Tiburcio Anzalde, captain of one of the militias of chinos and mulatos in the district of Atoya, discussed the duties and obligations of militiamen in a 1746 document: repeated trips to Acapulco to deliver mail and other correspondences; to clear the roads (of bandits) while on patrol; and, most importantly, their heroic role in resisting the English pirate George Anson's invasion at the port of