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[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez with orders to keep up arms, be on alert for defense of the villa, and a call for a monthly review.
Date: 1783-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez forbidding card playing and gambling, and laying out fines for those who disobey.
Date: 1783-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Orders from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Citizens] (open access)

[Orders from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Citizens]

Orders from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to citizens of Laredo saying that all capable children are to be sent to school to learn the Christian doctrine. According to the order children up to 12 years old who are not well versed in doctrine should go, and there are fines for disobedience.
Date: 1783-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Antonio Fabián de Puga] (open access)

[Petition from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Antonio Fabián de Puga]

Petition from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Antonio Fabián de Puga asking for compensation for litigation costs over a stolen horse. The document itself is taped along the left edge of the paper.
Date: 1783-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Claim by José Fernando Vidaurre] (open access)

[Land Claim by José Fernando Vidaurre]

Land claim made by José Fernando Vidaurre sent to Governor Diego de Lasaga. According to the document this claim is of his uncle, Fernando Vásquez Borrego, and the governor orders an inquiry into the situation.
Date: 1782-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Alonso López to Spanish Officials] (open access)

[Message from Alonso López to Spanish Officials]

Message from Alonso López to Spanish officials in Los Villas de Laredo, Revilla, Mier, Camargo, and Reynosa. López says he wants more information regarding a parish priest collecting tithes in Laredo.
Date: 1781-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo] (open access)

[Decree from Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo]

Decree from Captain Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Gallardo with orders to named citizens to live in their houses on the north side of the Rio Grande. If they do not have a house on the other side then they have 15 days to build one.
Date: 1781-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History