Serial Number
041-04058
Title
Letters by Escandon, Altamira, Miranda comment on Escandon's informe about Burgos and Environs, 1750.
Author(s)
Escandon, Joseph de (Coronel)
Altamira, Marques de
Miranda, Ignacio Josseph
and others
Date
06-13-1750
Date
09-03-1750
Documentation
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de reynosa, Mexico. June 13, 1750 -September 3, 1750. 32p. Letters, informes. Originals, signed, copies.
Summary
Includes Escandon's 14 point informe detailing colonization in and around Burgos 1750. Peace established in Padilla, Reynosa, Aguayo, Guemes, evidenced by planting and military control. Includes details of Indian movements around Nuevo Santander. Describes passivity of Indians under mission Cabezon de la Sal, and excellence of Rancheria in Burgos. Burgos further described as well-irrigated, easy to execute (saca de agua, and having sufficient timber and other building materials. Notes that despite loss of corn, Indians were still faithful to farms. Altamira recounts attempt to segregate Apostate Indians in Burgos; Indian Villanueva pledges to further colonization process. (S. Gibbs, October 1989)
Persons
Escandon, Joseph (Coronel)
Gorraez, Joseph de
Revilla, Conde de
Sanchez de Zamora, Francisco (Teniente)
Gonzalez de Paredes, Pedro (Capitan)
Barderen, Juan Francisco (Capitan)
Altamira, Marques de
Villanueva, Marcos de (Indio)
Rata, Juan de
Angel de Villegas Puente, Manuel
Miranda, Ignacio Josseph
Martinez y Aguirre, Jacinto (Sindico)
Places
Queretaro
Reynosa, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de (Villa)
Llera (Villa)
Padilla, San Antonio de (Villa)
Aguayo, Nuestra Senora Maria de (Villa)
Guemes, San Francisco de (Villa)
Llanos, San Antonio de los
Linares
Nuevo Santander (Villa)
Tamaulipa
Paso (Presidio)
Nueva Vizcaya
Leon, Nuevo Reino de
Burgos (Villa)
Sierra Gorda
San Fernando (Villa)
Cabezon de la Sal (Mision)
Conchas (Rio)
San Juan (Rio)
Sarralvo
Vedoya (Villa)
Velmazeda (Villa)
Grande (Rio)
Padua, San Antonio De
Military Groups
Queretaro, Regimiento de la Escuadra de
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 172 ff. 309-325 exp. 17
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 172 ff. 309-325 exp.
Language
Spanish
Notes
Folio numbers used here follow pagination present in center top of document.
Reference Number
17200015
Rights
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