Serial Number
041-04007
Title
dos cartas he recivido de v.e. una con fecha 25 de febrero y otra de 7 de marzo ultimos ambas relativas . . . .
Author(s)
Castro, Ramon de
Date
04-03-1792
Documentation
Santa Rosa. Apr 3, 1792. 30p. Letter. Signed.
Summary
Clear, well-written letter from Castro to Revilla Gigeda expressing Castro's disapproval of peace negotiations with Lipanes. F.239 mentions eight Lipanes appearing at Norte to negotiate, having already made independent treaties with comandante generals of Texas, Coahuila. F.242 says no hay duda que la congregacion Lipana Es el Brazo derecho de la Apacheria . . . . this reads as a general report, broken down by region, discussing alliances, similarities, hostilities among tribes (mostly Lipanes, Lipayanes, Apaches); localities, moral characteristics, problems with various tribes. Castro seemed; to intend it as treatise explaining reasons for not allowing peace with Lipanes. Reasons include Lipanes' arrogance, malice, inherent falseness, spying, insolence, etc. Mentions Apaches stealing Spanish weapons to use against them. Mentions Soquina (Comanche) speaking against Apaches. Though extremely biased against Indians, letter has excellent information on attitudes, relationships between Apaches, Spaniards. (A. Dean, October 1989)
Persons
Bilcusatliche (Lipan)
Ugalde, Juan de (Brigadier)
Ugarte y Loyola, Jacobo (Comandante General)
Nava, Pedro de (Comandante General)
Galvez, Conde de
Calvo (Capitancillo Lipayan)
Diaz de Bustamante, Joseph Ramon (Capitan)
Sax, Zapato (Capitan) (Pacheco Indio)
Menchaca, Joseph Xavier (Alferez)
Croix, Cavallero de
Soquina (Capitan Comanche)
Castro, Ramon de
Revilla Gigedo, Conde de (Virrey)
Places
Norte (Presidio)
Coahuila
Texas
San Fernando (Villa)
Leon (Nuevo Reyno)
Nuevo Santander
Nueva Vizcaya
Nueces (Rio)
Laredo (Presidio)
Bejar, San Antonio de (Presidio)
Monclova
San Juan Bautista (Presidio)
Santa Rosa (Valle)
Ethnic Groups
Lipanes
Mescalero
Apache
Mescaleros
Comanches
Vidais
Orcoquiras
Atacapas
Cocos
Lipayanes
Military Groups
Nueva Vizcaya, Tropa de
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 170 ff. 239-253
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 170 ff. 239-253
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folios are numbered 1-15, correspond to 239-253.
Reference Number
17000007
Rights
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Keywords
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