Mining

Diputacion del Parral. Cuaderno segundo de contestaciones de esta diputacion de mineria del Parral.

Serial Number
100-02004
Date
00-00-1799
End date
00-00-1802
Documentation
San Joseph del Parral. 1799-1802. 64p. Transcription.
Summary
Generally trivial info is given, but the delegados from Mapimi, Batopilas, etc. Are given along with some idea of their responsibilities. Included is some information on the supply of Azoque (quicksilver). (P. Hayes) (1977)
Persons
Torre, Fransisco (Comisionado del Real de Mapimi)
Rodriguez, Jose Torras (Comdo. del Real de Batopilas)
Bustamante, Angel
Sola, Pedro Jose de (Comdo. de Mapimi)
Places
Mapimi
Batopilas
Parral
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1802 fr. 0008-0045.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1802 fr. 0008-0045
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
4089
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Bruno Maria de noriega del real tribunal de mineria a la diputacion de la mineria del Parral. Sobre las castas de los operarios de minas.

Serial Number
100-02000
Author(s)
Noriega, Bruno Maria de
Date
03-14-1798
Documentation
Mexico. March14, 1798. 2p. Letter. Original. Signed.
Summary
Observes that mine laborers are not commonly from the three clean castes (Castas limpias); Espanoles, Castizos and mestizos, and that this has an adverse affect on the enlistment of the militia, since operarios de mina are exempted. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Noriego, Bruno Maria de (Diputado del Real Tribunal General de Mineria)
Places
Mexico
San Jose del Parral (Real)
Ethnic Groups
Castizos
Mestizos
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1798 fr. 0056-0057.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1798 fr. 0056-0057
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3489
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Manuel Perez de Brizar alcalde ordinario de este real. Lista de todos los senores vecinos que estan ocupados en el ejercicio de minas.

Serial Number
100-01996
Author(s)
Perez de Buizar, Manuel (Alcalde Ordinario)
Date
11-28-1797
Documentation
Real de Mapimi. November 28, 1797. 1p. Original. Signed.
Summary
Eighteen miners are listed. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Perez de Buizar, Manuel (Alcalde Ordinario de Mapimi)
Places
Mapimi (Real)
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1797b fr. 1004.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1797b fr. 1004
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3487
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Jose Gavriel Gutierrez de Riva president del diputacion territorial. Libor de matricula.

Serial Number
100-01995
Author(s)
Gutierrez de Riva, Jose Gavriel
Date
09-27-1797
Documentation
San Jose del Parral. September 27, 1797. 368p. Original. Signed.
Summary
Lists all miners and hacienda owners in the reales of Parral, Santa Barbara, San Francisco del oro, and Todos Santos. Describes their holdings, type of mining process, location of property. Information covers the years 1797 through 1826. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Gutierrez de Riva, Jose Gavriel (Presidente del Diputaccion Territorial) (Real)
Places
San Jose del Parral (Real)
Santa Barbara (Real y Villa)
San Francisco del Oro (Real)
Todos Santos (Real)
Mapimi
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1797a fr. 0139-0323.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1797a fr. 0139-0323
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3480
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Sobre pueblos de indios a quienes comprenda los articulos.

Serial Number
100-01993
Date
05-24-1797
Documentation
San Jose del Parral. May 24, 1797. 2p. Letter. Copy.
Summary
In reference to an unspecified order, a military official replies that at the margins of this real there are some families who are said to be Yaquis, but these are known purely as vecinos; they don't own land, and support themselves as laborers in the mines. (R. Perez) (1977)
Places
San Jose del Parral
Ethnic Groups
Yaquis
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1796 fr. 0033-0034.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1796 fr. 0033-0034
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3469
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Ocurso de las mineria del Parral sobre el azogue.

Serial Number
100-01966
Date
08-29-1794
Documentation
San Jose del Parral. August 29, 1791. 25p. Relacion. Copy.
Summary
Statements by several Parral miners that they need 400 quintales of quicksilver annually. (R. Perez) (1977)
Places
San Jose del Parral
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1794 fr. 0602-0614.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1794 fr. 0602-0614
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3455
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A Joaquin de Amezqueta. Sobre las minas del real de Guanasevi.

Serial Number
100-01960
Date
04-00-1794
Documentation
Real del oro. April 1794. 4p. Relacion. Original.
Summary
This document contains excellent information on the status of mining in the real de Guanasevi. Included- the names of mines and their owners; water availability (seasonality) and location; ore location and quality; mining techniques (both ancient and modern); availability and prices of supplies (mercury, salt, wood); wages of the barreteros (laborers) and the difficulty of keeping them employed; the geography of the area. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Amezqueta, Joaquin de (Capitan)
Places
Real del Oro
Real de Guanasevi
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1794 fr. 0383-0385.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1794 fr. 0383-0385
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3453
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Francisco Xavier de miranda. Lista de donativo de esta mineria para la guerra contra los franceses.

Serial Number
100-01953
Author(s)
Miranda, Francisco Xavier de
Date
09-02-1793
Documentation
San Jose del Parral. September 2, 1793. 6p. Original. Signed.
Summary
A list of miners contributing (and amounts contributed) to the war effort against the French. The miners are from Parral, Santa Barbara, real del oro and Todos Santos. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Miranda, Francisco Xavier de (Escribano de Minas)
Places
San Jose del Parral
Santa Barbara
Real del Oro
Todos Santos
Ethnic Groups
Franceses
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1793 fr. 0256-0258.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1793 fr. 0256-0258
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3446
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Pedro de Nava al comandante de San Carlos. Que el teniente Marcos se abstenga de admitir a ningun indio que no lleva la licencia.

Serial Number
100-01952
Author(s)
Nava, Pedro de
Date
07-04-1793
Documentation
Chihuahua. July 4, 1793. 2p. Auto. Original. Signed.
Summary
Orders that the indio Asencio be taken from a coal mine belonging to teniente Tomas de Marcos and returned to his Pueblo. Furthermore Marcos is to be warned that he is under no circumstances to employ any indio that does not have proper license to leave his Pueblo. The comandante is also ordered to round up all indios that have been out looking for Asencio, for this also is against the law. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Nava, Pedro de
Diaz de Marcos, Tomas (Teniente)
Asensio (Indio)
Gardea, Andres (Alferez)
Places
Chihuahua
San Carlos (Presidio)
San Miguel de las Bocas
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1793 fr. 0094-0095.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1793 fr. 0094-0095
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3444
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Juan Munoz y Trinidad Aguilera. Resumen de los trenes de cada uno de los gujetos que se nominan.

Serial Number
100-01934
Author(s)
Munoz, Juan
Aguilera, Trinidad
Date
11-30-1791
Documentation
San Jose del Parral. November 30, 1791. 4p. Original. Signed.
Summary
A list of 59 miners and summary of the mining equipment they possess. (R. Perez) (1977)
Persons
Munoz, Juan
Aguilera, Trinidad
Places
San Jose del Parral (Real)
First Location
AZU Film 0318 rl. 1791a fr. 0479-0480.
Original Location
AP, Parral, Mf. rl. 1791a fr. 0479-0480
Language
Spanish
Batch Reference Number
3417
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