Military bases -- New Mexico -- History -- 19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fort Selden letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0127
Abstract
This collection contains letters to and from former army outpost Fort Selden, New Mexico between 1866-1899.
Dates:
1866-1899
Ted Otero Collection of Historical Documents,
Collection
Identifier: 1964-001
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of military and personal papers of Bernardo Vasquez-Franco, a commissioned officer in the Mexican army, 1817-1845. The military papers include orders, financial accounts, reports, laws and decrees for several presidios in northern Mexico. These decrees relate to supplies, promotions, distribution of lands, Indian wars, the opening of ports on the Pacific coast, and battles at Rosario. A set of papers dated 1845 concern foreigners and illegal sales in the Santa Fe...
Dates:
1772-1867