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Scope and Contents This document describes provinces with regard to population (in some cases broken down by ethnic group, including assorted Native American tribes, Spanish, Mestizo or Genizaro, and Mulatto), Spanish townships contained therein, state of security, dangers confronted by those in Spanish townships, Native American settlements therein, and, in some cases, agricultural or economic activities practiced. In this same document, Presidios are described with regard to the number of soldiers and officers...