Mexico collection 1522-1915 1770-1865

Alamán, Lucas, 1792-1853

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Statesman, political leader, and historian. Born 1792 in Guanajuato; died 1853 in Mexico City. Elected in 1821 as deputy for Guanajuato to the Cortes de Cádiz. Ministro de Relaciones Interiores e Exteriores (1823-1825). Established the Companía Unida de Minas and the first foundry in Mexico after independence (1825). Administrator of the estate of the Duque de Terranova y Monteleone. Member of the Poder Ejecutivo after the 1829 Plan de Jalapa, and Ministro de Relaciones (1830-1832) in t...

Casa de Moneda de México.

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Morelos, José María, 1765-1815

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O’Donojú, Juan, 1762-1821

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Jesuits. History. 18th century.

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Villavicencio, Pablo de

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Tornel y Mendívil, José María 1789-1853

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Jose Maria Tornel y Mendivil was probably born on March 1, 1795 in Orizaba, Veracruz, although some sources report his birth date as 1789 or 1801. As an adult he became a Mexican Army general and politician, eventually serving as Minister of War. He allied with and helped the frequent return to power of Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna despite defeats in the 1836 Texas revolution and the 1846-48 Mexican-American War. Tornel probably died in 1853, although some sources give the date ...

Doblado, Manuel, 1818-1865

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Bravo, Nicolás, 1786-1854

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Herrera, José Joaquín de 1792-1854

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Catholic Church. Missions. Mexico.

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Abad y Queipo, Manuel, 1751-1825

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836

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Liberal Mexican national, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and ad interim vice-president of the Republic of Texas, March 17-October 17, 1836. From the description of Estate records, 1838-1844. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29376873 Zavala held various important posts in liberal Mexican governments including governor of the state of Mexico, minister of the treasury, and minister to France but was imprisoned and forced into exile on oc...

Iturbide, Agustín de, 1783-1824

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First emperor of Mexico. Born 1783 in Valladolid (Morelia); executed July 19, 1824, in Padilla, Tamaulipas. Iturbide joined the army in 1800, by 1810 was fighting with the royalists, and by 1820 held the rank of colonel. In February 1821 he and Vicente Guerrero signed the Plan de Iguala and created the Ejército Trigarante. In August 1821 Iturbide and viceroy Juan O'Donoju signed the Tratado de Córdoba, ending the war and giving Mexico independence. Iturbide was proclaimed emperor in May 1822 b...

Banco Nacional de Amortización (Mexico)

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Iturrigaray y Aróstegui, José de, 1742-1815

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In the late 18th century, the viceroys in New Spain had reinforced their power and influence as a result of economic reforms. Tensions had been created by the privilege the viceroys possessed regarding the supervision of incomes and expenses of "Bienes de comunidad, propios y arbitrios" of towns and villages in New Spain. From the description of Propios y arbitrios de Querétaro : Mexico City, Mexico : ms., 1805-1806. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 48781332...

Ocampo, Melchor, 1814-1861

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Hospital Real de Indios (Mexico City, Mexico)

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Zamacois, Niceto de, 1820-1885

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Guerrero, Vicente, 1782-1831

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President of Mexico, military leader. Born 1782 in Tixtla; died 1831 in Cuilapan. Guerrero began his military career in 1810. He was commissioned captain by José María Morelos before the attack on Taxco, was made colonel in 1814 by Juan Nepomuceno Rosains, and received the rank of general from Agustín de Iturbide. After Iturbide was removed as emperor, Guerrero was named General de División, and became a member of the Supremo Poder Ejecutivo which governed until 1824. Guerrero ascended to th...

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547

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Conquistador and explorer. From the description of Hernán Cortés correspondence, circa 1542. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980322 Hernán Cortés led the Spanish invasion of Mexico in 1519 and the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521. He was governor of New Spain between 1522 and 1527 before returning to Spain and being named the Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca. Cortés returned to Mexico between 1530 and 1541 where he explored the northwestern part of Mexico and its Pacif...

New Spain. Real Audiencia (Mexico City). Sala del Crimen

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New Spain. Real Hacienda

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Borda, José de la, 1699-1778

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The Borda family was among the most important mining families in Mexico at this time. They made large donations to the Church and various charities. Borda was a very successful engineer, and, according to Humboldt, was instrumental in restoring production in the enormously rich Zacatecas group. His success in Taxco led to the building of the beautiful parish church of Santa Prisca. From the description of José de la Borda papers, 1737-1837. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122546457 ...

Cruz, José de la, 1786?-1856

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Gálvez, José de, 1720-1787

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Negrete, Pedro Celestino, 1777-1846

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Talamantes, Melchor de, 1765-1809.

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Apodaca, Juan Ruiz de

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Epithet: Spanish admiral and diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x0000f1 ...

Cárcel de Corte de la Nueva España. History.

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Bustamante, Anastasio, 1780-1853

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Brasseur de Bourbourg, abbé, 1814-1874

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Gómez Farías, Valentín, 1781-1858

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Catholic Church. Mexico.

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Liceaga, José María de, 1785-1870

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Quintana Roo, Andrés 1787-1851

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Comonfort, Ignacio, 1812-1863

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President of Mexico, general. Born 1812, died 1863. Positions held include: artillery captain (1833); infantry colonel in the militia; colonel in the 1847 campaign of the Valle de Méjico; Administrador de la Aduana Maritima de Acapulco (1852); Administrador de la Aduana Maritima de Mazatlan; General de Brigada del Ejército Mexicano (1854); General en Gefe del Ejército Restaurador de la Libertad (1855); General de División del Ejército Mexicano (1855). Served as Ministro de Guerra (Oct. 10-D...

Vidaurri, Santiago, 1808-1867

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Mina, Francisco Javier, 1789-1817

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Calleja del Rey, Félix María, conde de Calderón, 1755?-1828

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Croix, Teodoro de, 1730-1791

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Army officer; appointed as Commandant General of the Provincias Internas del Norte in 1776. From the description of Croix letters, 1774-1780. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39113892 ...

New Spain. Real Audiencia (Mexico City)

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Mier y Teran, Manuel de

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Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876

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Epithet: President of Mexico British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000203 Commander in chief of Mexican Army and President of Mexico during war with United States (1846-1848). Letter thanks Don Juan Valdivia for providing lumber and use of his estate for defense against possible Spanish invasion (1829). From the description of Antonio Loṕez de Santa Anna letter, 1829. (University of the Pacific)...

Michelena, José Mariano de, 1772-1852.

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Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel, 1753-1811

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Mexican priest and revolutionary. From the description of Trial proceedings of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, 1810-1811. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455501 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican priest whose early 19th-century rebellion against Spanish colonizers paved the way for the Mexican War of Independence. He is widely called the "Father of the Nation of Mexico." From the description of Letter to unknown recipient, 1810, November 13. (Huntington Library,...

López Rayón, Ignacio, 1773-1832

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Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915

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Zuloaga, Félix, 1813-1898.

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Cos, José María, ca. 1770-1819.

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Peña y Peña, Manuel de la, 1789-1850

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Bustamante, Carlos María de, 1774-1848

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Politician, leader in the Mexican national congress. From the description of Receta pa[ra] curae el cholera morbus : de cuia virtud eficaz salgo you garante si se usa en el primer ataque de esta dolencia y no se la dexa progresar, [183-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50156031 ...

Lizana y Beaumont, Francisco Javier, 1750-1811

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Francisco Jaiver Lizana y Beaumont served as archbishop of Mexico and viceroy of New Spain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. From the description of Letter to Real Tribunal de Cuentas, 1810, September 10. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 773373716 ...

Lerdo de Tejada, Sebastián 1823-1889

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New Spain. Viceroy

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Romero, Matías, 1837-1898

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Diplomat, public servant, author, agricultural researcher, railroad company executive. Born 1837 in Oaxaca; died 1898 in New York. While a student in law school, Romero began to correspond with Benito Juárez and to serve the Juarist faction. During the years 1859-1898, he held posts intermittently in the Mexican diplomatic service in Washington, D.C. and in the Mexican Ministry of Treasury. During the 1870s Romero researched the agricultural resources of southern Mexico. He also was superintend...

Cordero y Bustamente, Manuel Antonio, 1753-1823

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Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879

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Ms. note : (Author Hist. of Mexico). From the description of Letter, 1863, April 23, Baltimore, to "Sir". (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122615237 Lawyer, author, founder and president of the Maryland Historical Society. From the description of Letter : Baltimore, [Md.], to F.J. Dreer, 1859 Nov. 13. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38873485 Lawyer, historian, and author, of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Papers, 1634-1...

Victoria, Guadalupe, 1786-1843

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Army officer elected president of Mexico in 1824. Original name: Manuel Felix Fernandez; changed name to show devotion to Mexican independence. From the description of Guadalupe Victoria correspondence, 1823 September 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981600 ...

Parián (Mexico City, Mexico)

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Jesuits. History. 17th century.

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Torres, José Antonio approximately 1760-1812

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González Pedraza, Manuel, 1789-1851.

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Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872

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President of Mexico. Born 1806 in Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico; died 1872. Elected to Oaxaca state congress in 1833. Governor of Oaxaca 1847-1852; 1856-1857. In exile in New Orleans 1853-1855. Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Oct. 6-Dec. 9, 1855; Ley Juárez passed Nov. 23, 1855. President of the Supreme Court (1857). Assumed presidency Jan. 1858 upon removal of Ignacio Comonfort. Elected president in March 1861, Juárez was re-elected in October 1867 and July 1871. He died in office. ...

Degallado, Santos, 1811-1861.

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Allende, Ignacio, 1769-1811

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Bucovich, Mario, 1884-

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Dominguez, Miguel

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Cervantes de Salazar, Francisco, approximately 1514-approximately 1575

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New Spain. Tribunal de Minería.

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Jesuits. Mexico.

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Miramón, Miguel, 1831-1867

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Carmelites. Mexico.

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Mejía, Tomás 1820-1867

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Venegas, Francisco Xavier, 1760-1838

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Venégas was Viceroy of New Spain; governor during the first four years of the Wars of Independence. From the description of Francisco Xavier Venégas: letter to Dr. Juan Anciceto de Silvestre y Olivares, 1811. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 50156028 ...

Echeverría y Veitia, Mariano de, 1718-1780

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Historian, lawyer, philosopher. Born 1718 and died circa 1780 in Puebla, Mexico. Mariano Fernández de Echeverría y Veytia received his law degree from the University of Mexico in 1737. In 1738 his professional title was validated in Madrid. While in Spain he wrote Idea de una nueva história de la América septentrional. Books published after his death include Baluartes de México, História antigua de México, and História de la Puebla de los Angeles. From the description of Mari...

Gamboa, Francisco Javier ˜deœ 1717-1794

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Francisco de Gamboa was a native Mexican who was lauded as the foremost Mexican lawyer of his time, as well as an expert on mining and geology. He is credited with creating the basis of mining law for New Spain. From the description of Correspondence with the marqués de Montealegre, 1774-1775. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 760905887 From the description of Letter to Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa, 1769, February 15. (Hu...

Branciforte, Miguel de la Grúa y Talamanca, marqués de, approximately 1755-1812

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Miguel de la Grúa y Talamanca is considered one of the most corrupt viceroys in the history of the New Spanish colonies. He served as viceroy from 1794-1798. From the description of Letter to Manuel Godoy, 1796, January 12. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 767532842 ...