Vicente Riva Palacio collection, 1790-1896 (bulk 1814-1896).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Vicente Riva Palacio collection, 1790-1896 (bulk 1814-1896).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32288987

The archives subgroup contains correspondence, literary productions, financial documents, official and legal documents, lists, and assorted documents pertaining to Mexican history, politics, and haciendas; to Vicente Riva Palacio's legal, literary, and military activities; and to his private life and that of his family. Correspondence consists mostly of letters and telegrams to Vicente but includes correspondence and assorted papers (1831-1880) of his father, Mariano Riva Palacio, and grandmother, Guadalupe Hernández de Guerrero. At least 180 of the letters to Vicente are from Porfirio Díaz (1877-1896). Literary productions, mostly written by Vicente, include essays, speeches, poems, research notes, and reports on scientific matters. Financial documents include records of Vicente's income and expenses and Mariano Riva Palacio's records concerning the municipality of Mexico, mostly from early 1868. Items in the manuscripts subgroup include examples of Vicente's historical works as well as records and correspondence reflecting his military, political, and legal activities. Their manuscript numbers are: G4, G486.1, G515, G522, G532, G558, G560, G572, G575, G582, G583, G587, G604, and G605.

10 linear ft.

University of Texas Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7339222

University of Texas Libraries

Related Entities

There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

García, Genaro, 1867-1920

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fb5275 (person)

Attorney, historian, writer, educator, bibiophile. Born August 17, 1867; died November 26, 1920. Received law degree from Escuela Nacional de Jurisprudencia in 1891. Representative to Congreso de la Unión, 1892-1899. Director of Museo Nacional de Historia, Arqueología y Etnología. Director of Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. Major publications include: Colección de documentos inéditos o muy raros para la historia de México (1905-1911), Documentos históricos mexicanos (1910-1911), and an edi...

Riva Palacio, Vicente, 1832-1896

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tb17x3 (person)

Lawyer, general, politician, and writer. Born 1832 in Mexico City; died 1896 in Madrid, Spain. Received law degree in 1854; maintained law practice while intermittently holding public office, going to war, and pursuing a literary career. Held offices in the municipality of Mexico City; the constituent and national congresses; the Supreme Court of Justice; the Ministry of Fomento, Colonización, Industria y Comercio; and Mexico's diplomatic corps in Spain and Portugal. Participated in the revolut...

Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x066rt (person)

Mexican statesman and army officer. From the description of Porfirio Díaz correspondence, 1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79424089 ...

Riva Palacio, Mariano, 1803-1880

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t44t77 (person)

Political leader. Born 1803 and died 1880 in Mexico City. Educated as lawyer. Offices held: Primer Regidor del Ayuntamiento de México (1829), deputy to the Congreso de la Unión (first elected 1833), Minister of Justice, Minister of Hacienda (June-Aug. 1848), thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871), Director del Nacional Monte de Piedad. Imprisoned 1852-1854 during final presidency of Antonio López de Santa Anna. Named Emperor Maximilan's defender in May 1867. Worked to devel...

Hernandez de Guerrero, Guadalupe, d. 1847

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60q0kht (person)

Wife of president of Mexico, General Vicente Guerrero, and grandmother of Vicente Riva Palacio. Died March 1847. From the description of Guadalupe Hernández de Guerrero Papers, 1822-1847. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 29747765 ...