urn:taro:utexas.cah.02264 A Guide to the Jean L’Archevêque Items, 1684-1685, [ca. 1690] Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary L’Archevêque, Jean, 1672-1720 L’Archevêque, Jean, Items 1684-1685, [ca. 1690] Materials are written in French and English. 66-072 9 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprised of correspondence, journal entries, and a drawing, the Jean L’Archevêque Collection, 1684-1685, [ca. 1690], documents L’Archevêque’s experiences during his expedition to America with Robert de La Salle. Biographical Note

Born in Bayonne, France, explorer, soldier, and trader Jean L’Archevêque (1672-1720) was the son of Claude L’Archevêque and Marie d’Armagnac. While still a boy, L’Archevêque became a member of Robert de La Salle’s expedition to the Mississippi River in 1684. On February 20, 1685, the expedition erroneously landed at Matagorda Bay on the Texas coast. Following the murder of La Salle by a member of the expedition, L’Archevêque and several others lived with the Hasinai tribe for four years before requesting refuge with Spanish explorer Alonso De León. Imprisoned for approximately two and half years, L’Archevêque was released after swearing allegiance to the Spanish crown, and was permitted to return to America in 1694. Settling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as a soldier and a scout, L’Archevêque married Antonia Gutiérrez (d. 1701), with whom he had two children. In addition, L’Archevêque fathered two illegitimate children. After retiring from the military, he gained wealth as a trader in the region. In 1720, L’Archevêque accompanied an expedition against the Pawnee tribe, during which he was killed in a surprise attack.

Source:

Blake, Robert Bruce. L’Archeveque, Jean. Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed January 28, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flabc.

 Scope and Contents

Comprised of correspondence, journal entries, and a drawing, the Jean L’Archevêque Collection, 1684-1685, [ca. 1690], documents L’Archevêque’s experiences during his expedition to America with Robert de La Salle. The collection includes four Photostats of journal entries written in French (1684-1685) and of a drawing of a ship. Correspondence consists of a typescript with accompanying translation of a letter written by L’Archevêque to an unknown Spaniard requesting rescue from captivity with the Hasinai tribe (ca. 1690).

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This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) De León, Alonso, ca. 1639-1691 Hatcher, Mattie Austin Jameson, J. Franklin L’Archevêque, Jean, 1672-1720 -- Archives La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687 Subjects Indians of North America -- Texas -- History -- 18th century Ocean travel -- History -- 17th century Places Bayonne (France) -- History -- 17th century New Spain -- History -- 17th century Texas -- Discovery and exploration -- French -- History -- 17th century Texas -- History -- 17th century Preferred Citation

Jean L’Archevêque Items, 1684-1685, [ca. 1690], Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

Original manuscripts are located at the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by W.H. Richter, August 1966.

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2D89 Photostats, typescripts, and correspondence, 1684-1685, [ca. 1690]