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[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
[Two Statements from Manuel de Iturbe]
Two documents from Manuel de Iturbe, Governor of Nuevo Santander, to Spanish justicias and captains, saying that he is sending official documents from the king and criminal court. Both documents are signed and acknowledged by local Spanish officials in towns and villas such as Laredo, Mier, Refugio, Camargo, etc.
Date:
1810-04~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Two Messages to Captain Manuel García]
Two messages to Captain Manuel García, one from Antonio Cordero y Bustamente and José Antonio Benavides. The first message from Cordero says that the village of Palofax will have a captain and 50 soldiers to defend it; Benavides acknowledges this in the second message.
Date:
1813-04~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament for José Antonio de la Peña]
Last will and testament for José Antonio de la Peña, signed and acknowledged by multiple local authorities. There is a short note written at the top of the document signed by José Lázaro Benavides.
Date:
1814-04~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Ordinance from José Francisco de la Garza]
Ordinance concerning dogs from José Francisco de la Garza. The document has a piece of tape running horizontally through the middle of the paper keeping the two halves together.
Date:
1818-04~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bernardino Benavides to Ildefonso Ramón, April 14, 1819]
Message from Bernardino Benavides to Ildefonso Ramón informing him that he has arrested two men previously wanted.
Date:
1819-04~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History