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Contaduría, 1530-1696

 Series

Scope and Contents

Accounting Department. data, government administration. Since the first expeditions to the new continent the Spanish Crown took great care in managing and controlling potential economic resources.

New Spain: Hernan Cortes - accounts - Mexico; Mining, treasure shipments, fleet, accounts, Julian de Alderete, treasurer; Tribute - Indians, treatment of in Mexico, Encomienda, repartimiento,regulations; Salaries - royal officials - Mexico; Negro revolt, 1612, Mexico. Women, families, widows, pensions - New Mexico and Mexico.

New Mexico: Juan de Oñate - his expenses for colony, crown funds for colony; Pedro de Peralta, governor, Santa Fe, administration; Juan de Soltelo - expedition; Luis de Rosa murder and case; Antonio de Otermin, Diego de Vargas, and other early governors of New Mexico, salaries, media anata, cabildo, administration, other early officials, alguaciles, interpreters; Missions, organization, custodio, administration, support, charity, alms to them, crown accounts, expenses, supplies, Franciscans; Fray Alonso de Benavides and other missionaries, reports, conversions, Fray Francisco de Ayeta, supplies to colony; Fray Tomas Manso, procurador general, accounts. Carts, caravans, Camino Real, cost of wagons, cargo, mayordomos, crews ; Indians of New Mexico working on carts, their wages; Don Andres, principal Indio of New Mexico, salary; Negros slaves from Zacatecas working on carts; Carts, clothing for Indians, wedding clothes for Indian couple at San Marcos Pueblo, NM; Clothing for padres, vestments, hats, cloth, sackcloth, medicines, foods, pickled fruit, vegetables, tools, corn flour, pinole for chocolate drink ; Livestock - sheep, cattle, horses, mules for New Mexico, pasture land; Wax, wax worker, wine, oil, almonds for padres, bells, needles, awls, silver work, altar ornaments, art works, embroidery, for churches, furniture; Escorts - soldiers for missionaries, governors, salaries of soldiers, names of soldiers, corporals, presidio, Santa Fe, armorer, royal officials, back pay, equipment, weapons, shot, lead, powder, crossbows, supplies, iron, copper, lead, blacksmiths, metal work; Supplies, soldiers from Zacatecas and other provinces for New Mexico; Resupplying New Mexico after 1680 revolt, and for 1692 resettlement. Treasure, mining, mines, azogue - mercury for New Mexico; Mules and mares sent to Mexico, oxen for New Mexico; Caravan claims of losses to Chichimecas, Chichimecas sent to New Mexico; Pueblo Indians, Pueblo Revolt - expenses to recover colony; Zia Pueblo, revolt 1691;

El Paso and Texas: Spanish retreat to, recruitment of families for New Mexico, presidio - supplies horses, men to New Mexico, Indian affairs, Sumas, Mansos. Texas - missions, supplies, Indians, soldiers, presidio ; Coahuila, Nuevo León, supplies to Texas.

New Spain - Northern provinces: Nueva Vizcaya - governors, administration, missions, development, and ties to New Mexico, presidios, soldiers, cattle, supplies, salaries for New Mexico; Nueva Galicia, administration, missions, support, families for New Mexico ; Zacatecas - missions, mining, azogue, staging area, supplies for New Mexico missions, and caravans, soldiers, Negro slaves for the caravans; Sombrerete, Durango, Guadalajara; Chichimecas - war with Spanish, clothing, supplies for Indians, Protector de Indios; Sonora - missions, administration; Michoacan - missions, presidios, administration; Tlaxcala - missions; Sinaloa - presidios, soldiers.

Dates

  • 1530-1696

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish French Mayan

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 boxes (20.5 cu. ft.) 217 volumes, 107 microfilm reels, 2 boxes DVDs

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451