1,279 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

South America.

Map shows major cities, coastlines, and political divisions including the Republic of Colombia, "Brasil," "Peru or Lima," "United Provinces," Patagonia, Chile, and Bolivia. Inset: "Guatemala or The Republic of Central America." Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:14,500,000] and [ca 1:15,000,000].
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A map of Mexico and the Republic of Texas.

Map shows cities and provinces of Mexico and a separate Texas with boundaries extended to the "Rio Bravo del Norte." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given. Map comes from History of South America and Mexico by John M. Niles.
Date: 1838
Creator: Niles, John M. (John Milton), 1787-1856
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mapa de los Estados Unidos Mejicanos arreglado a la distribucion que en diversos decretos ha hecho del territorio el Congreso General Mejicano.

Map shows the individual Mexican states inclusive of the Californias and Coahuila y Tejas [Texas]; roads, cities, towns, villages, and areas of Native American habitation. Includes "Tablas de las distancias." Inset: "Mapa de los caminos & c. de Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Mejico" [Map of roads & c. Alvarado Veracruz and Mexico]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:5,385,600].
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala, Howard coll F56 (open access)

Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala, Howard coll F56

Passport signed by Lorenzo de Zavala during the time he was Governor of the state of Mexico.
Date: November 18, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas (open access)

Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas

Official Mexican Broadside tabulating the population of Coahuila and Texas for the 1833 census
Date: January 2, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Primera Secretaria de Estado, Departmento de Exterior" (open access)

"Primera Secretaria de Estado, Departmento de Exterior"

Treaty of January 12, 1828 to establish a U.S.-Mexican border. English and Spanish -untrans. Printed form. Folded. See 1974-62.
Date: June 18, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Segundo Calendario Portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, Para el ano de 1837, Arreglado al meridiano de Mexico. (open access)

Segundo Calendario Portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, Para el ano de 1837, Arreglado al meridiano de Mexico.

Front and back covers of a Mexican Almanac.
Date: 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas, Decree No. 250 (open access)

Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas, Decree No. 250

Decree No. 250, Congress of Coahuila y Texas, dated January 27, 1834, granting an extension of four years for completion of the contracts of John McMullen and Lorenzo de Zavala. Transmitted by Seguín to the alcalde of Béxar.
Date: January 27, 1834
Creator: Coahuila and Texas (Mexico)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar] (open access)

Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]

Acknowledging Músquiz' communication of 11/16/1830 and enclosing a copy of a Matamoros newspaper informing that Zavala had sold his colonization contract. Newspaper not found here.
Date: December 18, 1830
Creator: Mier y Terán, Manuel de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General (open access)

Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General

Acknowledging receipt of the newspaper containing the report that Zavala had illegally sold his contract and notifying him that it had been forwarded to the superior authorities. Indicates also that he had circulated to the authorities under his jurisdiction the communication of 12/31/1830 from the state government to Mier y Terán relative to the illegality of such sales and of the sale of any land to foreigners not naturalized in Mexico.
Date: January 25, 1831
Creator: Músquiz, Ramón
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract] (open access)

[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract]

Terms and conditions of Lorenzo de Zavala's impresario contract. This copy dated 5/22/1830.
Date: May 22, 1830
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lorenzo de Zavala to Stephen F. Austin, November 30th 1835 (open access)

Lorenzo de Zavala to Stephen F. Austin, November 30th 1835

Concerning a league of land for his family, the Consultation, and his general situation. Austin’s instruction to Gail Borden about Zavala’s land are included with this document.
Date: November 30, 1835
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
José Domingo Ugartechea, Principal Commandant of Texas to Political Chief at San Felipe de Austin] (open access)

José Domingo Ugartechea, Principal Commandant of Texas to Political Chief at San Felipe de Austin]

Communicating the displeasure of the commandant general in regard to the non-cooperation by the authorities of Texas in complying with the order to apprehend Lorenzo de Zavala.
Date: September 20, 1835
Creator: Ugartechea, José Domingo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Principal Commandant of Texas to various authorities of Texas (open access)

Principal Commandant of Texas to various authorities of Texas

Ordering the apprehension of Lorenzo de Zavala and his party, reported to be at Columbia, and delivery of him to Capt. Antonio Tenorio at San Felipe de Austin.
Date: July 31, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
José Domingo Ugartechea, Principal Commandant of Texas to Ayuntamiento of Gonzales] (open access)

José Domingo Ugartechea, Principal Commandant of Texas to Ayuntamiento of Gonzales]

Ordering the apprehension of Lorenzo de Zavala and his party, reported to be at Columbia, and delivery to Capt. Antonio Tenorio at San Felipe de Austin.
Date: July 31, 1835
Creator: Ugartechea, José Domingo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
José Angel Navarro, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to José María Falcón, Secretary of the State Government (open access)

José Angel Navarro, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to José María Falcón, Secretary of the State Government

Acknowledging receipt of his communication of 7/20/1835 (Box 127:12, p. 92) in regard to Lorenzo de Zavala and informing that it and the enclosed document had been forwarded to the political chief of the department of the Brazos for delivery to Zavala, who was reported to be there.
Date: August 10, 1835
Creator: Navarro, José Angel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree of the Congreso Constitucional promulgated May 5, 1834, by Governor Vidaurri y Villaseñor] (open access)

[Decree of the Congreso Constitucional promulgated May 5, 1834, by Governor Vidaurri y Villaseñor]

Decree of the governor of the state of Coahuila y Tejas announcing the the independent congress of the state will appoint a provisional circuit judge for Texas.
Date: May 5, 1834
Creator: Coahuila and Texas (Mexico)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
José María Falcón, Secretary of the State Government, to José Angel Navarro, Acting Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar] (open access)

José María Falcón, Secretary of the State Government, to José Angel Navarro, Acting Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]

Transcribing a communication from the minister of state and relations to the governor (6/6/1835) requiring him to notify Lorenzo de Zavala to proceed to Mexico City and give an account of his diplomatic mission to France, and also to deliver to him the enclosed document (not found here). This order and the document forwarded to the political chief.
Date: July 20, 1835
Creator: Falcón, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas (open access)

Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas

Broadside issued by the governor of the state of Coahuila and Texas communicating an order received from the Secretaría de Estado.
Date: 1834
Creator: Lombardo, Francisco María & Vidaurri y Villaseñor, Francisco
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, August 28, 1838] (open access)

[Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, August 28, 1838]

Letter from José Antonio Flores to the Laredo justice of the peace, informing him that he is sending a copy of the government paper; Flores directs him to see statistics forms.
Date: 1838-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Governor Fernández to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, December 29, 1836] (open access)

[Letter from Governor Fernández to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, December 29, 1836]

Letter from the governor to the Laredo ayuntamiento, asking for documentation on aid to the army in Texas for reimbursement purposes.
Date: 1836-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Governor of Tamaulipas to the Laredo Alcalde, January 5, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from the Governor of Tamaulipas to the Laredo Alcalde, January 5, 1833]

Letter from Francisco Vital Fernandez to the Laredo alcalde, informing him that the ayuntamiento should settle the tithing question with the parish priest.
Date: 1833-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rafael Uribe to the Laredo Alcalde, November 30, 1835] (open access)

[Letter from Rafael Uribe to the Laredo Alcalde, November 30, 1835]

Letter from Rafael Uribe to the Laredo alcalde, saying he is sending 21 horses for Domingo de Ugartechea's army.
Date: 1835-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, February 6, 1838] (open access)

[Letter from Miguel Benavides to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, February 6, 1838]

Letter from Miguel Benavides to Justice of the Peace José María Ramón concerning rules to be observed regarding the sale of wild animals.
Date: 1838-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History