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Vizarron y Eguiarreta, Juan Antonio de, d. 1747. Vireyes de México. Instrucciones, residencias, etc. : ms. and printed, 1529-1804.

Title: Vireyes de México. Instrucciones, residencias, etc. : ms. and printed, 1529-1804.

Collected documents, largely copies, relating to the viceroys and other officials of New Spain, and originating in Mexico or Spain. There are twenty-four numbered items in the first volume, which are: memorial in defense of the Duke of Escalona, ca. 1642; instructions of the Duke of Linares for his successor, the Marquis of Valero, 1716; documents relating to the entry of the Marquis of las Amarillas into Mexico City and of his journey from Veracruz, 1755; Viceroy Cajigal's journey from Mexico City to Veracruz, 1760, and some letters written by him; a description of the domestic quarters in the viceregal palace in Mexico City; Viceroy Bucareli's route from Veracruz to Mexico City, 1771; documents exonerating Colonel Domingo Elizondo from a charge of disobedience, 1765-1766; (Cont.) activities and illness of Bucareli, 1771-1779; political verses; letters of Viceroy Vizarrón y Eguiarreta to the King, 1740, regarding the arrival of a new viceroy; documents relating to proceedings of the Council of the Indies concerning the charges of Franciso de la Torre against former Viceroy Cerralvo; the "Respuesta" of Viceroy Vizarrón, 1742, in the residencia proceedings against him; decision taken in the residencia of the Duque de la Conquista, 1743; a fragment relating to the defense of Alonso de Estrada, treasurer of Hernán Cortés, 1529; funeral oration in tribute to Cardinal-Archbishop Lorenzana, 1804; Torres y Rueda's transmittal to the Audiencia of his ad interim powers, 1649; and letter of Viceroy Alburquerque, 1660, in regard to an attempt to assassinate him. Volume two, M-M 250, contains documents relating to the residencia of Cortés and his officials, 1528-1529; papers concerning trade with the Philippines, and for facilities at Acapulco, 1766-1768; instructions of the Duque de Linares for his successor, 1716; the Marquis de las Amarillas' journey to Mexico City; a report to the King on New Spain, ca. 1767; and duplicate of Viceroy Vizarrón's "Respuesta" to his residencia, 1742.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 2 vols. ; 31-32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (452 exposures) : negative (M-M 249: Rich. 393:11; M-M 250: Rich. 393:12) and positive.

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New Spain. Viceroy (1734-1740 : Vizarrón y Eguiarreta). Real provisión concerning the establishment of a Jesuit college in Santa Fe Real y Minas de Guanajuato 1734 Nov. 15-1735 Feb. 8.

Title: Real provisión concerning the establishment of a Jesuit college in Santa Fe Real y Minas de Guanajuato 1734 Nov. 15-1735 Feb. 8.

Real provisión, dated November 15, 1734 in Mexico City, and signed by the viceroy, Juan Antonio Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, the archbishop of Mexico, and the judges of his Audiencia, ordering the mayor and town council of Santa Fe Real y Minas de Guanajuato to provide additional information concerning their proposal of Sept. 20, 1732 to establish a Jesuit college in the town.

ArchivalResource: [5] leaves ; 31 cm.

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New Spain. Real Audiencia (Guadalajara). Mexican Records Collection, 1586-1857.

Title: Mexican Records Collection, 1586-1857.

The chronologically-arranged documents demonstrate the range of legal, administrative, ecclesiastical, military, and genealogical records initiated by government representatives, lawyers, litigants, clerics, and laypersons from the late sixteenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century. The bulk of the records are legal and contractual, including wills, testimonies, inheritance cases, power of attorney contracts, and financial agreements between individuals and/or institutions. Administrative and ecclesiastical records mostly include appoiintments to secular and religious offices as well as some Inquisition and genealogical documents. Military records document pensions, compensations, and other payments made by the Royal Treasury to former military officers. Prominent persons and places of colonial and national Mexico and Guatemala are represented in the collection, such as Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas, first count of Revillagigedo and viceroy of New Spain from 1746-1755; Juan Nazario Peimbert, lawyer who proposed the formation of an Indian army in the event of a French invasion in 1809; and Juan Antonio de Vizarrón, Archbishop of Mexico and Viceroy of New Spain from 1734-1740.

ArchivalResource: 92 items.5 boxes.

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