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[Petition and Report from Justicias Mayores to the Viceroy] (open access)

[Petition and Report from Justicias Mayores to the Viceroy]

Petition and report from justicias mayores from five towns to the Viceroy of New Spain. The report tells of continued Indian invasions, and a request for more troops to guard the frontier.
Date: 1783-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Diego de Lasaga to all Justicias] (open access)

[Message from Diego de Lasaga to all Justicias]

Message and orders from Diego de Lasaga to justicias in the province. de Lasaga's orders call for justicias to be on the watch for wandering merchants stealing cattle from haciendas when owners aren't present.
Date: 1783-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Leonardo Sánchez de la Barrera] (open access)

[Message from Leonardo Sánchez de la Barrera]

Message from Leonardo Sánchez de la Barrera asking for restitution of five sold animals. In the document he names culprits and an investigation is ordered, and testimonies are given, etc.
Date: 1783-09~
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 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
[Decree Concerning Lands from Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Decree Concerning Lands from Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from Diego de Lasaga, Governor of Nuevo Santander, concerning lands. de Lasaga says that all lands should be registered, properly distributed; the signatures at the end represent officials in multiple cities acknowledging their having received the decree.
Date: 1784-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez Regarding Bathing] (open access)

[Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez Regarding Bathing]

Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez with regulations concerning bathing in the river. According to the decree men and women are to bath separately, and children are not allowed when adults are present.
Date: 1784-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcón] (open access)

[Announcement from Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcón]

Announcement from Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcón to justicias mayores saying that two new companies of soldiers are being formed and that young men may present themselves. This document has pieces of tape attached to all sides of the paper, and contains a few noticeable stains.
Date: 1784-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Joseph Nicolás Flores and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Correspondence between Joseph Nicolás Flores and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Correspondence between Joseph Nicolás Flores and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez. Flores wants restitution of a horse, which he has wanted for three years already; Sánchez orders an investigation ordered.
Date: 1784-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta maritima del Reyno de Tierra Firme ú Castilla del Oro comprehende el Istmo de Panamá y la Provincia de Veragua, Darien y Biruquete.

Map shows settlements, ports and roads for western Panama, including the Isthmus of Panama. Includes legend and text. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1785
Creator: López, Juan, geógrafo
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree Concerning Children from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Decree Concerning Children from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Decree from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez saying that all children are to be sent to school where Juan Andrés de Islas will be the teacher. According to the decree, soldiers are ordered to enforce this law.
Date: 1785-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Citizens of Laredo] (open access)

[Notice from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Citizens of Laredo]

Notice from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez saying that no one in Laredo is allowed to leave town without permission. The paper itself has tape placed in multiple places and numerous stains on both sides.
Date: 1785?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Judgement by Santiago de Jesús Sánchez Regarding Miguel Martínez] (open access)

[Judgement by Santiago de Jesús Sánchez Regarding Miguel Martínez]

Judgement by Santiago de Jesús Sánchez concerning the case of Domingo Soberón against Miguel Martínez; the case stems from claims by Soberón that Martínez is living on his ranch. The judgement from Santiago rules in favor of Martínez. The document itself is very faded, leaving a large portion of the text illegible.
Date: 1785-04?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Correspondence between Joseph Clemente Gutiérrez de Lara and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez in which de Lara asks for justice to be served over damages done to his ranch. Also included is an order from Sánchez for an investigation to take place, testimonies taken; according to the document the thieves were caught.
Date: 1785-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Notice from Eusebio Bentura Beleña] (open access)

[Official Notice from Eusebio Bentura Beleña]

Printed notice issued by Eusebio Bentura Beleña advising citizens to file claims against the previous, deceased, Viceroy Matías de Gálvez. The back of the document has signatures from officials in the various villas acknowledging receipt of the official notice.
Date: July 9, 1785
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[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

Carta Esférica de las Yslas Baleares y Pithyusas : Presentada al Rey Nuestro Señor, Por el Emo. Sor. Bo. Fr. Dn. Antonio Valdés, Secretario de Estado, y del Despacho Universal de Marina.

Map shows ports, cities, and physical features of Iviza, Majorca, Menorca, and adjacent smaller islands. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1786
Creator: Torfino de San Miguel, Vincente, ca. 1732-1795
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez]

Correspondence between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez, asking that José Antonio Queñones be apprehended and held until soldiers are able to retrieve him. According to the text he is guilty of various robberies, and had been captured but escaped; also according to the text he finally was captured two years later.
Date: 1786~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph Fernando de Vidaurre to Santiago de Jesús Sánchez, May 9, 1786] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph Fernando de Vidaurre to Santiago de Jesús Sánchez, May 9, 1786]

Letter from Joseph Fernando de Vidaurre to Santiago de Jesús Sánchez describing problems at his hacienda.
Date: 1786-05~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Governor Juan Miguel de Zozaya] (open access)

[Decree from Governor Juan Miguel de Zozaya]

Decree from the Governor of Nuevo Santander, Juan Miguel de Zozaya concerning taxation of grocery stores; included are lists of stores to be sent to Mexico. The document itself has a strip of tape along the left side and another piece placed horizontally down the middle.
Date: 1786-09~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta esférica desde Punta de Europa á Cabo de Gata en la Costa de Europa y desde Ceuta hasta Cabo Hone en la de Africa: Presentada al Rey Nuestro Señor por mano del Ex-mo Sr. Baylío Fr. D. Antonio Valdés SSrio. de Estdo. y del Despacho Universal de Marina.

Map shows Mediterranean coastline coast from the western narrowing of the Mediterannean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar along the Spanish coast of Andalusia near Cabo de Gata, and near Cabo Hone along the African coast of Morocco; cities, harbors, structural symbols, and anchorage. Includes "nota": Los Numeros de la Sonda son brazas de á 2. varas Castellanas. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: [1787..1807]
Creator: Torfino de San Miguel, Vincente, ca. 1732-1795
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plano de las rias de Ferrol, Coruña y Betanzos [Espana]

Map shows late eighteenth century navigational data for the confluency of the Ferrol, Coruña and Betanzos Rivers in Spain. Shore structures are noted. Includes notes. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale not given.
Date: 1787
Creator: Torfino de San Miguel, Vincente, ca. 1732-1795
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Archbishop Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta] (open access)

[Decree from Archbishop Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta]

Message from Archbishop Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta repeating a decree from February 15, 1773 prohibiting gambling, cards, illegal games, etc. This document has large stains in the corner and smaller stains in the middle of the sheet.
Date: 1787-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Viceroy Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta] (open access)

[Decree from Viceroy Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta]

Decree from Viceroy Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta granting amnesty for deserters of the Navy.
Date: 1787-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History