Juan Pablo Anaya:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Benson Latin American Collection
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Anaya, Juan Pablo, 1785-1850 | |
| Title | Juan Pablo Anaya Papers | |
| Dates: | 1810-1911 | |
| Abstract | Papers relating to the political and military career of Juan Pablo Anaya in Mexico from 1821 to 1848, with other family papers and correspondence. | |
| OCLC Record No. | 29537377 | |
| Extent | 8 in. | |
| Language | Spanish or Castilian. | |
| Repository | Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries,The University of Texas at Austin | |
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 | ||
| 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. | ||
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. |
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Administrative Information
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.
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.
Subgroups and Series