urn:taro:utexas.blac.00001 Juan Pablo Anaya: An Inventory of His Papers at the Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas at Austin 11/1994 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, July 2001. Finding aid written in English. 07/26/02 edited with XMetaL 3 by Craig Schroer and Bob Stewart. Tue Jul 22 14:57:42 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.blac.00001 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Anaya, Juan Pablo, 1785-1850 Juan Pablo Anaya Papers 1810-1911 29537377 8 in. Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries,The University of Texas at Austin Papers relating to the political and military career of Juan Pablo Anaya in Mexico from 1821 to 1848, with other family papers and correspondence. Spanish or Castilian. Biographical Note

General and politician. Born 1785 in Lagos, Jalisco; died 1850 in Mexico City. Veteran of the Mexican War of Independence; aided the United States against the British in Carolina. Deputy to the national congress (1821). General Brigada de los Ejércitos Nacionales (1824). Comandante General for Chiapas (1828). Brigadier General and General de Division (1832). Ministro de Guerra (January 8-30, 1833) in the administration of president Gómez Pedraza. Governor of Tabasco (Nov. 17, 1840-Dec. 6, 1840). Comandante General de Sinaloa and Sonora (1847). Jefe del Ejército del Ocidente (1847). Involved with construction of a railroad from Mexico City to Veracruz (1848). Relieved of command December 27, 1848, and became subject of investigation concerning his reduction of the customs tax.

Chronology 1785 Born in Lagos, Jalisco 1810 joined with Hidalgo and Allende, War of Mexican Independence 1813 named General 1813 commissioned to go to U.S., where he asked for military supplies and recognition of the Mexican independence movement 1814 aids U.S. against British in Carolina 1815 struggle for independence of Carolina 1815 in New Orleans for recognition of Mexican flag by U.S. 1820 prisoner of war of Juan Dominguez 1821 joined Iguala Plan; Deputy to first Congress; made Brigadier General 1822 still Deputy; imprisoned and sentenced to death in Guadalajara 1822/24 Diputado por Guadalajara 1824 married Doña Mercedes Jaime de Aguirre 1824 General Brigada de los Ejércitos Nacionales 1826 made General de Division 1828 Comandante General for Chiapas 1829 Comandante General for Chiapas 1832 appointed Major General 1832 received rank of Brigadier General and Divisionario Minister of War in the Gómez Pedraza administration 1832/33 General de Division 1833 Minister of War, January 8-30 1834 Iguala, persecutions 1835 exiled 1840 Governor of Tabasco, Nov. 17, 1840-Dec. 6, 1840 1839 engaged in interterritorial Mexican battles; various states 1847 Commander General of Sinaloa 1848 railroad to Veracruz from Mexico City 1849 made Comandante General de Sinaloa 1849 transferred for his position and brought to trial for having lowered the customs tax by one-half without proper authority 1850 died in Mexico City Scope and Contents

Correspondence, printed materials, financial and legal documents, and literary productions. all in Spanish, concerning Anaya's military and political career. Papers of his wife, Mercedes Jaime de Aguirre, and daughter, Gila Anaya, include correspondence, financial, and legal documents, mostly relating to Anaya's military pension. Newspaper clippings concern the construction of the railroad from Mexico City to Veracruz.

 Organization

The papers are arranged into two subgroups. One subgroup is formed around Anaya and the other around his family. The subgroups are organized into series by document format.

 Processing Information

The papers were described by the Benson Latin American Collection's Mexican Archives Project in November 1993.

Prepared by the Mexican Archives Project, November 1994.

The papers are also available on microfilm.

 Preferred Citation

Juan Pablo Anaya Papers, 1810-1911, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin.

 Acquisition Information

The Juan Pablo Anaya Papers form part of the Genaro García Collection, which was purchased by the University of Texas in 1921 from the heirs of Genaro García.

Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Anaya, Juan Pablo, 1785-1850--Archives. Jaime de Aguirre de Anaya, Mercedes, 1807-1886. Anaya, Gila, 1837- Subjects Mexican War, 1846-1848--Sources. Railroads--Mexico Places Texas--History--To 1846--Sources. Mexico--History--1821-1861--Sources. Mexico--Politics and government--19th century--Sources. Mexico--Politics and government--1821-1861--Sources. Mexico--Foreign relations--1821-1861--Sources. Related Material

García, Genaro, 1867-1920. Genaro García Collection, 15-- - 1920?, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin.

Subgroups and Series I. Juan Pablo Anaya 1. Series, Correspondence, 1822-1851, 2.5 inches. Subunits/folder titles include general correspondence (1822-1851), Sonora Treasury Department (1845), Comandante General de Sinaloa y Sonora (1847-1848), customs tax investigation (1848-1849), and registers of correspondence (1847-1848). 2. Series, Printed material, 1821-1851, 2 folders plus oversized. Includes newspapers and clippings (1830-1851) and broadsides and circulars (1821-1833). 3. Series, Financial documents, 1849, 1 folder. Consists of receipts and an undated list. 4. Series, Literary Productions, 1841 and undated, 1 folder. Contains autobiographical material, reports, speeches, and research notes. 5. Series, Legal Documents, 1818-1849, 3 folders. Includes certificates (1824-1850), declarations and statements (1818-1848), and decrees and orders (1833-1835). 6. Series, Sueldos y alcances, 1823-1855 1 folder. II. Anaya Family 1. Series, Correspondence, 1886-1899 1 folder. 2. Series, Printed Material, 1861-1911 1 folder. 3. Series, Financial Documents, 1856-1895 1 folder. 4. Series, Legal Documents, 1850-1897 1 folder.