Guillermo Dupaix Papers 1804-1820

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Guillermo Dupaix Papers 1804-1820

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Personal archives of Guillermo Dupaix, military captain and pioneer archaeologist, including correspondence, literary productions, and official documents concerning his archaeological expeditions in Mexico.

Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

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Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin

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Archaeological explorer, military captain, and writer. Born 1748 or 1750 in Austria-Hungary; died 1817 in Mexico City. Joined the military at the age of fourteen. Became capitan of the Regiment of Dragones de Almansa in 1790 and was sent to Mexico, where he arrived in February 1791. Retired from the military circa 1800. Between 1805 and 1809, Dupaix explored and researched the indigenous ruins of Mexico under the sponsorship of King Carlos IV. Dupaix was accompanied by an escort of cavalry and b...