Serial Number
041-03917
Title
Series of autos dealing with distribution of land and water rights to colonizers from islas canarias in capital of province of Tejas, San Fernando
Author(s)
Vergara, Gabriel de (Fray)
Zeballos y Bustillo, Juan Antonio (Gobernador)
and others
Date
05-20-1732
Date
12-01-1732
Documentation
Mexico, San Antonio de Bejar. May 20, 1732-December 1, 1732. 44p. Letters, informes, autos, certificaciones. Originals, signed, copies.
Summary
Series of autos dealing with distribution of land to colonizers brought from canary islands to San Fernando (capital of of Tejas and Nuevas Filipinas). Fray Vergara reports on the difficulties resulting from insufficiency of water supply to irrigate land in vicinities of Rio San Antonio. Account of events in San Fernando given. I.e. Indians stealing horses, wheat and corn plantations etc.). (M. Marroquin, September 1989)
Persons
Vergara, Gabriel de (Fray)
Perez de Almazan, Juan Antonio (Capitan)
Casafuerte, Marquez de (Virrey)
Zeballos y Bustillo, Juan Antonio (Gobernador)
Leal Goreaz, Juan
Santos, Antonio
Albarez Traviezo, Vicente
Arocha, Francisco Joseph de
Rodriguez Mederos, Antonio
Perez Lazcano, Francisco
Ybarba, Matheo Antonio de
Curbelo, Juan
Santos, Antonio
Padron, Joseph
Marthin Lorenzo
Cabrera, Joseph
Melean, Marina
Reivera, Pedro (Brigadier)
Delgado, Juan
Costtales, Gabriel
Places
San Antonio (Rio)
San Pedro (Arroyo)
Concepcion de Acuna Mision)
Canarias (Islas)
Nuevas Philipinas
San Fernando (Villa Capital)
Coahuila
Tejas (Provincia)
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 163 ff. 181-225 (Approx) exp. 3
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 163 ff. 181-225 (Appro
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folios unnumbered. Document repetitive
Reference Number
16300007
Rights
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Keywords
Civil Administration, Corn, Wheat, Migrations, Franciscans, Water Supply And Irrigation, Civil-Military Relations, Land (Grants), Indians (Reduccion), Population, Mission Life, Harvests, Colonization, Water Rights, Land (Encroachment), Labor Force (Agriculture), Presidios (Establishment), Civil Conflicts
General Subjects