Serial Number
041-04075
Title
Letters from Escandon for virrey informing him that the expedition has been in existence for a year.
Author(s)
Escandon, Joseph (Coronel)
Altamira, Marques de (Auditor)
Date
12-25-1749
Date
01-17-1750
Documentation
Queretaro. December 25, 1749-January 17, 1750. 36p. Informes, autos. Signed.
Summary
Letters from Escandon for virrey informing him of the advances in the settlement of Nuevo Santander, villages founded, agricultural development, and the pacification and reduction of the Indians. Brief details of each village are provided by Escandon. The auditor answers the informe of Escandon stating that the religious are critical of Escandons methods of distributing land. (D. Bautista, April 1990)
Persons
Leon, Santiago de
Barverena, Juan Francisco (Capitan)
Salazar, Nicolas de
Marmolejo, Idelfonso Joseph (Padre)
Ciprian, Igancio Antonio (Fray)
Hierro, Simon del (Padre)
Echabarry, Francisco de
Adan, Francisco
Tompes, Juan Francisco (Fray)
Altamira, Marques de (Auditor)
Escandon, Joseph (Coronel)
Places
Nuevo Santander
Santa Maria de Llera
Santa Barbara (Villa)
Horcasitas
Altamira
Guemes
Padilla
Santander
San Fernando
Reynosa
Burgos
Cavallero (Cienegas)
Tamaulipa
Linares
San Antonio de Llanos
Nuevo Reyno de Leon
Ovejas (Hacienda)
Bedoya
Balmazameda (Villa)
Infantes
Tula
Jaumabe
Pantano (Paraje)
San Luis Potosi
Acapulco
Queretaro
Nayarit
Cabezon (Paraje)
San Andres (Colegio)
Zacatecas, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Colegio)
Ethnic Groups
Negros
Lobos
Chichimecos
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 173 ff. 307-325
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 173 ff. 307-325
Language
Spanish
Reference Number
17300017
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