urn:taro:utexas.blac.00276 Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista (Tlaxcala, Mexico) Records, 1896-1935 Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Michelle Bogart, 2008 Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista (Tlaxcala, Mexico) Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista (Tlaxcala, Mexico) Records 1896-1935 Spanish 2007-24 276308779 3 linear feet Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Correspondence between hacienda owner, Manuel Sanz, and administrators, as well as financial documents, government documents, inventories, and daily reports related to the management of the pulque-producing operations of Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Historical Note

Construction of the Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista, located in the Altzayanca municipality in Tlaxcala, Mexico, began in the 18th century. It was owned and operated by the Sanz family, who also owned several other haciendas throughout the state of Tlaxcala and elsewhere in Mexico. During the years represented in the collection, 1896-1935, Manuel Sanz managed the Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista. Sanz lived in Mexico City and conducted the affairs of the hacienda through various administrators and employees who lived on the hacienda in Tlaxcala and oversaw the daily production.

The Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista was mainly concerned with the production and sale of pulque. Made from the fermented juice, or aguamiel, of the maguey plant, pulque is the traditional native drink of Mesoamerica. During a series of agrarian reforms in the 1930s, the government made brutal attacks on haciendas that had existed since the colonial era. In 1935, 4227 hectares were expropriated from the Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista and the hacienda ceased pulque production.

 Scope and Contents Note

The collection is comprised of correspondence between the hacienda owner and administrators, as well as financial documents, government documents, inventories, and daily reports related to the management of Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Materials date from 1896-1935 with the bulk of materials dating from 1921-1926 and 1933-1935. The collection is arranged into four series: Correspondence, Financial Documents, Government Documents, and Reports.

The first series, Correspondence, is split into three categories. The first includes correspondence related to hacienda productive activities and financial needs directed to and from hacienda owner Manuel Sanz. The second category contains letters related to pulque production and sales from the various administrators to clients and others. The third category includes two books of correspondence, one from Manuel Sanz in 1901 and one letterpress book dated 1915-1917.

The second series, Financial Documents, contains payroll documents, receipts of payment for shipments and for equipment and construction materials, contracts, notes, various handwritten financial reports, and other records created through the management of the hacienda.

The third series, Government Documents, contains official and supporting documentation related to a lawsuit against Manuel Sanz. It also includes forms, state laws related to hacienda administration, and official correspondence from various government agencies.

The fourth series, Reports, includes general inventories of the hacienda, work distribution reports, daily reports from hacienda administrators to Manuel Sanz containing information on labor, salaries, and weather, and other reports directly related to administering the daily affairs of the hacienda.

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 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista (Tlaxcala, Mexico) Records, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms

The Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista (Tlaxcala, Mexico) Records are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Subjects (Persons) Sanz, Manuel Quinard, Gaspar Montaño, Leopoldo Escalante, Aurelio Subjects Hacienda San Andrés Buenavista (Tlaxcala, Mexico)--Archives Haciendas--Mexico--Tlaxcala (state)--History--19th Century--Sources Haciendas--Mexico--Tlaxcala (state)--History--20th Century--Sources Box and Folder Inventory Correspondence, 1901-1935 1 Manuel Sanz with hacienda administration, 1921-1935 11 W. Marquez, 1921-1922 1 Gaspar Quinard, 1921-1922 12 January 1921 - May 1921 13 June 1921 - December 1921 14 January 1922 - April 1922 15 May 1922 - September 1922 1 Leopoldo Montaño, 1920-1924 16 1920-1922 17 1923 18 1924 19 Jose Guadalupe Montaño, 1934 1 Aurelio Escalante, 1934-1935 110 March 1934 - April 1934 111 May 1934 - June 1934 112 July 1934 - December 1934 113 January 1935 - September 1935 114 Various [arranged chronologically], 1921-1934, N.d. 2 Hacienda administration with others, 1912-1935 21 Cesáreo Vásquez, 1933 22 Carlos Peñafiel, 1934 23 Various [arranged chronologically], 1912-1935, N.d. 2 Corespondencia Familia M. Sanz, 14 Enero-12 Junio 1901 24 January 1901 - February 1901 25 February 1901 - April 1901 26 April 1901 - June 1901 2 7 Letterpress book, 1915-1917 Financial Documents, 1896-1935, N.d. 3 Grouped by week [left in original order], 1921-1922 31 October 1921 - November 1921 32 December 1921 33 January 1922 - March 1922 34 April 1922 - June 1922 35 July 1922 36 August 1922 - September 1922, N.d. 3 Payroll documents, 1921-1935 37 Daily wage lists, 1921 4 Listas de Raya, 1933-1935 41 1933-1934 42 January 1935 - May 1935 43 June 1935 - September 1935 4 Receipts, 1912-1934, N.d. 44 Notas de entrada de Aguamiel 1918-1919 45 Hojas de costo1920 46 Various receipts1912-1934, N.d. 4 Buenavista, Febrero del 1922 a Diciembre 26/925 4 7 Cuentas de Timbre, 1925 4 Cuentas del libro especial de ventas de pulque 48 1925 49 1924 51 1923 52 1921-1922 53 Renta Federal del Timbre 1923 54 Notebook, Ingresos y Egresos, 1925 55 Various, 1896-1935 5 Balance sheets, 1896-1934 5 Cuenta General del Déficit, 1934 5 Adeudos por rayas, 1933 5 Various accounts, 1914-1934, N.d. 5 Corte de Caja, 1933-1934 5 Relación de Egresos, 1933-1934 5 Lista de aceedores de la Hacienda, 1934 5 Importe de Rayas, 1934-1935 56 Contracts, 1909, N.d. Government Documents, 1923-1935, N.d. 5 7 Official documents, 1923-1935, N.d. 5 Correspondence, 1923-1935, N.d. 5 Circulars, statements, 1923-1935,N.d. 5 Forms, N.d. 5 Ley General de Haciendas para el Estado de Tlaxcala, 1934 58 Court case, 1933-1935 5 Incident accounts, 1933-1934, N.d.

Includes some payroll lists and hacienda correspondence

 59 Correspondence, 1935, N.d. 5 Official documents, 1934, N.d. 5 Financial documents, 1934 Reports, 1913-1935 5 General inventories, 1913-1935 510 1913-1917 511 1922-1926, 1935, N.d. 6 Distribución de Trabajo, 1925-1927

Contains Distribución de trabajo, Registro del productor, and Estado de durmientes, clavos, tornillos reports

 6 1 September 1926 – January 1927 6 2 June 1925 – August 1926 6 3 June 1926 – December 1926 6 4 April 1925 – May 1926 6 Daily Reports 65 March 1934 – April 1934 66 May 1934 – June 1934 67 July 1934 – October 1934 68 January 1935 – February 1935 69 March 1935 – April 1935 610 May 1935 – June 1935 611 July 1935 612 August 1935 – September 1935 613 Various hacienda reports, 1923-1935 614 Notes, 1921-1934, N.d.