Descriptive Summary
Castro, Henri
Henri Castro
Papers
1839-1846, 1884
2
in.
21613885
Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Materials are in Spanish and English.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Biographical Note
Empresario; colonizer of the Texas towns of Castroville, D'Hanis, Quihi,
and Vandenburg.
Scope and Contents
Papers consist of a manuscript volume containing Castro's description of
Texas and his colonization efforts, along with diary entries and copies of
correspondence. The collection also includes the photostat of a ship's list of
L'Ebro, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents.
Cite as
Henri Castro Papers, 1839-1846, 1884, Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Castro, Henri,
1786-1865--Archives.
Subjects
Ebro (ship).
Subjects (Places)
Castroville
(Tex.)--History--Sources.
D'Hanis
(Tex.)--History--Sources.
Medina County
(Tex.)--History--Sources.
Quihi
(Tex.)--History--Sources.
Vandenburg
(Tex.)--History--Sources.
Texas--Emigration and
immigration.
Inventory
2B141
Manuscript volume,
1839-1846.
2B141
Miscellaneous documents,
1844 and undated.
3S111
Photographic negative of Castro,
undated.
3S167
Ship's list of L'Ebro, 1842 (photocopy).
2.325/T3
Newspaper clippings,
undated.