Spanish Archives of New Mexico II,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-200
Scope and Content
Collection consists of administrative, civil, military, and ecclesiastical records of the Spanish colonial government in New Mexico, 1621-1821. Records cover both the local and provincial levels, and include correspondence between officials in Santa Fe and Mexico. Few pre-Revolt documents are contained in this collection. Significant documents from the Pueblo Revolt period (1680-1693) include Antonio de Otermin's 1681 journal of the attempted reconquest of New Mexico, and various administrative and judicial records for the exiled government in El Paso del Norte, Diego de Vargas' journal of the 1692-1693 reconquest and the subsequent re-establishment of Spanish government through 1691. Also included are accusations of the Cabildo of Santa Fe and a series of depositions against Vargas in 1697-1698, together with numerous administrative, military, and judicial records reflect the political and social turmoil of the post-revolt period. The materials over the next 120 years of Spanish rule span a broad range of subjects, revealing information about such topics as domestic relations, political intrigue, crime and punishment, material culture, the Camino Real, relations between Spanish settlers and Native Americans, the intrusion of Anglo-Americans, and the growing unrest that resulted in Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821.
Collection is in Spanish.
Collection is in Spanish.
Dates
- 1621-1821
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
Access to original materials restricted. Use microfilm only (Spanish Archives of New Mexico II).
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Extent
21 linear feet, 22 microfilm rolls linear feet
Organization
Collection is organized into three series:
- I. Spanish Archives of New Mexico, 1621-1821
- II. Miscellaneous documents (related materials microfilmed from other collections at the state Archives and University of New Mexico)
- III. Orders and decrees, 1656-1821
Publication
Documents are described in Ralph Emerson Twitchell's The Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Volume II (Torch Press, 1914).
Alternate Format
Available on microfilm.
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
- Administrative records
- Agriculture --New Mexico--History
- Anza, Juan Bautista de, 1735-1788
- Apache Indians -- History
- Catholic Church. New Mexico
- Census records
- Comanche Indians --History
- Conveyances
- Decrees
- Franciscans --Missions--New Mexico
- Inquisition --New Mexico
- Judicial records
- Land titles --Registration and transfer--New Mexico
- Military bases --New Mexico--History--18th century
- Muster rolls
- Navajo Indians -- History
- New Mexico -- History -- To 1848
- New Mexico --Colonization
- New Spain --Politics and government
- Presidio de Santa Fe (Santa Fe, N.M.)
- Provincias Internas (New Spain) -- History
- Pueblo Indians --History
- Pueblo Revolt, 1680
- Ranching --New Mexico--History
- Slavery --New Mexico
- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration
- Spain --Colonies--America--Race relations
- Ute Indians -- History
- Wills
- Title
- Inventory of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico II, 1621-1821
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1959-200::Spanish Archives of New Mexico II)//EN" "nmar1959-200.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository