Ecclesiastical Archives 391 
hasta el Corriente de 1800.’ 45 numbers. Present 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 
10-18, 25-34, 36, 37, 41-45. 
(They consist of correspondence with the commandant-general, instruc- 
tions of the Discretorio to Barbastro, letters of the missionaries fo the 
guardian, reports of a visita of 1795, plans for the reduction of the 
Apaches and of the Indians of the Gila, 1795-17096; report by the Dis- 
cretorio to the king on the state of the missions of Pimeria Alta, 1785, 
about 100 Pp.; report on the missions of Nueva California, 1796; papers 
concerning missions among the Papagos, 1799-1803.) 
Legajo 19. “ Noticias Antiquissimas de la Prov? de Texas y Suplem‘ 
a los primeros 13 legs. de la K. Contiene muchas noticias impor- 
tantes desde el afio 1689 hasta 1772.” 130 numbers, nearly all 
present. 
(Miscellaneous papers relating to all phases of the activities of the college. 
Extremely important.) 
Legajo 20. Documents relating to the founding of Purisima Concepcion 
de Armedo for the Pames, in Sierra Gorda. 1803-1809. 
Legajo 21. “ De Las Nuevas fundaciones costeadas por la M. Y. Archi- 
cofradia del Smo. Sacramento de Mejico.” 1817. 
(Correspondence relating to mission projects in the Papagueria, 1817. 
There are also documents concerning the same subject dated 1800.) 
L. Royal cédulas, licenses (patentes) of the ministers-general and the com- 
. missaries-general. 6 legajos. 
(A large collection present, including documents for the whole field and 
period. Among them were noted various bulls concerning the Jesuit 
missions, 1758-1773; lists of goods furnished the Texas missions, 1761; 
about 100 folios of licenses from the guardians to the missionaries of 
Coahuila, Texas, and Sonora; a book of orders for the government of 
the missions in common; a letter to the governor of the Estado de Occi- 
dente concerning the missions of Pimeria dated at San Ignacio, 1830.) 
M. Bulls, royal cédulas, and miscellaneous papers. 3 legajos. 
(Numerous papers present, but badly mixed. Among them were noted: 
documents relating to the second Anza expedition to California, 1775; 
the work of Garcés on the Gila and at Moqui, 1776-1777; various decrees 
of the Discretorio, later eighteenth century; copy of a letter of Bena- 
vides to the missionaries of New Mexico, made from the original in the 
Secretaria de Casa Grande, 1700; “ Libro de Patentes”” for the missions 
of Pimeria Alta, 1777-1814; autos of a visita of Pimeria Alta, 1778; 
lists of missionaries of the college, 1769-1798; “ Noticias particulares de 
hechiserias y brugerias ” for the use of confessors of New Spain.) 
N. Papers pertaining to the Comisatura and the Prefectura of Missions; 
information relative to the rights of the college; bulls; missions 
from Spain. 2 legajos. 
(Mainly intact. Among the papers noted were patents to the commissaries 
and prefects-general; records of missions from Spain for the years 
1708, 1715, 1743, 1747, 1763, 1767; estados and reports of the condition 
of the missions of Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Santander.) 
O. Instruments (escrituras) of the Pious Works founded in the College. 1 
legajo. 
P. Evidence concerning the life (informaciones y testimonios de vida, cos- 
tumbres, limpieza, etc.) of novices, and books of reception and 
professions (recepciones y profesiones). 5 legajos. 
Parts of four legajos noted: 1, 1684-1726; 2, 1727-1747 ; 3, since 1747; 
4, 1788-1824. 
(Valuable for the personal history of the missionaries. In legajo I are 
informaciones regarding Fray San Buenaventura, Fray Antonio de los 
Angeles, Fray Josef de Vergara, Fray Isidro de Espinosa, etc.; legajo 2 
is nearly complete for all entering the college between 1727 and 1747.) 
