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Biographical NoteHurdaide was the Mexican-born captain of the presidio of San Felipe from 1598 to 1626, and was in charge of the extension of Spanish and Christian rule in Sinaloa and Sonora. Villalta was a Spanish Jesuit serving at the Yaqui Indian mission, San Ignacio de Torím, from 1619-1623; he was also a Visitor of the northern missions. Scope and Content NotePhotocopies of typed transcriptions of 32 reports and letters, 1610 to 1623 or 1627. Nine of them are signed by Captain Diego Martínez de Hurdaide; another is a "traslado," signed by Hurdaide, of a letter from Padre Rector Cristóbal de Villalta to Padre Tomás Bacilio, 1622. The other documents are unsigned. Named addressees include Visitor Padre Hernando de Villafañe, Marqués de Salinas, Provincial Padre [Juan] Laurencio, and Oidor Chaves. Unnamed addressees are the commander, the viceroy, the governor, the president, the "contador," the treasurer, and the bishop. RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Related MaterialIn part, photocopies from the Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico City, and the Bancroft Library, Berkeley. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Hurdaide, Diego Martínez de, 1568-1628. Villalta, Christóbal de, 1577-1623. Corporate Name(s) Jesuits -- Missions -- Mexico -- Sinaloa (State) Jesuits -- Missions -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) Geographic Name(s) Mexico -- Church history. Sinaloa (Mexico : State) -- Politics and government -- 1540-1810. Sonora (Mexico : State) -- Politics and government -- 1540-1810. Subject(s) Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Sinaloa (State) -- History -- 17th century. Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- History -- 17th century. Missions -- Mexico -- Sinaloa (State) -- History -- 17th century. Missions -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) -- History -- 17th century. Yaqui Indians -- Missions -- History -- 17th century. Administrative InformationCredit LineSinaloa Jesuit reports (MS 217). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Acquisition InformationAcquired as gift, 1980. Processing HistoryProcessed by Staff. |