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court—this matter belongs with Correspondencia de los Virreyes—books of 
privileges (privilegios) of alguaciles mayores, royal patronage and official 
patronage (patronato real and patronato de oficio), papal bulls, records of the 
Real Tribunal de Cuentas, registers (libros de vecerro) of the Real Sala del 
Crimen, registers of titles to office (titulos de oficio) and of patents and 
licenses (patentes), etc. 
SPECIAL COMPILATIONS. 
Of duplicates three noteworthy series, listed below, have been formed. 
They comprise orders relating to the Interior Provinces (Provincias In- 
ternas), the expulsion of the Jesuits, and the regulation of the royal fleets. 
For these excellent and highly useful compilations we have to thank that best 
of viceroy’s secretaries, Antonio Bonilla, or, perhaps, his master with the 
organizing genius, the Viceroy Revilla Gigedo. 
“Coleccién de Reales Ordenes y Cédulas Duplicadas sobre Provincias 
Ynternas.” 
“Libro I. Sonora y Sinaloa. 1750-1780.” 
“Libro II. Nueva Viscaya y Nuevo México. 1752-1789.” 
“Libro III. Coahuila, Téxas, Nuevo Reyno de Leon, y Colonia del 
Nuevo Santander. 1755-1790.” 
“ Libro IV. Comunes 4 Todas las Provincias Internas (Common to 
All the Interior Provinces). 1751-1789.” 
“Libro V. Comunes a Todas las Provincias Internas [and for each: 
province separately]. 1790-1793.” 
(Until recently the volumes of this series were scattered. They were 
brought together by the writer with the consent of the Director. They 
still form a part of the series of Duplicados. The indices cite separately 
the documents relating to the Interior Provinces as a whole, and those 
for each of the provinces of New Mexico, Texas, Nuevo Santander, 
Nuevo Leon, Nueva Vizcaya, Coahuila, Sonora, and Sinaloa. The 
Californias are not included. Reference is made in each case to the 
corresponding document in the series of Principales, and even if the 
duplicate is lacking from the file the principal is cited.) 
“ Coleccién de Reales Ordenes y Cédulas sobre Expatriacién de los Regu- 
lares de la Comp? de Jesus, y demas Asuntos Relativas. Dirigidas 
al Exmo. S°%* Virey Marqués de Croix en los Afios de 1767, 68, 
69, y 70.” 
(This is the main title of vol. I. Those of the other volumes vary slightly 
from this, with different dates. Vols. I. and II. have recently been 
brought together from different sections of the Archivo General y Puib- 
lico, while vols. III. and IV. are in the Biblioteca Nacional (see p. 210). 
Cf. the work entitled Coleccién General de Providencias hasta aqui 
tomadas por el Gobierno sobre el Estranamiento y Ocupacton de Tem- 
poralidades de los Regulares de la Compania, que existian en los Do- 
minios de S. M. de Espaiia, Indias é Islas Filipinas, etc., five parts, 
Madrid, 1767-1784.) 
“Tibro 2° de Coleccién y 1° de las Reales Cédulas y Ordenes Expedidas 
sobre despacho de Flotas, Desde el afio de 1720 hasta el de 1771.” 
(Both principals and duplicates. With the cédulas is related correspon- 
dence. Very important for trade relations, the Xalapa fair, etc. No 
other volume of this series was found and it may be that none was. 
compiled.) 
