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Description of Series |
Collection on Indians of New Spain
Scope and ContentsTranscripts of correspondence, records of court testimonies and decisions, official instructions, and a summary of a letter concerning Indians of New Spain. Testimonies and court responses include those of three cases, one in which Balthazar de Vidaurre complains of the mistreatment of the people of San Francisco Yxtlahuaca and of San Miguel Temascalcingo by new mayor Pedro Joseph Crespo; a second in which Julian Joseph Sánchez of Santa Bárbara of Cuautitlan complains of mistreatment by his mayor, Jacinto María Castro González; and a third in which a great-granddaughter of Moctezuma, María Cano de Salazar, litigates for her part of the family property (filed as G15 Ms.). A document by Fernando Cortés pertaining to Moctezuma and Moctezuma's daughters was read at the hearings for María Cano and is recorded in the hearing documents. The collection also contains transcripts of a letter from the priest Joseph Montero Cruz concerning rebellious actions and the state of moral affairs among the people of the mountains of the Puebla area; a summary of a letter to Pope Paul III from Fray Julián Garcés praising the religious inclination, behavior, and talent of the Indians; and instructions by Colonel Fernando de la Concha, governor of the province of New Mexico, advising his successor, Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Chacón, on governing the native peoples under his jurisdiction and on managing the garrison troops. The materials are in Spanish. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationIndians of New Spain : Transcripts, 1579-1797, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin Acquisitions InformationThe Indians of New Spain Transcripts collection forms part of the Genaro García Collection, which was purchased by the University of Texas in 1921 from the heirs of Genaro García. Processing InformationThe Indians of New Spain Transcripts were arranged into series by the staff of the Mexican Archives Project. The transcripts were described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in December 1993. Finding aid initially prepared by the Mexican Archives Project, February 2, 1995. Alternate Form AvailableThe collection is also available on microfilm. Return to the Table of Contents Other Finding AidsThe following guide is available in the Benson Latin American Collection Rare Books Reference: Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958.Guide to the Latin American Manuscripts in the University of Texas Library. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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