Series I: SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO I
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists of civil land records of the Spanish and Mexican period governments of New Mexico, and materials created by the Surveyor General and Court of Private Land Claims during the process of adjudication. Includes petitions for land grants, land conveyances, wills, mine registers, records books, journals, dockets, reports, minutes, letters, and a variety of legal documents. Also within the collection is the Vigil Index, an inventory of the documents in the custody of Donaciano Vigil, Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico.
Most materials are in Spanish.
Note: Documents are described in: Twitchell, Ralph Emerson. The Spanish Archives of New Mexico Volume I. The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1914.
Most materials are in Spanish.
Note: Documents are described in: Twitchell, Ralph Emerson. The Spanish Archives of New Mexico Volume I. The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1914.
Dates
- 1685-1912
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English,
Access Restrictions
Access to original materials restricted; Use microfilm only.
Extent
From the Collection: 65 Linear Feet (63 microfilm reels)
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository