^^^dlwtg
w^ by the said ^ord. governor a*n'8+^^^en.^ to
this matter.
of,, fin"1
ri^^^^^ ^onfi^^d as first-rarAi:
^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ as ^^
the
)co^XaviDa:
,*r^nking aM d
9wnaha@a# as 1 <Lta .'E 11' ; if«;^ a sa^vador
.^odrigues, as [ u. ^ ^^^uo;#j.ojaJu.^^^^^ ^^^^^^ph ^^te^^
cond I S ^, 3.^" j
^hird, ^^^^^1hin;f eislco Montes, as fourth; 11.0ja
Ju1iin do Arocha, as fifth; as sixth (r„ '' Wox
Ohin Flores ; and as gMSUOjgj :a a-- and
.,^I,1,^^^^ Of this V111,4 ^^^ Santiago SO$^^^^-aAd
45
^ ^^^^^^ that each One had Of his own accord accepted
(t.hh^ duties to which) he had been elected and ^^no, -
^^UIs the 4bOVS- ►^^^tiOne4 commissioned L0 .t41;
proceeded to install the *for*-ra^ed and
LULJpZtI* by the authority vo-ated [ir^ ^^^ by the said
lord governor. To this end I received the oath^ of
the ^^ made in the name of] God Our
Lord and ^^^th) the sign of the Holy Cross, in th^
they swore to exercise their offices faithfully
^^^^^^ibed by 1*,w.. Under thi^ oath they ^^^^^
nd ^ogally„ ' doing Justice according to law and watth.
fully attending to the public well-being,$ to defend
the.my.^^^ry of the Most Pur?^ and ^:.culate Con:^^tiqri
of Our Mother and lady, the Virgin Mary,, tooh^^ the
00-du^^ -of His Majesty and,th^ superior orders of the
^^^^^ Provinces
of th;
and in all to be and
^minc;
air^ ^bliged
the +^bli$atI^^ lof the offices]
^^^^^^^^^^ # And when
said commissioned. . fir:^^^^4n]
the ^^^rge of the oba
the
t^ informed
one of their ^^spec,
UvO duties and offiees,^ I invested them with the
authority ther+^of, giving the , , , ,^ Iaa..th^4 mbo:^^ of the authority they were tovOrgos as
40
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^^^^^^
tiv,
and ^laoing the SboVe-MOUtifted 110 & and
Inthei1" seats 40+^ording to their ros^^^
anko
And ^on^id thus 40,01-ares
r^so^^^^ ^ nd, and ^ff^^ our a i^..^°^^ros$ befc^^e
tendant witnesses, With whom We ^^t in the absence of
4 notstky, and on this ^^^-auil papor^ as there is nom
Thos we certify
'^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ridl
Frar^^ oisloo Xavier Rod^iguez' ^alvador Rod^^sueo
Luis MariaEftbrial
n Joseph do Montes de OcaRu#ri(
I t^^^^^Joachin ^^^^^^
fft^^^^^I
^^^^ri^^
^^^^ Leal ^^^^^^^^riel
tio ^^^os ^^ ^^
^Rubriol
^l^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
Santiago ^^^^[^^^^^^^
v»^^ ^^ ^ * in Z. 12/20/1779,,-1/1/178,47
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