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[Letter from Fernando Vazquez Borrego to Joseph Leonardo Vidaurre, March 15, 1778] (open access)

[Letter from Fernando Vazquez Borrego to Joseph Leonardo Vidaurre, March 15, 1778]

Letter from Fernando Vazquez Borrego to his nephew, Joseph Leonardo Vidaurre, asking him to look into an issue regarding their hacienda. This document is taped in three areas and multiple stains and slight tears.
Date: 1778-03~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Cristóbal Báez, July 21, 1775] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Cristóbal Báez, July 21, 1775]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Cristóbal Báez acknowledging information concerning three Indians taken prisoner. de Santianés speaks of the need for the town to be prepared for attacks.
Date: 1775-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente Gonzalez de Santienes to Captain Tomás Sánchez, March 30, 1771] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente Gonzalez de Santienes to Captain Tomás Sánchez, March 30, 1771]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez concerning villages in and near Laredo; de Santienes says that people living in the areas outside Laredo are apart of his district.
Date: March 30, 1771
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, January 22, 1774] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente de Santianés to Captain Tomás Sánchez, January 22, 1774]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to Thomas Sánchez de la Barrera asking him to calm the people following Indian raids, and to let the people return to their homes. Each page of the document contains multiple stains all over the pages.
Date: 1774-01~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to the Viceroy, July 5, 1770] (open access)

[Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to the Viceroy, July 5, 1770]

Letter from Vicente González de Santianés to the Viceroy of New Spain asking for authorization to deal with the matter of people moving south of the Rio Grande and causing issues with the native Indians in the region. de Santianés also calls out a ranking official as participating in the movement.
Date: July 5, 1770
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History