Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España 1799

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Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España 1799

MS 040


Collection Summary
Creator:	Cortés y de Olarte, José María, -1811.
Collection Name:	Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España
Inclusive Dates:	1799
Physical Description:	.1 linear feet
Abstract:	Bound manuscript volume contains two different works on northern New Spain. Also contains a complete copy of the diary kept by the Franciscans Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez. It recounts their expedition into Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776-1777.
Collection Number:	MS 040
Language:	Materials are in Spanish.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Spanish military engineer who served in New Spain.

Scope and Content Note

This is an early nineteenth century copy made in Spain for Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough, whose gilt arms decorate the blue morocco binding. A stamp on the flyleaf says "Bound by Hering, 9 Newman St."

Bound manuscript volume contains two different works on northern New Spain. The first is a copy of Cortés' work, which is divided into three parts and a preface. The first part describes various provinces, including the native peoples. It also discusses the political situation between the Spaniards and their Anglo-American neighbors. The second part is the most substantial and provides a description of the Apaches. The third part discusses other Native Americans who lived near the Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, as well as elsewhere in New Mexico, northern California and on the Texas coast.

The second half of this volume is a complete copy of the diary kept by the Franciscans Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez. It recounts their expedition into Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in 1776-1777.

Arrangement

This collection is organized by topical sections.

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

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Related Material

Published version translated by John Wheat and edited by Elizabeh A.H. John. Views from the Apache Frontier: Report on the Northern Provinces of New Spain, by José Cortés. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Cortés y de Olarte, José María, -1811. Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España. English.

Domínguez, Francisco Atanasio, active 1776.

Vélez de Escalante, Silvestre, -1792. Diario y derrotero de los nuevos descubrimientos de tierras, á los rumbos N.N.OE.OE. del Nuevo Mejico.

Corporate Name(s)

Domínguez-Escalante Expedition (1776) -- Personal narratives.

Geographic Name(s)

New Spain -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.

Southwest, New -- History -- To 1848 -- Sources.

Subject(s)

Apache Indians -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.

Explorers -- New Spain.

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 18th century -- Sources.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Memorias sobre las provincias del norte de Nueva España (MS 040). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as purchase, 1955.

Processing History

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