Minas de Sombrerete Collection 1797-1851 1825-1851

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Minas de Sombrerete Collection 1797-1851 1825-1851

Records documenting the history and operations of mines in Sombrerete (Zacatecas, Mexico).

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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...

Alvarez, José Ynés

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Anitúa, Narciso de, d. 1839.

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Anitúa, Miguel de

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Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico

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The mines in the district of Sombrerete, Zacatecas, are believed to have been discovered by Captain Juan de Tolosa in 1555. During the 17th century they were owned by the Marqués de Fagoaga. The mines were located in the three departamentos of Pabellón, Betanegra, and Cañada. The mines were acquired in 1815 by the brothers Pedro and Narciso Anitúa; after the division of their business interests, the mines were operated by Narciso alone. In 1821, he transferred the mines ...

Anitúa, Angel de

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Gracia, Martíin

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