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America settentrionale divisa nei suoi principali stati.

Map shows cities or settlements for "Nuovo Messico" [Mexico], "Colonie Inglesi" [British Colonies], "Loisiana" [Louisiana], the Antilles, and the Pacific coast of North America. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1785
Creator: Antonio Zatta e figli.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte des Isles Antilles et du Golfe du Mexique : avec la majeure partie de la Nouvelle Espagne.

Map shows West Indies, coasts of Southern States, Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date: 1780
Creator: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Le nouveau Méxique avec la partie septentrionale de l'ancien ou de la Nouvelle Espagne.

Map shows the late eighteenth century geography, cities, and towns in New Spain [Mexico]. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:10,500,000]. Map comes from "Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre" [Atlas of all known parts of the globe] by Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal.
Date: 1780
Creator: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Le nouveau Méxique avec la partie septentrionale de' l'ancien: ou de la Nouvelle Espagne.

Map shows late eighteenth century geography and settlements in northern Mexico. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:10,500,000].
Date: 1780
Creator: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nouveau Mexique, Louisiane, Canada, et les Etats Unis

This map shows most of North America including present-day Canada, United States, and parts of Mexico. Various areas are outlined in color. Some cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown pictorially). There is a text annotation in the upper left corner of the map. Outside of the map, there are two columns of text that appear to have been pasted onto either side of the map.
Date: 1786
Creator: Brion de la Tour, Louis
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte du Mexique et des Etats Unis d'Amérique : partie méridionale.

Map shows geography, settlements, Native American habitation, territorial lines, and political borders in the southern two-thirds of late eighteenth century North America and the West Indies. Relief shown pictorially. No scale noted.
Date: 1783
Creator: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte d'une partie de l'Amérique Séptentrionale: qui contient partie de la Nle. Espagne, et de la Louisiane, pour servir aux voyages au tour du monde et vers les deux pôles.

Map shows late eighteenth century geography, towns, and forts in late eighteenth century Mexico. Notes about Native American tribes are also present. The route taken by Monsieur de Pagès while traveling through "Province de los Texas" on a journey from New Orleans to Acapulco is, also, marked. Relief shown pictorially. No scale noted.
Date: 1780?/1789?
Creator: Pagès, Monsieur de, (Pierre Marie Francois), 1748-1793
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte d’une partie de l’Amérique Séptentrionale : qui contient partie de la Nle. Espagne, et de la Louisiane.

This map shows Mexico and surrounding areas including portions of present-day, southern United States. Cities, forts, missions, and other settlements are marked with different symbols (a key titled "Remarques" is in the lower right corner). Additionally, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief shown pictorially) as well as various Mexican states and regions.
Date: 1782
Creator: Pagès, Monsieur de, (Pierre Marie Francois), 1748-1793 & Benard
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Messico, ouvero Nuova-Spagna : che contiene il Nuovo Messico, la California con una parte de' paesi adjacenti.

Map shows geography, settlements, and areas of Native American habitation in Mexico, Central America, and the Gulf of Mexico coastal region in late eighteenth century North America. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:13,200,000].
Date: 1785
Creator: Zatta, Antonio, fl. 1757-1797
Object Type: Map
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
[Census for Villa San Augustín de Laredo] (open access)

[Census for Villa San Augustín de Laredo]

Census for Villa San Augustín de Laredo with a list of all Spanish inhabitants of the town. The chart is broken down into columns with the individual's name written on the left and numbers in corresponding columns depending on their circumstances.
Date: January 29, 1789
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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
[Correspondence between Governor de Lorca y Villena and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez] (open access)

[Correspondence between Governor de Lorca y Villena and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez]

Correspondence between Governor Melchor Vidal de Lorca y Villena and Santiago de Jesús Sánchez concerning "bulles" needed for the townspeople.
Date: {1788-06-22~,1788-09-05~}
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
[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
[Correspondence from Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Correspondence from Diego de Lasaga]

Message from Diego de Lasaga with signatures from colonial justicias acknowledging the recovery and publishing accompanying royal decree. The accompanying signatures are justicias representing the various villas within Nuevo Santander.
Date: November 1781
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree Concerning Jesuits from the Viceroy] (open access)

[Decree Concerning Jesuits from the Viceroy]

Decree from Viceroy Manuel Antonio Flores Maldonado citing a decree from June 27, 1788 allowing ex-Jesuits to have the money from chaplaincies or other benefits which came to them from family connections. The document itself is badly stained along its left and right side.
Date: 1789-06~
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 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 Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Decree from Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from Diego de Lasaga citing a previous decree that asks for donations from all subjects in America, one peso from freed men, and two from Spaniards; these donations are to go towards sustaining the war effort against England. In this decree de Lasaga explains how this process is to be done.
Date: 1781-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Don Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Decree from Don Diego de Lasaga]

Decrees from Don Diego de Lasaga in which he cites two previous decrees issued by Viceroy Martín de Mayorga Ferrer. The first cited decree says that all lands in obeyance belong to the Crown and no one may use them; the second says that there are no more taxes on imported or or exported flour.
Date: 1783-03~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga]

Orders from Diego de Lasaga to all settlers in Nuevo Santander to arm themselves against possible attacks by the Indians. The document itself has stains and slight tears along the edges of the paper.
Date: 1781-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga] (open access)

[Decree from Governor Diego de Lasaga]

Decree from the Governor of Nuevo Santander Diego de Lasaga forbidding the manufacture and sale of mezcal.
Date: April 18, 1781
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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