Alice,

¿de que año son esos autos criminales? Tal vez puedas enviarme uno para
ayudarte mejor.

Saludos

Israel Valles
Durango, Mexico

2011/6/16 Alice Blake

> Greetings to all,
> How would you translate auto criminales and what are the contents? I’ve
> attempted reading a couple and have found them very difficult to follow.
> Perhaps if I read them in the proper context, it might be easier.
> Thanks so much, Alice Blake

Las fechas son 1552-1731, 1722-1773, 1729-1780, 1787-1790.  De que se tratan?  Y que quiere dicer “auto criminales” in ingles?  
Thanks so much,   Alice Blake 

— On Fri, 6/17/11, Diego Israel Valles Lopez wrote:

From: Diego Israel Valles Lopez
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Auto Criminales
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011, 3:21 PM

Alice,

¿de que año son esos autos criminales? Tal vez puedas enviarme uno para
ayudarte mejor.

Saludos

Israel Valles
Durango, Mexico

2011/6/16 Alice Blake

> Greetings to all,
> How would you translate auto criminales and what are the contents?  I’ve
> attempted reading a couple and have found them very difficult to follow.
> Perhaps if I read them in the proper context, it might be easier.
> Thanks so much,  Alice Blake

It would be easy to see the actual file where you find this term. But in Spanish when you say “auto criminal” it refers to a criminal report. A very good tool to find any difficult or antique word is the Real academia Española www.rae.es. This is the definition from it:

2. m. Der. Forma de resolución judicial, fundada, que decide cuestiones secundarias, previas, incidentales o de ejecución, para las que no se requiere sentencia.

But are you sure is it written “Criminales”?

Good luck!

Jorge Elías