Add MS 36344

VENEZUELA PAPERS. Vol. XXXI. (fr. 336). 1775-1777.

1. Schedule of fifteen documents relating to a complaint of Manuel Centurion against the Capuchin missions of Guayana, with copies in full of some of them ; 6 Apr. 1775-26 -Nov. 1778. f. 1.

2. Minute of a letter of the Viceroy of Santa Fee to the king, forwarding a petition of Manuel Centurion, Commandant of Guayana, to be allowed to retire on account ill-health; Santa Fee, 31 Aug. 1775. With a note of the appointment of Col. the Count of Roncali to be Commandant General, and Lieut. Col. Joseph Linares to be Commandant of the troops and Subaltern to the same, 1 Apr. 1776. f. l9.

3. Report by Thomas Ortiz Landazuri to the Council, of the account given by Joseph de Abalos, late Contador Mayor of Caracas, respecting the Capuchin missions of Guayana; Madrid, 22 Dec. 1775. f. 20.

4. Tabultar census of the Catalan Capuchin missions of Guayana, drawn up by Fray Mariano de Sabadel, Prefect, in 1776. f. 29.

5. Table showing the date of foundation and duration of the fourteen destroyed Capuchin missions in Guayana. Certified copy, similar to that sent to the Council in 1776, and signed by Fray Mariano de Sabadel, prefect; Caroni, 15 Feb. 14-78. f. :31.

6. Fray Mariano de Sebadel, Prefect of the Capuchin Missions of Guayana, to the Commissary General, Fray Franciso Maria de Massanet, enclosing a tabular census of the missions; Caroni Mission, 13 Mar. 1776. f. 33.

7. The same to the same, enclosing (f. 41) a tabular scheduled, entitled " Noticia y relacion de la distancia que hay entre los Pueblos de esta Mision, " etc,; Caroni, 13 Mar. 1776. f. 36. Followed (f. 43) by a copy of a note by Julian (le Ariaga expressing the king's grafification at the condition of the missions, etc., 22 Dec. 1763; and (f. 47) by another copy of the " Noticia y Relacion " as above.

8. " Expediente in reference to the report by Manuel Centurion on the condition and settlement of Guayana, the documents referred to dating from 24 July, 1772, to 20 Apr. 1775. f. 49.

9. A collection of papcrs and letters relating to disputes between the Spaniards and Portuguese in South America, headed " Instrucciones enbiadas en 1776 de Señor Conde de Aranda, Embajador en Paris," etc., and including letters of the same and of Manuel Centurion and others relative to Portuguese interference with a Spanish expedition to Parime and El Dorado, etc.; 26 Apr. 1776-11 Jan. 1777. ff. 68-98.

10. Document, without date or signature, entitled " Points to be decided by the Committee of of Ministers for drawing up instructions for the Count of Aranda concerning boundaries in South America" ; [30 May, 1776]. f. 99. Followed (ff. 107-132) by a number of letters, etc., relating to the same subject, 3 June-27 July, 1776.

11. " Autos " concerning the disastrous results of the royal expedition to La Parime brought about by the Catalan Capuchin missionaries of Guayana, chiefly answers to interrogatories; 9 Aug. 1776-13 June, 1777. f. 133.

12. Confidential instructions to Captain Antonio de Pereda, Commandant of Guayana ; S. Ildefonso, 10 Sept. 1776. f. l67.

13. The Marquis of Grimaldi to José Galvez, forwarding a letter of the Count of Aranda relative to the French encouragement of Cayenne; S. Ildefonso, 16 Oct. 1776. f. 173.

14. Extracts from Documents sobre limites de los Estados Unidos de Coloumbia, by Ricardo S. Pereira, Bogotá, 1883. The documents range in date from 1776 to 1784. f. 174.

15 .Joseph de Linares [Governor of Guayana] to the king, enclosing letters and documents relating to the expedition to Lake Parime, and to its disastrous results; Guayana, 24 Jan. 1777. f. 216. Followed (ff. 219-263) by other letters etc., on the same subject, 3 July, 1776-11 June, 1777; and by

another copy (f. 264) of the letter of Linares to the king, with list of enclosures and (f. 268) an Engl. translation.

16. Francisco Iturrate to the Commandant of La Guayana, for- -warding a royal order and notes by Joseph Galvez repecting Cayenne; Santa Fe, 21 Feb. 1777. f. 273.

17. Manuel Antonio Flores to Josef de Galvez, stating that he has forwarded the royal order as above (art. 16), and pointing out that the places where the Spanish exploration party was captured by the Portuguese are important for repressing French inroads, etc. ; Santa Fe, 28 Feb. 1777. f. 274.

18. Brigadier Agustin Crame to Joseph de Galvez, enclosing his report, made in concert with Joseph de Linares, interim Commandant, on the condition of Guayana, with a plan of defence of the R. Orinoco, etc.; Guayana, 15 Mar. 1777. f. 275.

19. Extracts from letters from Guayana and Santa Fee respecting invasions by the Portuguese; 4 Apr.-23 May, 1777. ff 288-290.

20. Agustin Crame to José de Galvez, on measures for repressing the French Company of Guayana, the defence of the province, etc.; Margarita, 28 May, 1777. With an Engl. translation. f. 291.

21. Report by the Council of the Indies on a MS. work by Fray Antonio Caulin, Observant Franciscan, entitled " Historia Corografica, natural, y evangelica de la Nueva Andalucia, provincia de Cumana, Nueva Barcelona, Guayana, Bertientes del rio Orinoco, Misiones y doctrinas reducidas a nuestra Santa con noticia individual de las naciones de Indios que habitan aquellos terrenos"; 26 June, 1760. With letters relating to the examination of the work and the licence for printing it, to 19 July, 1777. f. 297.

22. The Council to Miguel de Martin Curato, referring to him the letter of Joseph Linares of 24 Jan. (cf. art. 15) ; S. Ildephonso, lb Aug. 1777. f. 309. Followed (ff. 309 b-313) by minutes, resolutions of the king, etc., 18 Sept.-9 Nov. 1777.

23. Part of a letter to the Count of Arada, concerning negotiations respecting the limits of La Guayana, etc. ; S. Ildefonso, 23 Aug. 1777. Followed by Aranda's letter to the Count of Floridablanca; Paris, 20 July, 1777. ff. 314, 315.

24. Royal decree whereby the Province of Guayana, etc., is removed from the jurisdiction of the Viceroy of Santa Fee and placed under that of Caracas; S. Ildefonso, 8 Sept. 1777. f. 334.

includes:

• ff. 1-18, 20-48, 133-166 Orders Religious. Capuchins: Documents relating to the Capuchin missions in Trinidad and Guiana: 1686-1818.: Span.
• ff. 1-9 passim Manuel Centurion: Letters and papers, as commandant of Guiana,etc.: 1763 - 1778.: Span.
• ff. 49-67 Guiana: Papers relating to the new city and province of: 1770-1778.: Span.
• ff. 68-132 Spain, General: Documents relating to the limits of Spanish and Portuguese America: 1752-1791.: Span.
• ff. 68-312 Portugal: Documents relating to the limits of Spanish and Portuguese America: 1752-1791.: Span.
• ff. 68-98, 133-166, 216-274, 309-313 El Dorado: Documents relating to the search for, etc.: 1552-1778.: Span.
• f. 167 Antonio de Pereda: Instructions to, as commandant of Guiana: 1776.: Span.
• ff. 167-172, 275-296, 314-336 Guiana, South America: Papers relating to the boundaries, defence, etc., of: 1773-1794.: Span.
• f. 173 Geronimo de Grimaldi, Marquis: Letter to J. Galvey: 1776.: Span.
• ff. 173, 273, 274 Cayenne, French Guiana: Papers on the French colonisation of, etc.: 1776, 1777.: Span.
• f. 174 Republic of Colombla: Extract concerning the boundaries of: 1883.: Span.
• ff. 216, 264 Joseph de Linares: Letter, as governor of Guiana, to the king of Spain: 1777.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 275, 291 Agustin Crame, Brigadier: Letters to J. de Galvez: 1777.: Span. and Engl.
• ff. 297-308 River Orinoco: Report on the " Historia corografica," etc., by Fr. Antonio Caulin, of the provinces near: 1760-1777.: Span.