38 Mexico: Archivo General 
17. Garcés to the viceroy, from the junction of the Gila and the Colorado, 
Th eo fe Sa en As 
Joseph Velasquez, diary of an expedition to the Colorado, with letter 
by the same. Dec. 8, 1779. (Original.) 
Garcés to the viceroy. San Xavier del Bac, Sept. 24, 1776. 
Garcés, diary of his expedition with Anza from Sonora to California. 
Dec., 1773-Apr., 1774. (Original.) 
(See a copy noted on p. 89.) 
Diaries of the expeditions of Pedro Vial, José Mares, and Santiago 
Fernandez, from San Antonio to Santa Fé and to Natchitoches. 
1787-1788. (Copies.) 
(See vols. 43 and 62.) 
Nava to the viceroy, transmitting the above. Sept. 12,1793. (Orig- 
inal.) 
Vols. 53-56. Documents relative to the founding and settlement of Colonia 
del Nuevo Santander. 1747-1758. 
(These four volumes contain detailed original documents relative to the 
work of José de Escandén. Vol. 53 contains a “ Descripcion General” 
of the province, by Agustin Lopez de la Camara Alta, dated 1758 and 
based on the original reports of Escandén, Tienda de Cuervo, and others, 
which begin in vol. 53 and extend through the rest of the volumes of the 
set. Important for the country from Tampico to the San Antonio River, 
Texas. The titles of the volumes are given below.) 
Vol. 53. “ Descripcidn General de la Nueva Colonia de Santander y Rela- 
ciones Individuales, etc.” 
Vol. 54. “Informes relativos a Estadistica de las Colonias del Seno Méx- 
icano (Tamaulipas).” 
Vol. 55. “8 Espedientes relativos a Ynspeccion y Estadistica de la Colonia de 
Santander en Seno Mexicano (Tamaulipas).”’ 
Vol. 56. “ 11 Expedientes relativos a Ynspeccion y Estadistica de la Colonia 
de Santander en Seno Mexicano (Tamaulipas).” 
Vol. 57 was missing when the investigation was made. 
Vols. 58-60. Papers relative to the residencia of Revilla Gigedo. 1796-1799. 
They contain an immense amount of information concerning the 
administration of this viceroy. 
Vols. 61-71 form a series, under the title of “ Expeditions and Discoveries ” 
(“Viajes y Descubrimientos”), of very valuable materials re- 
lating to explorations. 
Vol. 61. “9g Espedientes relativos a la esploracion de la Costa de California. 
1773 Y 1774." 
(They relate to the expedition of Pérez and Bodega y Quadra. Other cor- 
respondence and diaries are in vol. 324, this section. ) 
1. Royal order for the exploration. Apr. 11, 1773. 
Correspondence of “ Conde de Laci” relative to Russian explora- 
tions. (Transmitted copies.) 
2-6. Correspondence of the viceroy with Joseph del Campo Viergol, 
Juan Pérez, Juan José Echeveste, Rivera y Moncada, Francisco 
Hixosa (Hijosa), and Junipero Serra relative to the proposed 
exploration ; orders, instructions, supplies, etc. 1773-1774. 
7. Diary of the expedition by Pérez, with letter of transmittal dated 
Nov. 3, 1774. 
(The diary is apparently in the hand of Martinez, but is signed by Pérez 
at San Blas, Nov. 3.) 
