Compilation of documents relating to charges of misconduct against Colonel Tomás de Castro, commander of the Cuerpo de Inválidos f 1834 June 3-1834 Dec. 31.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Valencia, Gabriel, 1799-1848

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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 ...

Zarco, Joaquín.

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Arevalo, Juan de Dios

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Mexico. Ejército. Cuerpo de Inválidos.

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Castro, Tomás de, active 1808-1839

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Mexico. Ejército. Inspección General de infantería y caballería permanente.

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Filisola, Vicente

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Vicente Filísola (1789-1850), a Brigadier General in the Mexican Army, was Antonio López de Santa Anna's second in command during the Texan Revolution. After Santa Anna's capture at the Battle of San Jacinto, Filísola was responsible for leading the Mexican Army's retreat from Texas. These memoirs may have been published as part of a personal defense campaign, as the author faced formal charges of treason and cowardice for following Santa Anna's orders to withdraw Mexican troops from Texas. ...

Herrera, José Joaquín de 1792-1854

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Diaz Noriega, José Antonio.

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