The despatches of the Spanish governors of Louisiana to the captains-general of Cuba 1766-1791 / photographed for the Carnegie Institution of Washington by Hijos de Pérez Romero, Seville. 1766-1791.

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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Miró, Esteban, 1744-1795

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Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana. From the description of Esteban Miró letters, 1782-1792. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262830202 Don Esteban Miro was interim governor of Louisiana (1782-1785) and governor of Louisiana (1785-1791). From the description of Miro, Esteban, royal transmittal records, 1783-1791. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 85376560 Don Esteban Miro was Interim Governor of Louisiana (1782-17...

O'Reilly, Alejandro, 1725-1794

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Pérez Romero, Hijos de.

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Carnegie Institution of Washington.

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Ulloa, Antonio ˜deœ 1716-1795

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Zéspedes, Vicente Manuel de.

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Piernas, Pedro, 1729-1790.

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Unzaga y Amézaga, Luis 1717-1793

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Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga was the first Spanish Louisiana governor (1769 - 1777). Born in Malaga, Spain, he joined the military early in his life, taking part in the military operations of Charles of Naples against Austria. In 1769 he was appointed governor of Louisiana to succeed Alexander O'Reilly, who had incurred the disfavor of creoles and was removed by home government. After service in Louisiana, he was promoted and appointed captain general of Caracas. Unzaga y Amézaga later headed the ...

Archivo General de Indias.

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[No Administrative History is currently available.] From the guide to the Documents from the Archivo General de Indias de Sevilla N/A. N/A., 1562-1749, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin) ...

Quesada, Juan Nepomuceno de

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Carlton, W. N. C. (William Newnham Chattin), 1873-1943

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Librarian and author, third Librarian of the Newberry Library, 1909-1920. Born in England, Carlton moved in 1882 to the United States for his schooling. Prior to Carlton's tenure at the Newberry, he served as librarian at Trinity College, Conn. While at the Newberry, Carlton reorganized and systemized all library procedures; he abandoned the Rudolph Indexer catalogue, revived the card catalogue, and started using Library of Congress cataloguing for the collections. In 19...

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 ...