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[Repeated Decree from Comandante Corregidor] (open access)

[Repeated Decree from Comandante Corregidor]

Message from the Comandante Gorregidor repeating a decree from the Chief of Police in Mexico that persons should be punished in proportion to their crime, and not excessively. The document is badly stained and most of the text is not legible.
Date: 1817-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Messages from Tomás García Davila] (open access)

[Messages from Tomás García Davila]

Messages from Tomás García Davila, saying that he has fulfilled a precious decree to pay Jerónimo Flores money owed him by Manuel Flores. There are multiple paragraphs included, followed by individual signatures acknowledging receipt of the messages.
Date: 1817-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Viceroy de Apodaca] (open access)

[Decree from Viceroy de Apodaca]

Decree from Viceroy de Apodaca exhorting all authorities to be on the lookout for suspicious or criminal characters. The viceroy also calls for nocturnal rights, etc.
Date: 1817-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt to Domingo Gonzales] (open access)

[Receipt to Domingo Gonzales]

Receipt dated December 25, 1815 for Domingo Gonzales for animals given to him. The document is also signed at the bottom by an individual named Treviño and dated as 1817.
Date: 1817-05?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown and Faded Copy of a Previous Document] (open access)

[Unknown and Faded Copy of a Previous Document]

Unknown and badly faded copy of a partial document dated November 27, 1817.
Date: 1817-11?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rafael López de Oropeza to José María Tovar, April 8, 1817] (open access)

[Letter from Rafael López de Oropeza to José María Tovar, April 8, 1817]

Letter from Rafael López de Oropeza to José María Tovar complaining about debts owed to him.
Date: 1817-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Messages from María Condelaria and Juan Echeandía to the Alcalde] (open access)

[Messages from María Condelaria and Juan Echeandía to the Alcalde]

Two documents with messages from María Condelaria de Bustamente and Juan Echeandía to an alcalde in Laredo. Both messages announce claims of pesos from the estate of Manuel Flores, and there is an order to pay the first debt. There are signatures from numerous individuals throughout both messages.
Date: 1817-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between José María Tovar and Tomás García Davila] (open access)

[Correspondence between José María Tovar and Tomás García Davila]

Two documents or correspondence between José María Tovar and Tomás García Davila. Tovar asks for the punishment of Rafael López de Aropeza for the attack on Gabriel Tovar. García's response follows on the last two pages, and is signed by numerous individuals at the bottom.
Date: {1817-04~,1817-05~}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Tomás García and Juan José Llanos] (open access)

[Correspondence between Tomás García and Juan José Llanos]

Two documents with correspondence between Tomás García Davila and Juan José Llanos. García calls for witnesses to appear, and orders are given for them to appear for the inquiry.
Date: 1817-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents for a Case between Gabriel de Tovar and Rafael López de Oropeza] (open access)

[Documents for a Case between Gabriel de Tovar and Rafael López de Oropeza]

Request from Gabriel de Tovar to José María García asking for justice over a physical assault done to him by Rafael López de Oropeza. The document includes testimonies, and signatures, from witnesses; according to the document the inquiry needed to be suspended several times due to emotions running high.
Date: {1817-04-09..1817-04-22}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from José Lázaro Benavides] (open access)

[Message from José Lázaro Benavides]

Message from José Lázaro Báez Benavides outlining the goods excluded from the estate of José Manuel Pérez. The document is stained though the text is still legible, and has a piece of tape covering the top edge of the paper.
Date: 1817-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Santos Pérez de Dayton and Tomás García Davila] (open access)

[Correspondence between Santos Pérez de Dayton and Tomás García Davila]

Four documents of correspondence between Santos Pérez de Dayton and Tomás García Davila. de Dayton asks for justice against Vicente Rivero, who mistreated him; the following messages say the case has been heard, and a decision handed down. After each break in the correspondence there are signatures from numerous individuals acknowledging the previous message.
Date: {1817-08-26..1817-11-04}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Possessions Belonging to Manuel Flores] (open access)

[List of Possessions Belonging to Manuel Flores]

Document from Tomás García Davila with a list of belongings of the deceased Manuel Flores. Multiple pages contain only a small piece of text, mostly in the form of lists, outlining the possessions.
Date: 1817-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Messages from Tomás García Davila and Juan Echeandía] (open access)

[Messages from Tomás García Davila and Juan Echeandía]

Two documents with messages from Tomás García Davila and Juan Echeandía with results from the annual elections; Echeandía approves of Francisco de la Garza, and Palonio García.
Date: 1817-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of a Land Claim by Pedro de Villarreal] (open access)

[Announcement of a Land Claim by Pedro de Villarreal]

Message signed by José Lázaro Báez Benavides and Tomás García Davila saying that Pedro de Villarreal claims land that was given to him in partial payment of a debt.
Date: 1817-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from José Lázaro Báez Benavides to Tomás García Davila, November 4, 1817] (open access)

[Message from José Lázaro Báez Benavides to Tomás García Davila, November 4, 1817]

Message from José Lázaro Báez Benavides to Tomás García Davila saying that he claims 17 pesos from the estate of Manuel Flores.
Date: 1817-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tercera hoja que comprende la parte de las costa de Tierra Firme islas adyacentes : entre los meridianos de 63 [grados] 30ʹ y 68 [grados] 44ʹ al ocidental de Cadiz.

Map shows coastline details from the Rio Grande de Magadalena to the Peninsula de Paraguana, including islands, bays and peninsulas along the the Gulf of Maracaibo. Includes "Nota" about soundings. Inset: "Rio Grande de la Magdalena, desde su desembocadura á el mar hasta la ysla del Escribano" [Rio Grande de la Magdalena, from where it flows into the sea to the island of the author]. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and gradient tints. Scale not given.
Date: 1817
Creator: Dirección de Hidrografía.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History