Archivo Nacional de Cuba Collection Pertaining to Spanish Colonial Rule in Louisiana and the Floridas 1770-1911 (bulk 1770-1805)

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Archivo Nacional de Cuba Collection Pertaining to Spanish Colonial Rule in Louisiana and the Floridas 1770-1911 (bulk 1770-1805)

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Transcripts of material found in the Cuban national archives pertaining to Spanish colonial rule in Louisiana and the Floridas. Includes correspondence of the Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez, correspondence of British traders operating under Spanish protection, in particular William Panton, material concerning commerce and political relations with the local Indian tribes, Spain’s part in the American revolution and relations with the newly independent states, and miscellaneous documents, government orders, and land grants.

800 items; 3 containers; 1.2 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6356279

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Gálvez, José de, 1720-1787

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José de Gálvez was a Spanish official who was in charge of administrative and financial reforms of New Spanish colonies during the last half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents relating to New Spain, 1771-1773. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758983529 José de Gálvez, Spanish statesman, was sent in 1765 by Charles III to New Spain (Mexico) as Visitador-General in order to effect administrative and fina...

Navarro García de Valladares, Diego José, 1708-1784

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Fonsdeviela, Felipe, 1725-1784

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Felipe Fondeviela, Marques de la Torre (1725-84), was governor of Havana in the years following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, when the slave trade was expanding rapidly. This text responds to royal decrees which outlined conditions in which slaves could purchase their own freedom. Thus, a slave wishing to purchase freedom would be able to agree upon a price with the owner. Further, if a slave buys a female in order to marry her, then the offspring will be free. From the description of...

Panton, William, 1742-1801

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Archivo Nacional de Cuba.

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Panton, Leslie & Company

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Gálvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786

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Bernardo de Gálvez, born in Marchavariaya, Spain, July 23, 1846, to Matias de Gálvez and Josefa Gallardo Madrid, served as a Spanish military officer and as the fourth Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana. From the description of Bernardo de Gálvez letter, 1779. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70831364 Spanish governor of Louisiana. From the description of Bernardo de Gálvez letter, 1778 July 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154690371 ...