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Juan Ygnacio Mestas to Miguel Mariano Duran y Chaves, conveyance of Rancho de la Rinconada, inventories., 1780 May 15

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Scope and Content

From the Collection: Collection consists of photocopies of documents involving members of the Mariano Chavez family and others. Most of the materials concern land grants, wills and estates, land conveyances, and litigation over land and water disputes in New Mexico during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Other materials include inventories of personal property, a license to build a chapel at San Jose de Chama (1844), a geneaology of the Chavez family, a collection of alabados (religious verses), and newspaper clippings regarding the Chavez family.

Most materials are in Spanish.

Dates

  • 1780 May 15

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Spanish, and English.

Access Restrictions

None

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Santa Fe NM 87507
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