Notes: He was involved in the apprehension and arrest of Pedro Chiguagua after the Pima uprising of 1751 and had this to say concerning the matter:
"Pedro de la Cruz was shot and his execution caused internal strife because it appeared that they should not have proceeded without first having received a superior order."
Francisco Xavier de Escalante
San Miguel de Horcasitas, April 2, 1752
(AGI, Guadalajara 419, 3m-56, page 3)