oficio al governador de la Luisiana cortar las amistades de los Apaches lipanes con quatro parcialidades de la naciones del norte y el perjudical comercio de armas de fuego, polvora y munciones.
Serial Number
041-03905
Title
oficio al governador de la Luisiana cortar las amistades de los Apaches lipanes con quatro parcialidades de la naciones del norte y el perjudical comercio de armas de fuego, polvora y munciones.
Author(s)
Miro, Estevan (Governador de Luisiana)
Blanc, Luis de (Comandante)
Virrey Conde de Revilla Gigedo
Cavallo, Domingo (Governador y Capitan General)
Date
03-02-1791
Date
03-09-1792
Documentation
Mexico, nueva orleans, havana. March 2, 1791 - March 9, 1792. 52p. Approximate letters. Copies, originals. Apache indians living in peace until 1790 when ugalde led war against them, have had peace with the comanches, mentions groups that have been fighting with the Apaches lipanes and those others with whom they trade, prohibits the entrance of any lipanes into certain rancherias because that is their method of acquiring arms and ammunition; letter making it clear that the idea to pacify the indians of Texas originated with blanc; advises blanc to support enmity between various indian tribes settled between the Colorado river and rio de la Trinidad and the lipanes which are openly hostile to the Spanish, letter distinguishes between indian nations and factions with the latter being the ones most likely to be allied with lipanes, indians in all of Texas are somewhat in revolt because of the lack of goods, these used to be supplied by Armant but has not been able to because of his own lack of goods and credit, blanc seeks to go personally to indian villages in order to break links that some factions have with lipanes in trade and commerce (will need goods to facilitate this process) and will eventually will appoint a commissary to periodically visit indians in order to maintain their loyalties to Spanish and keep them pacified; Luis de blanc seeks to have his son named as commissary to indians cites his family's good relations with indians as supporting factor; indians trading pieles de liboras for the goods provided by the Spanish they call this trading combalache, sets out logistics of this commerce, Cabello advises those involved not to accept horses or donkeys as payment for goods because indians will just rob them later on. Talks of establishing prices for trade, advises that they not trade with aguardiente, cites the bundles of raw tobacco as one of the more important items with which to trade; miro has received copy of letter written by Cavello giving advise on how to handle indians in Texas and Coahuila from his personal experiences as governor in these areas. (O. Velez, September 1989)
Persons
Miro, Estevan (Governador de Luisiana)
Blanc, Luis de (Comandante)
Ugalde, Juan (Brigadier, Comandante General)
Castro, Ramon de (Comandante General)
Casas, Luis de las (Capitan General)
Blanc, Joseph Maria Carlos de (Cadete)
Armand, Joseph Maria (Proveedor General)
Nebe, Felipe de (Brigadier)
Pacheco, Rafael (Capitan)
Cavello, Domingo (Governador)
Places
Coaguila (Provincia)
Texas (Provincia)
San Antonio de Bexar (Presidio)
Havana
Natchitoches (Puerto)
Coahuila
Nacodochez (Pueblo)
Espiritu Santo, Bahia del (Presidio
Ethnic Groups
Apache Lipanes
Vidaises
Cocos
Atacapas
Orcoquizacs
Yscanis
Tuacanas
Comanches
Tauagaches
Tauscanas
Nabedachos
Osages
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 162 ff. 482-508 (Approx) exp. 12
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 162 ff. 482-508 (Appro
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folios unnumbered. First in this series begins with the phrase found above in title
Reference Number
16200033
Type
Text
UAiR identifier
uadc://masterindex/8252
ISO 369-1 Language code
es
ISO 369-3 Language code
spa
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