Marquis de Aguayo papers, 1720-1722.

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Marquis de Aguayo papers, 1720-1722.

Diary in Spanish of Azlor y Virto de Vera, Marquis de Aguayo (1677-1734), a photostatic copy of the original in the San Francisco Archives of the National Library, Mexico City, contains Aguayo's account of his expedition to Texas (1720-1722) to reoccupy the East Texas missions and presidios that had been abandoned during the French invasion in 1719.

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Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera, marqués de, 1677-1734

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Azlor y Virto de Vera, Marquis de Aguayo (1677-1734) was born in Spain and moved to Mexico with his wife, Ignacia Xaviera, in 1712. In 1719 he became governor and captain general of the provinces of Coahuila and Texas. In 1720, he formed the Aguayo expedition to reoccupy East Texas missions and presidios abandoned by the French, thus cementing Spain's claim to Texas. Aguayo is considered responsible for beginning colonization in Texas. In 1722 he resigned the governorshi...

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Aguayo family.

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