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Vínculos y Mayorazgos, 1520s–1794

 Series

Scope and Contents

Inheritance; rights of women, genealogy, property and inventory of estate. Issues related to estates of several people including Hernán Cortés, Juan de Oñate and Diego de Vargas. Vargas. New Mexico, Juan de Oñate estate, family coat of arms, genealogy; Vargas family estate, genealogy, belongings, including property of the presidio of Santa Fe. Santa Fe, New Mexico - criminal case for refusing to give his account to the royal treasury. Montezuma family, heirs. Rights and claims of caciques and cacicas of San Juan Teotihuacan, Tututepec and Tlacomulco. Caciques and cacicas and their power, privileges, and authority.

People - Fernando de Alba, Hernán Cortés, Ana de Cortes Ixtilzuchitl, Miguel Francisco Cortes, Juana de Medrano, Juana de Mendoza Austria y Moctezuma, Juan de Oñate, Cristóbal de Pérez de Oñate, Agustín Carlos Pimentel y Guzmán, Francisco Pimentel y Guzmán, Catalina Pizarro, Pedro Rodríguez Cubero, Pedro de Tovar, Diego de Vargas, Juana de Zúñiga.

Places - Chapultepec, Toluca, Tlacomulco, Tututepec, Oaxaca, San Juan Teotihuacán; Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dates

  • 1520s–1794

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish, French, Mayan, Latin

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 boxes (16.5 cu. ft.), 267 volumes, 322 microfilm reels (masters in cabinets), 322 CDs

General

Detailed Finding Aid (pdf) Reels noted in this detailed finding aid have been transferred to DVDs using same item numbers as reels.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451