urn:taro:utexas.blac.00036 Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection University of Texas at Austin Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, July 2001. Finding aid written in English. February 10, 2003 Edited with XMetal3 by Bob Stewart followingTARO EAD V.1 Editing for BLAC Finding Aids. Tue Jul 22 14:58:25 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.blac.00036 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894 Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection 1500-1887 1524-1797 87 v. (18 linear ft.) 33991957 Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin Official documents, correspondence and other materials, collected by Joaquín García Icazbalceta, pertaining to Spain's colonies in the Americas and the Philippines, including 42 original 16th-century relaciones geográficas. Spanish Biographical Note

Historian, writer, publisher, and bibliographer. Born 1825 and died 1894 in Mexico City. García collected, edited, and published Spanish colonial manuscripts, wrote biographies and histories, compiled a major bibliography on sixteenth-century Mexican publications, and translated historical works written by his contemporaries. In 1875 García was a founding member and secretary of the Mexican Academy of Languages; in 1883 he was made director of the same academy.

Chronology 21 Aug 1825 born in Mexico City, son of Eusebio García Monasterio, a Spanish merchant, and doña Ana de Icazbalceta y Musitu, Mexican owner of haciendas originally part of Cortés' estates in Valley of Oaxaca 1829 goes to Spain with family because of Mexico's political turmoil 1833 Mexico's Congress nullifies its decree expelling Spaniards 1835 writes, at age 10, a historical diary of his family's life in Spain, Un mes y medio en Chiclana, published privately in 1987 1836 Spain recognizes Mexico's independence; García Icazbalceta returns with his family to Mexico 1836-1840 with sisters, writes and occasionally prints a small periodical of news and literary items, El Ruiseñor 1846 decides to concentrate on history of Mexico; begins his library 25 March 1846 U.S. declares war on Mexico García Icazbalceta enlists in the Victoria Regiment 8 Sept 1847 takes part in battle of Molino del Rey 1847 begins translation of Prescott's History of the Conquest of Perú and of Sancho's Italian version of the same topic 2 Feb 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe signed; Icazbalceta resumes fulltime studies 1849 publishes Prescott as Historia de la conquista del Perú, Sanchos as Relación de la conquista del Perú 1850 2nd ed of Prescott; Icazbalceta adds as translator's Appendix, 148 pp. on Perú. Icazbalceta becomes a member of the Sociedad de Geografía y Estadística de México. 1852 publishes El alma en el templo, popular devotional work, whose sales were used to raise money for the poor; begins a number of biographical sketches for the Diccionario Universal de Historia y Geografia (Mexico, 10 v., 1852-56). 1854 publishes Historiadores de Mexico, same Diccionario, v. 4; marries Filomena Pimentel, granddaughter of Count of Heras and sister of Mexican writer Francisco Pimentel 12 May 1855 publishes Tipografia mexicana, Diccionario, v. 5 1855 publishes Carta de Hernán Cortés al Emperador Carlos V 1856 completes biographical entries for Diccionario 1858 publishes v. 1, Colección de documentos para la historia de México 16 June 1862 wife dies in childbirth 1862 loses most of his fortune as a result of the French invasion 1863 for friend, José María Andrade, writes official Informe sobre los Establecimientos de Beneficiencia y Corrección de esta Capital, on conditions among the poor; published posthumously, 1907 1865 2nd ed., Carta de Hernán Cortés... 1866 publishes v. 2, Colección de Documentos; publishes Apuntes para un catálogo de escritores en lenguas indígenas de América 1867 gives up his personal printing press 1870 publishes Mendieta's Historia eclesiástica indiana 16 Dec 1871 named correspondent of the Real Academia Española 9 Feb 1872 named honorary member of the Real Academia de la Historia de Madrid 1873 publishes periodical La Voz de Morelos in defense of that state 13 April 1875 becomes founding member and Secretary of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua 1875 publishes, in Spanish, Mexico en 1554: Tres diálogos latinos que Francisco Cervantes Salazar escribió e imprimió...; abstains from public controversy over Spain's contributions to Mexico 1877 publishes 2nd edition of Fernán González de Eslava's Coloquios espirituales y sacramentales y poesías sagradas, orig. pub. 1610; publishes 2nd ed of Mendieta's Historia eclesiástica indiana 1878 publishes “Las bibliotecas de Eguiara y Beristain,” in Memorias de la Academia Mexicana, v. 1 1880 publishes Saavedra Guzmán's El peregrino indiano 1881 publishes biography, Don Fray Juan de Zumárraga, Primer Obispo y Arzobispo de México 1883 is made Director of the Academia Mexicana until his death; is directed by Labastida, Archbishop of Mexico, to comment as a historian on the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe writes Carta acerca del orígen de la Imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, published posthumously in 1896 1885 seized by severe depression at age 60 1886 publishes Bibliografía mexicana del siglo XVI; publishes Cartas de religiosos de Nueva España 1539-1594, as the first of 5 volumes of Nueva colección de documentos para la historia de México 1887 3rd ed., Coloquios... de González de Eslava 26 Dec 1888 sends letter to Bishop of Yucatán expressing dismay at the furor over his study of the Guadalupe apparition and protesting his own Catholic orthodoxy 1888 sends Ms of Motilinia's Memoriales to Paso y Troncoso for his pre-publication comments and suggestions; publishes 2nd ed. of Arte de la lengua maya by Fray Gabriel de San Buenaventura, originally published in 1684; becomes a member of the Academia Mexicana de Historia, affiliated with Spain's Real Academia; is named President of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Mexico 1889 publishes Opúsculos inéditos, latinos y castellanos by Father Francisco Javier Alegre; publishes Códice Franciscano del siglo XVI as v. 2 of Nueva colección... 25 Jan 1890 Ms of Motilinia returned by Paso y Troncoso, pleading lack of time for its examination; pub. posthumously, 1903 1891 v. 3 of Nueva colección published 1892 publishes Códice Mendieta: documentos franciscanos siglos XVI y XVII, as vols. 4 and 5 of Nueva colección...; anonymous undated publication of his letter on the Guadalupe apparitions, translated into Latin, appears; unauthorized Latin version is translated immediately into Spanish and published with refutation by Vera. Icazbalceta is named head of Mexican committee for Spain's 400-year Columbus celebration, receives the Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica 1893 Vera's Spanish version of García Icazbalceta's letter on the apparitions is republished, with annotations, together with a second edition of the Latin version in Jalpa, still unauthorized 1894 García Icazbalceta publishes Carta original del Barón de Humboldt; begins work on Vocabulario de mexicanismos, left unfinished past the letter G; published posthumously in 1899 26 Nov 1894 dies of a stroke or cerebral hemorrhage, leaving unpublished minor works on Mexican economic and social history, later printed 1896-99 by V. Agüeros in Biblioteca de Autores Mexicanos Scope and Contents Note

The collection pertains to Spain's colonies in the Americas and the Philippines. Colonial governance, indigenous peoples and languages, Spanish conquerors, the Catholic Church and the Inquisition, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza's conflicts with viceroy Diego López Pacheco Escalona and the Jesuits, voyages by Spanish explorers to the South Pacific, and drainage of the Valley of Mexico are among the topics documented. The bulk of the collection is comprised of literary productions, legal and official documents, correspondence, government records, church and convent records, diaries, inventories and lists, maps and drawings, financial documents, and printed documents. Included in the collection are 42 original sixteenth-century relaciones geográficas, as well as codices, Nahuatl dictionaries and bilingual textbooks for religious instruction of Indians. Two volumes entitled “Varias relaciones,” 1610-1703, contain over 200 printed or handwritten reports of events in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

The materials are primarily in Spanish; some items are in Latin, Nahuatl and other Indian languages, Italian, and French.

 Arrangement

Thirty-three bound volumes are arranged under the title, <emph render="doublequote">Colección de manuscritos relativos a la historia de América. </emph> . Remaining volumes are bound by individual titles and arranged by guide number.

Acquisitions Information

The Joaquín García Icazbalceta Collection was purchased by the Benson Latin American Collection from the heirs of García Icazbalceta in 1937.

 Processing Information

The collection was described by the Benson's Mexican Archives Project in March 1994.

Finding aid initially prepared by the Mexican Archives Project

 Preferred Citation

Joaquín García Icazbalceta Manuscript Collection, [1500]-1887, Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Alternate Form Available

Documents from the collection were published in: <emph render="italic"> Documentos inéditos ó muy raros para la historia de México. </emph> Mexico, Vda. de C. Bouret, 1909, Vol. 23.

The collection is also available on microfilm in the Benson Collection.

 Index Terms Subjects Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de, 1600-1659. Catholic Church--New Spain--History--Sources. Latin America--History--To 1830--Sources. Spain--Colonies--History--Sources. New Spain--Church history--Sources. New Spain--History--Sources. Latin America--Politics and government--To 1830. Spain--Exploring expeditions--Sources. Drainage--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of--History--Sources. Indians--History--Sources. Indians of Mexico--Languages Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs Missions--New Spain--History Other Finding Aids

The following guides are available in the Benson Collection Rare Books Reference:

García Icazbalceta, Joaquín. <emph render="italic">Catalogo de la colección de manuscritos relativos a la historia de America.</emph> Monografías bibliográficas Mexicanas,núm. 9. Mexico City, Impr. de la secretaria de relaciones exteriores, 1927.

Castañeda, Carlos Eduardo, 1896-1958. <emph render="italic">Guide to the Latin American Manuscripts in the University of Texas Library. </emph> Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1939.

Biographical Sources <emph render="italic">Diccionario Porrúa de historia, biografía y geografía de México </emph>(5th ed. rev.). Mexico City: Editorial Porrúa, 1986. v. 2, pp. 1163-64. <emph render="italic">Enciclopedia de México. </emph> Mexico City: Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1987, v. 6, pp. 3208-10. <emph render="italic">Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europea-americana </emph>(1st ed.) . Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, 1958, v. 25, pp. 803-804. García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894. <emph render="italic">Carta acerca del origen de la imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de México.</emph>Escrita por D. Joaquín García Icazbalceta al Ilmo. Sr. Arzobispo D. Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos. Mexico, 1896. Galindo y Villa, Jesús, 1867-1937. <emph render="italic">Don Joaquín García Icazbalceta: Biografía y Bibliografía</emph>(3rd ed.). Mexico City: Museo Nacional, 1904. García Pimentel, José. <emph render="italic">Joaquín García Icazbalceta, su tiempo y su obra. </emph> Mexico, D. F.: Secretaría de Educación Pública, 1965. García Pimentel y Elguero, Luis. Don Joaquín García Icazbalceta como Católico. Mexico. Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 1944. Martínez, Manuel Guillermo, 1897- <emph render="italic">Don Joaquín García Icazbalceta: su lugar en la historiografía mexicana, </emph>trans. Luis García Pimentel y Elguero. Mexico City: Editorial Porrúa, 1950.