Letters regarding hostilities with Americans, 1805 / by Félix María Calleja del Rey.

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Letters regarding hostilities with Americans, 1805 / by Félix María Calleja del Rey.

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Two letters from Calleja del Rey to the Viceroy José de Iturrigaray and a copy of letter by Simón de Herrera to Calleja del Rey. Calleja's letter, dated August 20, 1805, reports on the raid on Candela by Mescalero Indians and suggests that Anglo-Americans may have instigated the attack. The second letter, dated September 20, 1805, reports on the Crown's negotiations with James Monroe regarding boundary disputes. Simon de Herrera's letter, dated August 13 1805, describes hostilities with Anglo-Americans at Nachitochis (Nacogdoches, Texas).

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Calleja del Rey, Félix María, conde de Calderón, 1755?-1828

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Herrera, Simon de, 1754-1813

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

New Spain. Viceroy (1803-1808 : Iturrigaray)

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