488 
Boehmer, Julius, inquiry of, 237 
Bogota, correspondence, 264 
Boletin de Estadistica Fiscal, 368 
Boletin de la Secretaria de Hacienda, 368 
Bolivar, Simén, letter from 244; votes of, 283 
Bolvar Point, map, 365 
Bolton, Herbert E., bibliography by, 186; writ- 
ings of, 13 n., 34, 37, 75, 460 n. 
Bonaparte, Joseph, movements of, 66 
Bonavia, Gov. Bernardo de, complaint by, 127; 
letter to, 126; made commandant-general, 
76; papers respecting, 61, 62, 63; pay of, 44; 
request of, 124 
Bonavia y Zapata, Brig. Bernardo, proceedings 
by, 125 
Boneo y Morales, Justo, governor of Texas, 
investigation by, 92 
Bonet, Juan Bautista, agreement of, 307; cor- 
respondence, 307 
Bonilla, Antonio, biographical notes by, 49; 
Breve Compendio, 52, 478n.; compilations 
by, 13n., 19, 138, 211; history by, 28, 35; 
notes by, 27; report by, 102; work of, 7 
Bonilla, Fr. Juan, missionary, 462 
Bonita, American vessel, 277 
Bontello, _lomas, application by, 439 
Borbon, francisco Xavier, history by, 70 
Border troubles, see Commissions ; Comision 
Mixta; Comision Pesquisadora 
Borica, Gov. Diego de, commission of, 137; 
correspondence, 72, 110, 120,.143, 145; das 
154, 158, 160, 161, 162, 166; papers of, 120; 
passport by, 170; reports by, 160, 170, I71 
Borja, San Francisco de, see San Francisco de 
Borja 
Borland, prisoner, communication from, 296 
Borrados, tribe, church records of, 450; report 
concerning, I07 
Borrego, Marcial, application by, 439; cor- 
respondence, 326 
Bosque, Fernando del, assault upon, 442; expe- 
ditions of, 421, 422; petition of, 442 
Bosque, Juan del, grant to, 444 
Bosque, Pedro del, appointment of, 424 
Bosque Redondo, Indians at, 334 
Boston, trading expedition from, 264 
Bostones, brig, 272 
Bosuet,-see Visuet 
Botanical garden, 59 
Boton de Fierro, Comanche chief, trial of, 173 
Boturini Benaduci, Lorenzo, letters to, 205; 
papers, 8, 20, 22, 203, 324 
Bouman, Abraham, application by, 438 
Boundaries, 244; commissions, 224, 228, 235, 261, 
262, 277, 278, 315, 328; correspondence con- 
cerning, 231, 209; decree concerning, 50; 
discussion of, 223; disputes concerning, 
224, 234; report concerning, 230; treaties, 
86, 190; see also Louisiana, boundary ques- 
tion 
Bourbon County, Ga., erection of, 47; Papers 
Relating to, 47 
Bourn or Bourne, Simon, petitions by, 350, 354 
Bowdoin, James, certificates signed by, 148 
Bowie, James, despatch by, 275 
Index 
Bracho, Rafael, papers respecting, 61 
Bradburn, John Davis, correspondence, 261, 
353, 443; instructions to, 354; report by, 
354 
Branciforte, review of, I71 
Bravo, Jayme, memorandum signed by, 75 
Bravo, Nicolas, command of, 248; correspond- 
ence, 278, 279, 293, 204; discussion of, 340; 
documents relating to, I7I, 327 
Bravo River, see Rio Grande 
Brazil, legation to, 245; treaty with, 256 
Reb ities Americans at, 273; closure of port of, 
107 
Brazos, ayuntamiento of, 435; colonists of, 435; 
political chief of, 441; see also Brazoria 
Brazos de Santiago, vessel at, 253 
Brazos River, arrest of persons at, 124; ex-~ 
cesses committed in, 261; migration to, 58 
Brenham, Richard F., commissions to, 283 
Bridat (Budat ?), Lorenzo, petition by, 354 
Briefs, papal, 204, 381, 383, 387, 395, 425 
Bringas de Manzaneda, Pedro, letters of, 24 
Briol, Benjamin, naturalization of, 437 
Brito, Carlos, petition by, 354 
Brotherhoods, see Confraternities 
Brown, Capt. John, arrival of, 165; correspond- 
ence, 85 
Brown, Joseph W., petition by, 355 
Brown, Juan, naturalization of, 437 
Brownsville, armed gathering near, 230; cor- 
respondence with authorities at, 298; elec- 
tions in, 302; filibusters at, 213; fire in, 253; 
hurricane in, 253; invaders from, 233; 
Mexican consul at, 229, 231, 233, 238, 241, 
250, 251, 253, 257, 250, 262, 265; Mexicans 
in, 346, 347; trade, 234, 253; yellow fever 
in, 241 
Bruno, Alexander, diaries of expedition by, 28, 
123 
Bruno, Miguel, revolt and execution of, 298 
Brussels, conferences at, 240; legation at, 267 
Brutus, Texan vessel, 226 
Bucareli, abandonment of pueblo of, 308; 
church records of, 399; expeditions to port 
of, 154; founding of, 37; Indian affairs at 
pueblo of, 100; map of port of, 141; set- 
tlement at, 43; slaves at presidio of, 99; see 
also San Antonio de Bucareli 
Bucareli Bay, description of natives around, 39 
Bucareli y Ursta, Antonio Maria, viceroy, ‘ad- 
ministration of, 77; correspondence, 81, 
144; death of, 52; report of, 133 
Bucarely, see Bucareli 
Buena, Fr. Mariano, letter to, 388 
Buena Vista, battle of, 212, 249, 296, 207, 304, 
RK E correspondence concerning, 132; haci- 
enda of, 436; removal of presidio of, 102, 
ISI 
Buenavista, San Antonio del Presidio de, see 
San Antonio del Presidio de Buenavista 
Buena Vista, San Carlos de, see San Carlos de 
Buena Vista 
Bueno, Francisco, petition by, 354 
Bueno, Juan Francisco, application by, 439 
Bueno, Juan Pedro, petition by, 354 
