Petition to the king, 1730 Jul 14 / by José de Azlor de Vera, Marqués de Aguayo.

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Petition to the king, 1730 Jul 14 / by José de Azlor de Vera, Marqués de Aguayo.

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José de Azlor petitions the king for compensaption for launching an expedition into what is now Texas and Coahuila. He describes his service to the Crown in Nueva España including the construction of churches and four presidios: Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Loreto, Dolores, and San Antonio. The petition also contains information on his wife's, Ignacia Xaviera de Echeberz, family.

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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...