Serial Number
041-03608
Title
instancia de Juan Alexo Fernandez sobre que se le de por estas reales caxas una gratificacion, en en recompensa de haver conducido a esta capital 47 piezas de mecos
Author(s)
Fernandez, Juan Alexo (Justicia Mayor)
Garibay, Pedro (Sargento Mayor)
Valcarcel, Domingo
and others
Date
05-10-1778
Date
09-25-1780
Documentation
Mexico. May 10, 1778-September 25, 1780. 28p. Approx Letters, relaciones. Signed.
Summary
Documents deal with the transportation of 47 mecosto Mexico from Tula by Fernandez and at his own expense. Indeed, he says that to cover such costs he had to sell personal articles and is asking to be compensated for such costs. A letter by Garibay acknowledges such costs and it is advised to give Fernandez 200 pesos as compensation. Other aspects of the document speak of previous resettlement of Indians and speak of such resettlement as necessary to educate them, christianize them, and overcome su Gran indocil. there is a letter from conde de Sierra Gorda about a Collera of 121 Indians and he advocates his policy of separating men from women and children. F. 320-321 contains a useful list of Mecos Indians according to names and ages. (P. Lenz, September 1989)
Persons
Fernandez, Juan Alexo (Justicia Mayor)
Garibay, Pedro (Sargento Mayor)
Gonzales, Vizente (Gobernador)
Echagary (Gobernador)
Puga, Antonio de (Capitan Comandante)
Llanos Valdes, Andres Antonio
Sierra Gorda, Conde de (Gobernador)
Valcarcel, Domingo
Bucareli, Antonio Maria (Virrey)
Places
Tula
San Carlos
San Luis
Santianes
Nuevo Reyno de Leon
Nuevo Santander
San Juan de Ulua (Castillo)
Veracruz
Nuebo Santander
Ethnic Groups
Mecos
Military Groups
Tula, Compania de Pobladores de
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 146 ff. 311-325 exp. 12 (Approx)
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 146 ff. 311-325 exp. 1
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folios unnumbered. This series begins with the phrase found in the title above.
Reference Number
14600013
Rights
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Keywords
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