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Edward E Ayer Manuscript Collection Newberry Library Libros

Documents Pertaining To Community Affairs Of Cuitlahuac, Tlalmanalco De Velázquez, And Tláhuac In The Province Of Chalco

Documents in Nahuatl and Spanish from 1551-1858 relating to community expenses, taxation, property titles, and litigation in several pueblos of the province of Chalco, Mexico. Ten cartas de pago or receipts for payment, drawn up by the Indians of Cuitlahuac, verify their payments of tribute to the encomendero, Alonso de Cuevas, between 1573-1579. The tribute

Escritura Q[u]e Para El Pago De La Cantidad De 37,525 P[e]sos 4 R[eale]s Y Reditos Otorgaron Los S[eñ]ores Don Jose Mariano Y D[o]n Jose Maria Fagoaga Y Don Antonio Uscola

Agreement, dated Dec. 4, 1807 in Mexico City before Ignacio de la Barrera, notary to the king, establishing conditions for repayment by José Mariano and José María Fagoaga, and Antonio Uzcola, of a debt owed to Ana María Manuela Tarbe, wife of Don Miguel Bachiller y Mena, legal counselor for the viceroyalty of New Spain.

Viage Hecho P[o]r El Alferez De Navío D[o]n Fran[cis]co Ant[oni]o Estaurille En La Fragata De S.m. N[uest]ra S[eñor]a De Rosario (alias) La Princesa Q[u]e Salió De Manila El 24 De Ag[os]to De 80, Y Ll

Incomplete copy of an account, possibly from around 1781, of the voyage of the frigate Nuestra Señora del Rosario (alias La Princesa) from Manila, through the South Pacific, to San Blas, Mexico between Aug. 24, 1780 and October 1781, under the command of navy ensign Francisco Antonio Estaurille. The ms. describes a portion of the

Letter

Letter, dated March 22, 1773 from the marqués de Castillejos in Cádiz, to Tomás de Anda y Salazar in Madrid concerning the finances and education of Bartolomé Solano, son of Juan Francisco Solano of Manila. The marqués has been informed by Solano of the arrival of his son, who will be under the guardianship of

Breve Descripción Y Relacion Dela Parte Mas Util Y Digna De Atencion De Esta America, En La Gobernacion De Sonora Y De Las Misiones Que En Esta Remota Provincia Administran Los Pp. Misioneros Del Cole

Copy of a report, possibly to Viceroy Bucareli, by Fray Antonio María de los Reyes, on the status of the missions in the province of Sonora administered by the Franciscan missionaries of the Colegio de la Santa Cruz in Querétaro. Reyes briefly describes the early explorations of Nuño de Guzmán in 1531 and Francisco de