550 
Velasquez, Joseph, diary of expedition by, 38, 
171; map by, I 
Velasquez Sayas, Antonio, report of, 344 
Vélez, José, papers respecting, 64 
Vélez, Juana, correspondence of, 145 
Vélez Cachupin, Gov. Tomas, see Cachupin 
Vélez Escalante, Fr. Silvestre, see Escalante 
Velicata, San Fernando, see San Fernando 
Velicata 
Venadito, Conde del, viceroy, see Ruiz de Apo- 
daca 
Venados, Indians, church records of, 450 
Venegas, Francisco Javier, viceroy, 470; map 
dedicated to, 366 
Venegas, Fr. Miguel, history by, 203; see also 
Benegas 
Ventura, Fr. Lucas, letters by, 166 
Ventura de Taranco, Antonio, letter of, 1990 
Venus, transit of, 98 
Vera Cruz (city), American squadron at, 226; 
appointment of subaltern at, 73; blockade 
of, 227, 294, 304; correspondence with of- 
ficials of, 47, 177, 274, 288, 204, 295, 306; 
custom-house of, 250; danger of French 
attack on, 47; defense of, 54, 50, 284, 206, 
297, 305, 306; French blockaders at, 227; 
goods taken to and from, 175; Indian pris- 
oners for, 133; journeys from, 30, 235; 
mail vessel from, 14; military road to, 61; 
notices concerning, 32; oars sent to, 183; 
sailing of prisoners from, 283; Santa 
Anna’s arrival in, 266; smuggling at, 263; 
squadron at, 178; supplies for, 169; traders, 
59; Tribunal Superior of, 178; U. S. agent 
at, 257; vaccine for, 250; vessels at, 175, 
204, 370 
Vera Cruz (state), commerce with, 107; decree 
of legislature of, 236; occurrences in, 174 
Vera Cruz, governor of, correspondence, 249; 
orders to, 306; reports by, 247, 248 
Vera Cruz, Royal Engineers of, 310 
Veramendi, of Monclova, report by, 334 
Veramendi, Juan Martin, sons of, 350; see also 
Beramendi 
Vergara, representative from New Mexico, re- 
port of, 331 
Vergara, Anselmo, application by, 430 
Vergara, Father Gabriel, removal of remains 
of, 388 
Vergara, Fr. Josef de, data concerning, 391 
Vergara, Fr. Rafael, letter to, 144; report by, 
144 
Verger, Rafael José (bishop of Linares), 415, 
472; (guardian of San Fernando), corre- 
spondence, 68, 69, 130, 139, 144, 198; papers 
of, 202; reports by, 114, 139 
Vernon, Vice-Adm. Edward, operations of, 306 
Vessels, clearance of, 78, 92; coast, 78, 81, 88; 
construction of, 82; Confederate, 231, 232; 
foreign, 42, 66, 86, 165, 330, 433; mail, 264; 
mission, 129; movements of, 53, 54, 271, 
281; papers concerning, 181, 265; pirate, 
329; prevention of collisions of, 258; pur- 
chase of, 64; Squadron of the South, 129; 
Index 
trading, 260; war, 275, 276, 331, 370, 465; 
whaling, 2643 see also names of countries, 
places, and particular vessels 
Vest, Senator George G., proposal of, 258 
Vetancur, Juan de, see Betancur 
Veytia, Don Mariano, papers of, 20, 21 
Vial, Pedro, diaries of, 35, 39, 105, 308, 300; 
expeditions of, 38, 123, 308, 309; instruc- 
tins to, 35, 3 
Vias de Comunicacion, seccién de, 259 
Vicente Maria, Fr., letter of, 198 
Viceroyalty, Secretariat of, acts of govern- 
ment of, 18; archives, 7, 7n., 8, 9, 338; cir- 
cular issued by, 144; documents from, 50, 
99, 102, 179, 426; losses in archive of, 8, 8n., 
transmission of papers in the, 
Viceroys, appointment by, 143; changes in gov- 
ernment made by, 100; circular by, 272; 
commission by, 100; communications to, 
114; correspondence, 7, 33, 38-72 passim, 
81, 82, 83, 87-109 passim, I13, 117-120 pas- 
sim, 125-160 passim, 165-172 passim, 183, 
185, 186, IOI, 193, 196-200 passim, 204, 209, 
223, 272, 306, 307, 310, 311, 397, 402, 400, 
414, 424, 426, 453; correspondence, section 
in Archivo General, 12-17; decrees of, 56, 
82, I10, 113, 150, 153, 170, 202, 205, 307, "308, 
4AI; despatches of, 423, 424, 425, 427; in- 
structions by 99, 118; investigations of, 58, 
214; jurisdiction of, 75, 76; license given 
by, 219; list of, 469-470; memorials toa, 
71, 217; nominations to, 173; official pa- 
pers of, 416; orders of, 70, 114, 136, 143, 
147, 161, 197, 425, 426; papers sent to, 122; 
plan approved by, 102; quarrel of, 108; 
regulation by, 199; reports by, 100, 123, 396; 
reports to, 27, 52, 53, 57, 58, 73, 89, 102, 149, 
I5I, 152, 173, 272; representations by, 50; 
representations to, 118, 217; request by, 
308; royal orders concerning, 100, 148; 
statement to, 305; see also names of indi- 
vidual viceroys 
Victoria, Mexico, see Ciudad Victoria 
Victoria, Tex., action of, 275 
Victoria, Gen., Guadalupe, doings of, 65; paper 
addressed. to, 224 
Victoria, Manuel, address by, 271; appointed 
political chief, 336; conference with, 328; 
correspondence, 272, 273, 337; opposition 
to, 271; proclamations by, 271, 337; report 
by, 271; revolution against, 271 
Vidal, José, correspondence of, 125, 183 
Vidaurre, Capi. Fermin de, see Fermin de 
Vidaurre 
Vidaurre y Villasefior, reported appointment of, 
325 
‘Vidaurri, Santiago, reports by, 230, 282; revo- 
lution led by, 302; troops for, 303 
Viesca, Aguilar, arrest of, 345 
Viesca, Agustin, application by, 438 
Viesca, Agustin, governor of Coahuila and 
Texas, 479; documents of, 279 
Viesca, José Maria, election of, 435 
Vigan, commendation of natives of, 210 
