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Carte de la route que mène depuis la capitale de la Nouvelle Espagne jusqu'à S. Fe du Nouveau Mexique dressée sur les journaux de Don Pedro de Rivera et en partie sur les observations astronomiques de Mr. de Humboldt ; dessiné et redigé par F. Friesen à Berlin 1807 ; gravé par Barrière, et l'écriture par L. Aubert, directeur du dit ouvrage.

Maps show "Route de Chihuahua à Santa Fe", "Route de Durango à Chihuahua", and "Route de Mexico à Durango." this sheet appeared in the author's Physical Geographical Atlas of the Kingdom of New Spain. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:2,150,000], [ca. 1:2,200,000], and [ca. 1:2,300,000].
Date: 1812
Creator: Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that all documents must be presented on official paper. The document is signed by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena, and he references a Real Cedula of January 20, 1795.
Date: 1812-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph Miguel de Cuellar to the Governor, August 11, 1812] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph Miguel de Cuellar to the Governor, August 11, 1812]

Message from Joseph Miguel de Cuellar to the governor saying that he regrets that they cannot provide the requested horses as they do not have them. The document has pieces of tape covering the right and left edges of the paper.
Date: 1812-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas giving general permission and regulations regarding the production of mezcal. The document is signed by José Ignacio Negreino, and Juan Fermín de Juanicotena, dated August 29, 1812.
Date: 1812-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Message from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of a Message from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of a message from Viceroy Venegas discussing outlaws and condemning the "Ilustrador Nacional" newspaper as seditious. The document is signed at the bottom by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena and Jose Ignacio Negreino.
Date: 1812-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form Sent from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena] (open access)

[Form Sent from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena]

Form sent from Juan Fermín de Juanicotena showing how to make financial reports on taxes on renting of houses. The document contains a partially filled out example chart and more explanation text; there is a list of towns on the left side of the back side of the document showing where this is to be sent.
Date: 1812-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document with Decrees Promulgated by the Cortes de Cádiz] (open access)

[Document with Decrees Promulgated by the Cortes de Cádiz]

List of decrees promulgated by the Cortes de Cádiz during the year 1812 up to October 27. The decrees are listed out in chronological order and cover many topics: use the royal standard; negroes may be admitted to schools and ecclesiastical studies; employees cease to be so when the job is declared finished; a town in given the title of "noble and loyal city"; and hanging is replaced by strangling for criminals sentenced to death.
Date: 1812-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Message from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of a Message from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of a message from Viceroy Venegas granting amnesty to all who put down arms and recognize the General Courts in Spain. The document is signed José Ignacio Negreino and Juan Fermín de Juanicotena.
Date: 1812-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcements from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Announcements from Viceroy Venegas]

Announcement from Viceroy Venegas saying there is a ten percent tax to be put on renting houses, plus other regulations regarding renting homes, buildings, etc. At the end of the document there is a response from Juan Juanicotena from February 18, 1813.
Date: 1812-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between José Antonio Benavides and José Lázaro Benavides] (open access)

[Correspondence between José Antonio Benavides and José Lázaro Benavides]

Correspondence between José Antonio Benavides and José Lázaro Benavides. Citizens of Laredo are praised for their readiness to help the royal cause; the mayor (possibly Lázano) gives assurances that all are doing whatever they can, but many have left to serve in the army and protection is needed.
Date: 1812-21~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Díaz Palomo to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente, May 13, 1812] (open access)

[Letter from José Díaz Palomo to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente, May 13, 1812]

Letter from José Díaz Palomo to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente with news concerning Jalapo, and congratulating him on being made Governor of Nuevo Santander. The document itself has frayed edges and the text-filled side is completely covered by pieces of tape.
Date: 1812-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Four Documents from Juan Fermín Juanicotena to Alcaldes] (open access)

[Four Documents from Juan Fermín Juanicotena to Alcaldes]

Four documents from Juan Fermín Juanicotena to alcaldes with different announcements, requests, etc. The first is a message saying that money minted in Zacatecas and Coahuila is valid, followed by a public announcement of the same message sent to various towns and villas in Mexico. The third document concerns two wanted army deserters, and gives a description of both; the last document is a request to send leather jackets asked for by the governor.
Date: 1812-21~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Pedro López Prietto to the Commander of Laredo, June 17, 1812] (open access)

[Message from Pedro López Prietto to the Commander of Laredo, June 17, 1812]

Letter from Pedro López Prietto to the commander in Laredo saying that he is sending a prisoner to serve out his sentence in Laredo. The document has a slightly torn edge in the bottom left corner, and a piece of tape at the bottom of the page.
Date: 1812-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that all gold and silver, except specified items, are to be turned over to the government. The document is signed by José Ignacio Negreino, and dated January 30, 1812; it is also signed by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena, and dated June 27, 1812.
Date: 1812-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from the Viceroy] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from the Viceroy]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that criminal causes should be expedited as much as possible. The document refers to multiple dates ranging from August 1811 to October 1812, mentioning Ferdinand VII, and other royal orders.
Date: 1812-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Publication of Laws by the Cortes de Cádiz] (open access)

[Publication of Laws by the Cortes de Cádiz]

Document with a publication of new laws put forth by the Cortes de Cádiz. At the end of the document there is a description of a man wanted in Camargo for crimes he committed, added on to the text. The document is badly stained, and the first four pages are blank.
Date: Summer 1812
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that all clergy and hierarchy should remain in their respective places and not leave them. The document is signed at the end by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena and he references a message from the previous February.
Date: 1812-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spanish dominions in North America

A map of the southern United States, Central America, and part of the Gulf of Mexico. All of the marked spots on the map are Spanish dominions.
Date: 1812
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aron
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History