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  1. Carta de censo enfiteosin por dos vidas para Diego de Arevalo

    The carta de censo consists of 12 leaves, written in procesal style hand. Also included is a carta de poder (power of attorney) granted to canons Pedro de Carboneras and Juan de Santillán in 1519, by the Dean and Chapter of Segovia Cathedral, to act as ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-25 15:55

  2. Hohstadt Family Papers

    Cattle ranchers and mine operators from Douglas, Arizona; ventures in Arizona, New Mexico, and Sonora, Mexico. Companies include Corona Mining Company, Hohstadt Group, and Progress Mining Company. Mexican ranches include La Pera, Batana, Guepare, and ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-25 15:56

  3. Defendant's Photographic Exhibits 1 to 44 Inclusive

    James Addison Reavis, (1843-1914), was a swindler and forger, famous for attempting to fraudulently obtain 7,500 sq. miles of Arizona Territory by falsifying documents in Mexico and Spain to show a Spanish land grant to Don Miguel Peralta in 1748. This ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-06 15:18

  4. Derrotero de los Padres Fray Francisco Atanacio Domínguez, and Fr. Silvestre Vélez, de Escalante, en sus exploraciónes, desde las missiones de Zuñy del Nuevo Mexico, hasta las ymmediaciones de Monte Rey de California

    Collection includes eighteenth-century copy of the diary kept by Vélez de Escalante on his expedition with Dominguez through the four corners area of the American Southwest, July 29, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777. Although unsuccessful in their mission to find a ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-26 10:07

  5. Diario, de las ultimas peregrinaciones del Padre Fr. Francisco Garcés, hasta la provincia del Moqui, y noticias de varias nuevas naciones exparcidas hasta el Rio Colorado en California

    Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo Garcés (1738-1781) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary, explorer of the Southwest United States, and priest at San Xavier del Bac, near Tucson, AZ, beginning in 1768. Eighteenth century manuscript copy of Padre Francisco ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-26 10:12

  6. Marriage Records

    Holograph record of three marriages performed by Father Pedro Font at Mission San Xavier del Bac on October 26, 1775. ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-31 10:36

  7. Breve explicacion de las Facultades concedidas por Yllmo. Senor a los Curars, y Vicarios de esta Diocesis: y resolucion de las dificultades, que pueden ocurrir en la practica

    Single manuscript that contains instructions to the priests and curates of the diocese, explaining in detail the faculties newly conferred on them by their bishop or archbishop. Four faculties relating to the Sacrament of Penance are defined, in catechism ...

    castanoe - 2020-10-12 11:15

  8. Letter of Jose Romero

    Jose Romero was a Lieutenant Colonel in Sonora, Mexico and was leader of the 1823-1826 expeditions to establish an inland route between Sonora and California. The collection contains a photocopy of a letter to Mariana de Urrea, Comandante General de ...

    castanoe - 2020-10-30 11:11

  9. Francisco Vazquez-Gomez Collection

    Personal papers including a Citation Index, news clippings, articles, pamphlets, correspondence, mostly photostats of materials pertaining to the Mexican Revolution, 1907-1920, during the years of Dr. Francisco Vazquez-Gomez’s political activity. Some ...

    castanoe - 2020-11-16 10:10

  10. Kenneth Roby Mexican Documents Collection

    Kenneth Roby Mexican Documents Collection, 1788-1917 (Bulk 1824-1857). This collection contains seven series of documents that were written and distributed by various federal, state, and local government officials in Mexico between late 18th Century and ...

    castanoe - 2020-11-16 11:05

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