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[Letter from the Governor to Ildefonso Ramón, August 25, 1819] (open access)

[Letter from the Governor to Ildefonso Ramón, August 25, 1819]

Letter from José María Echeagaray to Ildefonso Ramón giving permission to some men to round up wild cattle, paying two reales for each.
Date: 1819-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Repeated Request by María Brigeda Sánchez] (open access)

[Repeated Request by María Brigeda Sánchez]

Repeated Request by María Brigeda Sánchez to José Lázaro Báez Benavides, asking for a settlement of a debt owed to her. The document has a few small tears and is signed at the bottom by Sánchez.
Date: 1812-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel Dovalina] (open access)

[Message from Manuel Dovalina]

Announcement from Manuel Dovalina saying that prices are set by the procurator; the document lists out certain items and their prices.
Date: 1812-03~
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

Charte von den inseln Trinidad, Tobago und Margaretha, dem Busen von Paria, und einem Theile vom Cumana.

Map shows roads, settlements, villages, military forts, notable physical features, vegetation, and asphalt deposits. Includes color key to European possessions. Relief shown by hachures. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1814
Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spanish North America

Map shows cities and villages, provinces, areas of Indian habitation, military outposts, waterways, ports for New Spain, French Louisiana, and a portion of the United States; coloration appearing to include unlabeled [modern-day] Southwest as part of Louisiana. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,300,000].
Date: 1814
Creator: Thomson, John, 19th cent.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of testimony given by Maria Josefa Flores Vecina concerning ownership of livestock brand, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of testimony given by Maria Josefa Flores Vecina concerning ownership of livestock brand, 1815]

Transcription of testimony given by Maria Josefa Flores Vecina to Joseph Troylan de Mier Noriega claiming ownership of her deceased husband's livestock brand, which he inherited from his father.
Date: 1815
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

2a. Hoja que comprehende la parte de Costa Tierra Firme é islas adyacentes : Entre los meridianos de 58 [grados] 47ʹ y 63 [grados] 49ʹ al ocidente de Cadiz.

Map shows Venezuela's northern shorelines and nearby islands in the Caribbean. Includes "Nota" about soundings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1816
Creator: Dirección de Hidrografía.
Object Type: Map
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
[Letter from Jose Geraldo Hernandes to Zavala, September 5, 1818] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Geraldo Hernandes to Zavala, September 5, 1818]

Letter from Jose Geraldo Hernandes to Zavala: September 5, 1818.
Date: September 5, 1818
Creator: Hernandes, Jose Geraldo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Mexicano. (Natchitoches, La.), Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1813 (open access)

El Mexicano. (Natchitoches, La.), Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1813

Weekly newspaper from Natchitoches, Louisiana that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 19, 1813
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History