Minor Sections 185 
Alcaldes Mayores. Colonial period. A large section. 
Correspondence of the viceroy with and concerning alcaldes mayores. 
Much of the correspondence is with provincial governors and 
corregidores. 
Archivo de Guerra (Archive of War). Over 1200 volumes. 
The volumes are numbered, but without dates and indices. At the time 
of my investigation they were stacked in the central crib, and were 
in a large measure inaccessible. They consist of records sent from 
the Department of War. Most of the numerous volumes ex- 
amined contain sumarias and minor causas of military personages 
and routine correspondence of the Department of War with the 
various military authorities. They all seem to date since 1821, 
and extend to 1860 or later. 
Artilleria, Yngemeros y Fortificaciones (Artillery, Fortifications and Engi- 
neers). Colonial period. Practically inaccessible. 
Reports of government engineers, expedientes concerning various fortifi- 
cations, correspondence of the viceroy, etc. 
Arzobispos y Obispos (Archbishops and Bishops). Colonial period. Prac- 
tically inaccessible. 
Correspondence of the viceroys with these officials, and expedientes con- 
cerning them. 
Ayuntamientos. 
The volumes examined contain correspondence of the Department of the 
Interior, of the Primera Secretaria de Estado (period of the Re- 
public) with and concerning ayuntamientos, on such matters as 
appointments, complaints, powers, etc. 
Bandos (Proclamations). 1571-1819. Thirty volumes. 
The nature of the papers is indicated by the title of the inventory of the 
first twenty volumes, which is called “ Alphabetical Inventory 
(Indice Alfabético) of the Printed Dispositions which have been 
published by this Supreme Government in the whole of the eight- 
eenth century, including the year 1800. There will be found in 
them eleven of the sixteenth century and six of the seventeenth, 
in the first volume of the twenty referred to”. In this inventory 
there were noted five references to Californias, nineteen to Pro- 
vincias Internas, five to Misiones, and ten to Presidios. The col- 
lection is of great value for the study of the general adminis- 
tration. 
Cartas de Seguridad (Letters of Safe Conduct). 221 volumes. 
They contain passports and letters of safe conduct issued by the federal, 
state, and foreign agents to Mexicans and foreigners. Among 
them are numerous documents relating to American citizens. 
Casa de Moneda (The Mint). The colonial period and that of the Republic. 
A large section. 
The volumes examined contain papers from the Real Hacienda, expe- 
dientes formed in the Secretaria del Virreynato, reports of the 
superintendent of the Casa de Moneda, correspondence of the 
“Direccién del Banco de Avio para Fomento de la Industria 
Nacional ”’, etc. 
Civil. Colonial period. Over 1000 volumes. 
Records of civil cases before the Real Audiencia. There are also numer- 
ous unclassified legajos with the same designation. 
