Gobernador de Huexotitlan Sebastian de los Reyes, et al. Peticion from naturales of mission-pueblo of Huexotitlan requesting title to piece of arable land.

Serial Number
100-01426
Title
Gobernador de Huexotitlan Sebastian de los Reyes, et al. Peticion from naturales of mission-pueblo of Huexotitlan requesting title to piece of arable land.
Author(s)
Reyes, Sebastian de los (Gobernador de Huexotitlan)
Date
11-00-1720
Documentation
San jeronimo de huexotitlan. November, 1720. Peticion. Original. Signed.
Summary
naturales (Indians) of mission and Pueblo San Jeronimo de Huexotitlan request title to certain pieces of arable land around Pueblo, especially place called los Sandias, where they raised squash, watermelons, which they claim they farmed until la invacion de los Enemigos, y otros accidentes, forced them to abandon fields. Fields now farmed by Diego de Molina and others, who claim Indian request plot by caciques to get land, that land hasn't been intensively farmed by Indians for more than 50 years. (T. Sheridan) (1976)
Persons
Terrasas, Jasinto de (Capitan)
Reyes, Sebastian de los (Gobernador de Huexotitlan)
Garcia, Joseph (Capitan)
Molina, Diego de (Capitan)
Places
Santa Barbara (Villa)
San Jeronimo de Huexotitlan (Mision y Pueblo)
Las Sandias (Puesto)
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1720b fr. 1373-1376.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1720b fr. 1373-1376
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
4879
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