urn:taro:utexas.cah.00732 A Guide to the Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Papers, 1834, 1836, 1862-1865 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Papers 1834, 1836, 1862-1865 Materials are written in Spanish, French, and English. 3 inches Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Juan Nepomuceno Almonte was a Mexican diplomat and soldier. Included are photostats of the account of Santa Anna's Texas campaign from February 1 to April 16, 1836, derived from the journal of Almonte and published in the New York Herald April 12 through July 1, 1836 Biographical Note

Juan Nepomuceno Almonte was a Mexican diplomat and soldier.

 Scope and Contents

Photostats of the account of Santa Anna's Texas campaign from February 1 to April 16, 1836, derived from the journal of Almonte and published in the New York Herald April 12 through July 1, 1836. Also included are: a retranslation of the journal into Spanish; notes on Almonte; a summary translation of Almonte's "Report on Texas, 1834"; and a volume of letters, mostly in French, from Almonte to Maximilian and others (1862-1865) concerning Almonte's service as president of the Mexican Assembly of Notables and as envoy to France.

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 Index Terms Subjects Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno, 1803-1869--Archives. Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, 1794?-1876. Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867. Mexico--History--1821-1861--Sources. Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Sources. Preferred Citation

Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Papers, 1834, 1836, 1862-1865, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2A136 New York Herald releases: 2A136 Almonte's journal of the Mexican campaign and news releases concerning the Texas Revolution, April 12-July 1, 1836 2A136 Almonte's journal of the Mexican campaign, June 22-July 1, 1836 2A136 Retranslation of Almonte's journal into Spanish 2A136 Notes on Almonte and his letters, 1834 2Q230 Volume 713: 2Q230 Almonte's letters to Maximilian and others, 1862-1866 (2 copies)