Mexico -- History -- 19th century

Scope and Content Collection of Mexican decrees compiled by the friars of the Curate of Oaxaca. The ledger includes documents from 1815 to 1852, comprising numerous official decrees and Church communications to keep the members of the curate informed about the most important news. Documents cover relevant eras of Mexican Independence, the war with Texas, War with the United States. Some examples: Viceroy absolution to anyone who formed part of the insurgent revolt, 1815; Abolition of the Inquisition...

Abstract This collection contains documents and publications addressing political and socio-religious events in Mexico. The majority of the materials deal with Mexico's independence from Spain and the initial years of the newly formed republican government.

Scope and Content Collection consists of photocopies of a variety of historical documents from Spain (1740-1750), Mexico (1826-1909), and New Mexico (1849-1901). Spanish documents include a 1750 royal decree exempting some Franciscans from various public duties and laws. Mexican documents include Porifirio Diazs 1909 regional title to a silver and copper mine in Tehuantepec. New Mexican documents primarily involve either Charles Overman or his wife Barbara Chavez de Sanchez.

Collection is in Spanish.

Scope and Content 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...