Mexican Independence

Correspondence between Salcedo and viceroy concerning rebel encampments along U.s.side of Sabinas River. Includes daily log by Toro of March along Texas coast searching for rebel meeting places. Testimony by local resident indicates that rebel bands have settled near Nacogdoches and mouth of Nechas River. Also includes precautions taken in Texas in light of reports from vice-consul in new Orleans of imminent pirate attacks against coastal settlements, with possible connections with rebels. (A. Tukey, September 1988)

Salcedo advises viceroy of news from Onis of arrival of napoleonic spies in Philadelphia with final destination in new Orleans with purpose of inciting revolution among Spanish possessions. Also relates news of american takeover of Spanish forts at Baton Rouge and mobile. Includes copy of letter from president Madison stating that takeovers are justified as they are part of territory gained by U.s. Under Louisiana purchase. (A. Tukey, September 1988)

Arredondo advises viceroy that coastguard ships from Veracruz have been deployed along Texas coast to prevent arms shipments to rebels. Petitions viceroy for funds for payment of synods, stipends to retirees, invalids, and widows, and procurement of arms and munitions to fight rebels. Also advises viceroy of talks with U.s. to prohibit rebel meetings in new Orleans and bribing of Indians to revolt against Spanish. (A. Tukey, September 1988)

(A. Tukey, September 1988)

Detailed account of capture of insurgent army lead by Hidalgo during ambush by loyalist forces at Norias de Baxan. Many references to role of Indian auxiliaries in victory. Includes lists of captured insurgent leaders, weapons, and munitions. (A. Tukey, September 1988)

Defense plan for Texas against independence movement. Capture of Casas, Aldama, and others along with a load of silver heading towards U.s. probably for the purchase of weapons. Texas and Coahuila again in royal control. List of names of insurgents and loyalists.

Salcedo informs virrey of report from Onis in Philadelphia of plot between Mexican insurgents, Frenchmen, and americans in new Orleans to subvert government of New Spain. (A. Tukey, August 1988)

For his role in having quelled revolt in Dolores, Falco y Escandon seeks appointment from virrey to position of Ayudante de brigada de Provincias Internas de Occidente. Quite repititious. (A. Tukey, August 1988)

Documents concern naming of Martinez as gobernador Interino de Texas. Includes Series of reports of number and type of personnel, and number of horses assigned to each presidio in Texas. Undetailed references to frequent Indian attacks and american penetrations occurring in Texas. (A. Tukey, January 1989)

Index of letters that are in this Series which list the taxes an measures taken by comandante general; comandante general calls U 3 juntas de real hacienda to discuss subject of funds, or lack thereof, cites the revolution with increasing costs and decreasing income, little help from Mexico, have come to the conclusion that a loan of 160,000 pesos would be enough to cover the cost of the most urgent needs, plan for this includes encumbering a certain percentage of the income of properties (both rural and Urban) for a year and using this as a type of collateral for a one year loan, another source of funding would be donations as was given by marques de Bustamante, employees of the real hacienda are the only ones who currently are paying a certain percentage of their salaries to finance the provincias yntrnas, Bonavia states that next year salaries, pensiones, and rents paid out by the real hacienda will have a certain percentage encumbered except the salaries of soldiers, calls for more effecient administration of the tobacco tax now that no one can claim ignorance of the law, results of the latest meetings o the junta Superior are the charging of duties on the right of transport, mining, refining of metals, separation and refinement and consumption of metals, the funds to be borrowed are to be sought by the ayuntamientos and the diputaciones consulares D las poblaciones, Urban and rural farms will be have incomes taxed at rates of 4 and 5 percent respectively for a period of two years, 1 percent on all the goods passing through customs, arrangements to have these orders published and communicated to all the gobernadores intendentes. (O. Velez, September 1989)