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

Mexico or New Spain.

Map of New Spain. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London. Hand colored. Insets: Costa Rica, Veragua, Darien.
Date: 1814
Creator: Lewis, Samuel
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spanish North America.

Map shows provinces of New Spain, cities, settlements, and areas of Native American habitation. Appears in Thomson's New general atlas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,300,000].
Date: 1814
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spanish dominions in North America : northern part

Map shows "intendancies" [of New Spain], cities and towns, mining activity, and military posts; northern portions of "Indendancy of S. Louis de Potosi" as savanna; areas of Native American habitation; and much of southern Louisiana [under French rule]. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000].
Date: 1811
Creator: Hebert, L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A chart of the internal part of Louisiana including all the hitherto unexplored countries, lying between the River La Platte of the Missouri on the N., and the Red River on the S., the Mississippi east, and the mountains of Mexico west, with a part of New Mexico & the Province of Texas.

Map shows the sources in New Mexico of the Arkansaw [Arkansas] and Red Rivers and the Spanish settlements along the "Rio del Norte" [the Rio Grande] north of Santa Fe. Includes legend and notes on vegetation, geography, and previous explorations. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,450,000].
Date: 1810
Creator: Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of America : compiled from the latest & best authorities.

Map shows the Missouri Territory encompassing most of the land east of the Mississippi River including Texas to the Rio Grande in the south and to the Pecos River to the west; areas of Native American habitation, the Eastern United States to the Mississippi River, the state of Louisiana, North West Territory [Wisconsin and Minnesota], and Michigan Territory. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:7,603,200].
Date: 1818
Creator: Melish, John, 1771-1822
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1205: Rape, Eliza Jane (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1205: Rape, Eliza Jane (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Rape, Eliza Jane (died February 6, 1889) and Jackson Rape (Executor or Guardian), She was born on August 15, 1820.
Date: 1819-07-03/1969-10-17
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 69: Byrum, Augustine (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 69: Byrum, Augustine (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Byrum, Augustine (died June 27, 1848) and Jno. M. Crockett (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1816-12-01/1851-08-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 807: Lemmon, Mattie A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 807: Lemmon, Mattie A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Lemmon, Mattie A. (Deceased) and Wm. H. Lemmon (Executor or Guardian). This file contains 125 images and two cases. In case #807, the first 108 pages pertain to the estate of Axel Johnson, an immigrant from Sweden. Axel died 17 Feb 1882 in Dallas. There is much correspondence from Sweden that contains genealogical information about his family members. In case #807-1/2, starting on image 109, are the estate papers of Mattie Lemmon who died 16 Jan 1883.
Date: 1816-09-04/1883-06-20
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Payment from John Hopkins to E. Connor, August 31, 1818] (open access)

[Receipt of Payment from John Hopkins to E. Connor, August 31, 1818]

Text in which Stephen Austin notes the receipt of sixty dollars from John Hopkins to E. Connors "for notes and accounts put into his hand for collection" (p. 1).
Date: August 31, 1818
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with a Proclamation from the Real Audiencia] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with a Proclamation from the Real Audiencia]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials with a proclamation from the Real Audiencia concerning the methods of handling government affairs. The document is signed by local Spanish officials acknowledging their having received the document and passed it on.
Date: 1810-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament for José María Benavides] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament for José María Benavides]

Last will and testament for José María Benavides, outlining his inheritors and who will receive certain things. The document itself has a few stains and has slightly frayed edges.
Date: 1811-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from a Military Commander to Manuel de Iturbe] (open access)

[Message from a Military Commander to Manuel de Iturbe]

Message from a military commander to Manuel de Iturbe explaining why he could not send troops to protect Texas; the commander also details information about the insurrection taking place. The document is badly stained and has pieces of tape covering all four edges of the paper.
Date: 1811-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from José Antonio Benavides to Felix M. Calleja] (open access)

[Message from José Antonio Benavides to Felix M. Calleja]

Message from José Antonio Benavides to Felix M. Calleja sending copies of 16 documents showing things he has done to preserve order within the province. The document has a piece of tape running down its left side, and is badly frayed along the right edge.
Date: 1811-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement Concerning a Viceregal Communication] (open access)

[Announcement Concerning a Viceregal Communication]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to officials in towns and villas saying that he is sending a viceregal communication concerning recent events, encouraging loyalty. The document is signed by local authorities acknowledging that they received and passed on the message from de Iturbe.
Date: 1810-10~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Orders from Spain] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Orders from Spain]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials with orders from Spain to prevent contact of citizens with Louisiana. According to de Iturbe the orders also serve to warn Spanish officials against English designs on the northern territory as well as the activities of General Wilkinson. Spanish justicias acknowledge the message by signing their names and dating when it was received.
Date: 1810-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Concerning Decrees] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Concerning Decrees]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials saying he is sending decrees from the archbishop of Mexico City and the viceroy of New Spain concerning the capture of insurrectionists; the men mentioned are Miguel Hidalgo, Ignacio Allende, and Juan Aldama. This document is signed by local Spanish officials acknowledging their having received the notice.
Date: 1810-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish Justicias and Captains] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish Justicias and Captains]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish authorities saying that legal petitions should be presented in the correct form and through the proper channels. The message is signed by local officials acknowledging their having received the announcement from de Iturbe.
Date: 1810-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vedia to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente, April 3, 1811] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vedia to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente, April 3, 1811]

Letter from Santiago Vedia to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente advising him that the man sent to get the horses stolen by Bartolomé Salinas has found them. The document is badly stained and is covered by pieces of tape along its edges, as well as large tears.
Date: 1811-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish Justicias] (open access)

[Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish Justicias]

Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to justicias saying that he is sending a decree from the junta in Cádiz. The document is signed by local Spanish authorities acknowledging their having received and published the impending decree.
Date: 1810-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement for an Impending Decree] (open access)

[Announcement for an Impending Decree]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials saying he is sending a decree from the Audiencia with news from Spain, with procedures for electing deputies to the cortes. The document is signed by local officials acknowledging their having received and passed on the message from de Iturbe.
Date: 1810-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Ildefonso García] (open access)

[Message from Ildefonso García]

Message from Ildefonso García acknowledging his inheritances and listing what he has received. The document itself is slightly stained and has a badly frayed edge on the right side of the paper.
Date: 1811-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warning from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish Officials] (open access)

[Warning from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish Officials]

Warning from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials to be on their guard against intruders from the United States along the border. The message is signed by local Spanish justicias in the towns and villas of Mexico, including Laredo, Revilla, Camargo, etc.
Date: 1810-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias] (open access)

[Decree from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]

Decree from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias concerning the recognition of the Regency Council in Spain. The document is signed by local officials in towns and villas such as Laredo, Camargo, Refugio, Mier, etc.
Date: 1810-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History