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[Decree from the Marques de Croix]
Decree from the Marques de Croix reminding all officials in New Spain of a previous decree in which he ordered that all Indians who hold official positions be taught Spanish and that only Spanish should be used.
Date:
December 11, 1770
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Vicente González de Santianés and Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera]
Correspondence between Governor Vicente Gonzalez de Santianés and Tomás Sánchez de la Barreraconcerning a raid by Comanche Indians in which there were six casualties. The first letter explains the attack and the second letter calls for the villages to be placed closer together.
Date:
1773-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]
Notice from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez saying that there is no wood due to people gathering without permission.
Date:
1785-12?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Orders from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda]
Orders from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda to officials in six villages within Nuevo Santander. The Conde requests each officials to create a census list.
Date:
December 15, 1791
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from José de Jesús de la Garza]
Message from José de Jesús de la Garza with a request from María Inés Díaz for settlement over a land problem. The document itself has tears on the edges covered in tape.
Date:
1795-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Request from José Fernando Vidaurri to the Governor]
Request made by José Fernando Vidaurri to finance the purchase of cattle with his ranch. According to the governor's response, this request was granted.
Date:
1796-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from Roque Sánchez de Andrade]
Notice from Roque Sánchez de Andrade advising all officials in the northern provinces that three men have escaped from prison. The document has signatures from Spanish officials in the local towns and villages acknowledging their having received the notice.
Date:
1797-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Rules from the Viceroy]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe with rules from Viceroy Iturrigaray saying that dowries of nuns should not be subject to taxes. The document is signed and dated by local Spanish officials from the towns and villas listed on the left side of the first page.
Date:
1807-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Official Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe saying that no grants of any kind are permissible without paying taxes first. The document is signed by local authorities in the towns listed on the left side of the first page; these signatures acknowledge their having received the message.
Date:
1807-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Regulations from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe with regulations from the viceroy on deserters returning to Spain; this message is signed and dated by local officials acknowledging their having received the message. The list of towns on the left side of the page show where the message was delivered.
Date:
1807-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tobacco Rules from Manuel de Iturbe]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe with rules and regulations concerning tobacco, sent out to local towns and villas in Mexico. The document is signed by local Spanish officials in towns such as Revilla, Camargo, Laredo, etc., and a list of the towns where this message was delivered appears on the left side of the front page.
Date:
1807-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from José Lafuente]
Message from José Lafuente refusing a request to confiscate animals of Santiago Flores until he pays an owed debt.
Date:
1808-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Justicias]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias saying that he is sending a decree from the new viceroy. The document is signed by local Spanish officials acknowledging the fact that they have received and passed on the message from de Iturbe.
Date:
1809-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Complaints from Laredo Citizens to the Justicia Mayor]
Complaints from the citizens of Laredo concerning inaccurate measuring of lands; the citizens ask for these problems to be rectified. The document is signed by Laredo officials acknowledging receiving the statements from the citizens.
Date:
1809-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement from Manuel de Iturbe to Captains and Justicias]
Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish captains and justicias saying that he is sending a decree from the viceroy and king, which announces the creation of a Council and Supreme Court to replace the suppressed tribunals. The message is signed and acknowledged by Spanish officials in the local towns and villas.
Date:
1809-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Manuel de Iturbe Concerning Miguel Hidalgo]
Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish justicias announcing the excommunication of Miguel Hidalgo and his followers. This message is signed by Spanish officials acknowledging their having received and passed on the information.
Date:
1810-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Contributions from José Antonio García Dávila]
List of contributions from renting houses, signed by José Antonio García Dávila. The table lists each person in the town and divides their contributions into four separate categories.
Date:
1814-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Taxed Possessions from María Juliana de los Santos]
List of taxed possessions from María Juliana de los Santos showing items and numbers to the right of the list. The document is signed by numerous individuals including Jose Rodriguez, Jose Manuel de los Sanoy and José María Tovar
Date:
1815-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Juan Echeandía to Alcalde Tovar in Laredo, December 15, 1815]
Message from Juan Echeandía to alcalde Tovar in Laredo saying that he has no authority to grant a previous request, but will pass it on to the Comandante General. Echeandía signs the document at the bottom and the recipients name is written in the bottom left corner of the second page.
Date:
1815-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Juan Echeandía to José María Tovar in Laredo, December 15, 1815]
Message from Juan Echeandía to José María Tovar, alcalde in Laredo, acknowledging having received an official document. The document is signed by Echeandía and the recipients name is written in the bottom left corner of the page.
Date:
1815-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Regulations from José María Tovar]
Regulations from alcalde José Tovar in Laredo concerning weights and measures.
Date:
1815-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Regulations from José María Tovar]
Regulations from José María Tovar concerning cattle and other animals. The document itself is badly stained and has a long piece of tape covering the right edge of the paper.
Date:
1815-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of a Land Claim by Pedro de Villarreal]
Message signed by José Lázaro Báez Benavides and Tomás García Davila saying that Pedro de Villarreal claims land that was given to him in partial payment of a debt.
Date:
1817-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Possessions Belonging to Manuel Flores]
Document from Tomás García Davila with a list of belongings of the deceased Manuel Flores. Multiple pages contain only a small piece of text, mostly in the form of lists, outlining the possessions.
Date:
1817-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History