Abiquiu (N.M.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James Austin Letter
Collection
Identifier: AC-008-p
Scope and Content
Collection consists of one photocopy of a letter from Austin to his brother telling of his experiences as a soldier camped at Abiquiu, New Mexico, in 1846.
Dates:
1846
Maria G. Duran Collection,
Collection
Identifier: 1960-016
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of documents concerning the area of Abiquiu, New Mexico. Among the documents are wills, hijuelas (estate records) and conveyances involving estates and property; and government circulars regarding trade with the Indians, raising militias, and war with the United States. Specific items include several 1846 documents pertaining to the Mexican War such as Governor Manuel Armijo's warning of impending war, and printed orders of U.S. General Stephen Watts Kearny...
Dates:
1785-1846 (bulk 1843-1846)
Silviano Salazar Collection of Abiquiu, New Mexico Land and Acequia Documents,
Collection
Identifier: 1960-033
Scope and Content
Collection consists of land conveyances in Santa Rosa de Lima de Abiquiu and Santo Tomas Apostal de Abiquiu and a document about the purchase of acequia rights. The principal in many of the transactions is Santiago Salazar.
Collection is in Spanish.
Collection is in Spanish.
Dates:
1806-1850