Ramo de Provincias Internas, 1617-1842 (bulk 1760-1820) [microform].

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Ramo de Provincias Internas, 1617-1842 (bulk 1760-1820) [microform].

Microfilm of the Ramo de Provincias Internas, from the holdings of the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico. Present on the film are volumes 1-191, 193-260, and 262-265.

242 reels.

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The Provincias Internas were formally established by the Real Orden of August 22, 1776, to provide effective government of the northern region of New Spain. They included the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Coahuila, Texas, Nuevo México, Sinaloa, Sonora, Nuevo León, Nuevo Santander, and the Californias. These provinces were removed from the control of the viceroy and placed under the military and political government of a comandante general who was directly responsible to the king. In...