Alonzo Aranqui y Cortez reports the auditing of accounts and condition
of the Royal Treasury--Finding of large nuggets in a hill, supposed to
be a silver mine--Goes to investigate--Report of Juan Cebadilla to his
Majesty of having sent out the King’s orders concerning who shall keep
the keys of the Royal chest--Administration of the negroes--Harshness
shown the Royal employees--Francisco Guerra Vega reports a Captain of
the Garrison for indecency and offense to his superiors, for which same
he was reprimanded and imprisoned as a warning--Afterward given his
liberty--The King to the Captain-General of Provinces of
Florida--Instructions as to the continuance of the passage to Marcana
Guale--Founding of the town of Santiago--As to the performance of
certain duties by soldiers, for which money shall be paid--Soldiers
shall be permitted to raise their crops, and not employed in personal
work for the Governor--The Governor shall look after the wants and needs
of his people--By order of the King, 1670.